Logistics, Finances, and Pornography

As of the second of June, we are in Dublin, and approximately $72 over our $50 a day budget. We are learning a great deal. If the title hadn't suggested it to you, this entry will be focused more on the physical details of our trip.
Its been pointed out to me, and I have considered it before, though not enough I think now, that Spencer and I are doing something not commonly done. This may be why there was little "how to" information in the guidebooks we looked at that pertained to our style of travel, which I'm not sure has an official title. Wandering? Errancy(hood?)? Vagrancy? Itinerant. But then, so is most travel, isn't? Er, innit?
As there was little information to go with, we are employing an ancient, coverall lifestyle technique called Making It Up As We Go Along. I am pragmatically interested in the process that will by necesity arise from this practice, but I am also generally interested. It is my hope that you will be too.
This is how our errant method of travel theoretically works at this point in time. Spencer and I wish to stay in a particular city for a certain period of time. We go online at any of the many very reasonably priced internet cafes, which are generally hip/trendy places, look on any of the many hostel booking sites (hostelworld.com is our MVP so far), look for the cheapest and coolestly(3rd made up word in the blog so far?) situated, and then, if it is available, book it for the number of night we need it for.
HOWEVER! If we decide to stay longer, or shorter, in a city, then hostels need to be quickly booked, which neccesitates a hostel crawl. Hostels are generally, so far, located in the same area. A hostelville of sorts exists in at least Dublin, be we are hoping that hostels in most cities conglomerate in one area. We are overbudget mostly because we're doing a lot of automated travel in a short amount of time, and also because the pound £ was really confusing at first. The meal we bought looked so reasonable in pounds. In USD it is very unreasonable. The hostel was also a little more expensive than normal ones.
A note about hostels -
1. They cost anywhere from €10 to €30 euroes a night (Spencer and I just spent a minute finding how to use the euro key "€." It shares the number 4 with the dollar sign "$" and is accessed by pressing a button labled "Alt Gr." The Great Alternate?)
2. They vary widely in style, use, luxury, and... some other adjectives. I get the impression that there is a healthy competition between hostels. The first one we stayed at was very very nice. Like I mentioned, almost like a college dorm. The one we're staying at tonight is also very expensive, and also very nice. However, we are in "dorm rooms" not private suites, so we will be sleeping with strangers.
3. They fill up really fast when you aren't looking.

The hostel we have booked tommorow is costing us . The hostel we have booked in Athens is €12 a night. We're eating stuff we've bought at the grocery store, and not out, which drops our prices significantly, but I'm still worried about the budget. We're hoping that our expenses will drop significantly when we start biking/camping in about 1 week. Thats when the real test of this trip is going to start.
Anyway, this is a lot of the stuff about logistics and finances. Theoretically, shelter will cost us about $20-$30 a day, and food, via grocery shopping, will cost us hopefully about $10. Then travel will cost us more at some times and nothing others, if the bike thing works. Then, when we can camp, shelter will often, theoretically, cost us little to nothing. Keep in mind that I am pulling out the collar of my shirt humorously, like a cartoon character, when I say this.

That is logistics. I will write more about Dublin tommorow. I have a lot to say about it, and how everything is going.

- Rhys

PS Pornography is strange here. It is so easily accesible in shops that a small child could reach it. Yet, its cover's promise much less, in terms of adult situations, than America porn. So, to be analagous, the fruit is lower but a lot less... smutty. Smutty fruit. Yeah. There are more coverspace devoted to promising articles and literary content.