The planning stage for what will involve planes, a car, definitely a boat and maybe a train

I have before me four travel guides: Germany (Fodor's), Austria (Lonely Planet), Croatia and the Dalmatian Coast (Knopf Guides), and Spain (National Geographic Traveler).

I love the way Dalmatian Coast sounds. In the book, the coastline is also referred to as Croat D'Azure. Clever, that.

My friend and traveling companion asked on Sunday if we were going to see the haunted castles when we drove through Slovenia.

Um, no, that's Transylvania.

Ohhhhh, a different vania.