Viking!

"The derived Old Norse masculine noun víkingr appears in Viking Age skaldic poetry and on several rune stones found in Scandinavia, where it refers to a seaman or warrior who takes part in an expedition overseas."
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Firstly, let me point out that mixing Christian Graugarts "BJJ Globetrotter" book with an impressionable young fighter and his newly acquired passport is always going to lead to disaster. Therefore, let me announce my project for next year. A jolly around Northern Europe, taking in as many continental gyms as possible.

The initial plan is as follows:
London - Gdansk, Poland - Turku, Finland - Stockholm, Sweden - Malmo, Sweden - Copenhagen, Denmark - Manchester

Over the next few months I intend to post up my ideas and progress on this trip, bookmarking it together with some sortttt of hastagging system. Maybeeeee #stone-to-scandanavia? That'll do.

If I plan this just right, the travelling part should cost less than £150 all in. That could potentially swing either way, but from my research so far, I'm not too far off the mark.

So, what's next? Save! Make sure there is enough dough squirreled away to make this possible. Also, it may be worthwhile learning a bit of the local dialogue. As a start, here is my first phrase I will attempt to commit to memory.

Witam, mam na imię Chris. Proszę przestać dusi mnie. (Polish)
Hei, nimeni on Chris. Lopeta tukehtuminen minua. (Finnish)
Hej, mitt namn är Chris. Vänligen sluta kväva mig. (Swedish)
Hej, mit navn er Chris. Venligst stop kvælning mig. (Danish)
Hello, my name is Chris. Please stop choking me.

I also need to make sure I mention the following. This whole idea, it's weird inception through to it's ultimate realisation, can only be done with my very loving and very supporting wi-girl-fianc-fe (currently in a state of flux). Once the final dust is settled and the last blood spatters are cleaned from my Gi, the full stop would be a small holiday with her to the same place/s. We shall see.

2530 Miles (ish)