Alright, I've got a few minutes to kill before catching my bus, let's kick this blog off with an initial post. Packed, ready to go, bag's probably still too heavy but I'll survive.

The most important thing is that I will no longer be traveling alone, unprotected, exposed to the countless natural hazards of the European continent. No; I will be traveling with my faithful companion, Spider-Jaryn:

It may look like a 1/6th scale plaster model of my head on camera tripod, but it is actually a relentless killing machine. Look out, snooty Parisian waiters; Spider-Jaryn will wreck your face.