Preparing for Prague

This January, myself and my friends Katie and Dominic are hitchhiking to Prague. We are doing this not only for the shits and giggles but also to raise money for charity. The event is organised by the St Andrews Charities Campaign, which supports MSF and Macmillan among other great charities. Race2 raises thousands and thousands of pounds towards this every year and we each have a minimum sponsorship amount of £120 to raise.

This is our fantastic logo, designed by Katie's sister. Our team name is The Inconspicuous Gryphons, named in part after the Fringe show we were all involved in this August where we cemented our friendship! And inconspicuous because... it's a cool adjective. There are a number of things on our checklist to complete before we head off into the abyss of the Edinburgh motorways this winter...

1. Plan a vague route.
   Of course we'll be relying on strangers driving in the right direction to take us, but we at least need to know which countries we'll be passing through!
2. Learn some languages.
   A basic knowledge of the language of each country we'll pass through seems like an obvious thing to acquire. We get a little book which explains our charity mission in a variety of languages, but I hate travelling places without speaking even a bit of the local language.
3. Make our costumes.
   I feel like three twenty-somethings with wings and friendly-looking masks are more likely to hitch a ride than three twenty-somethings. 
4. Book our return flights.

A few things to sort out still, and roughly three months to sort it out in! Will keep you updated.

If you'd like to donate (and I haven't already bothered you on facebook) here is the link to our JustGiving page:

http://www.justgiving.com/inconspicuousgryphons

Next time... more Greece diary!