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OK, so here is my current situation: I'm a recent graduate from university who just secured a pretty great job, but the thing is it doesn't start until September, which leaves me roughly two months with a lot of time on my hands. I feel like this is a good opportunity to do some traveling or learn a new skill, but I've having some difficulty deciding what to do exactly. So I'm looking to draw upon the great ball of wisdom that is Calgarypuck.

Here are a few ideas I've bandied about: Going on a long bike trek down the west coast. However I'm not a particularly skilled biker and only own a mountain bike, not a road one; so maybe I'm going a bit over my head here, especially considering I'll be going at this alone.

Doing your typical new graduate-backpack-across-Europe-trip. The biggest issues with this option is cost, plain and simple. Has anyone done something like this on a budget?

If you were in my situation, what would you do? Where would you go?

A few caveats:

Financial - Because I didn't anticipate this situation I don't have much money saved up for any wild adventures so I will likely have to borrow some, which means the cheaper the better.

Companions - I don't for see any friends being able to join me in whatever endeavour I go ahead with so this is likely to be a solo mission.

Any advice or insight is welcomed and appreciated.