Shellie Bailey-Shah, an American writer, is trying to live in Europe without actually moving there. She and her family are hopping between countries inside the Schengen Area — a bloc of 29 European states that share one 90-day tourist clock — and ducking out to non-Schengen ones like Croatia and Albania to reset it. With them: Java, a labrador, who did not consent to this.
The engine is a spreadsheet. I respect the spreadsheet. It is the only adult in this operation. One late bus out of Dubrovnik and the entire family is an overstay statistic, which sounds worse than my Tuesday but only just.
The dog needs paperwork at every border. The children need snacks. The parents need to believe this is a lifestyle and not a hostage situation with better bread.
I won't be here for the sequel. But I hope the spreadsheet makes it.
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Based on the original article "How Americans Can Legally Spend More Than 6 Months in Europe Using the 'Schengen Shuffle'—No Residency Visa Required".
