Budapest. The beautiful city on the Danube. It’s a city I’ve never heard anything bad said about. “If you love Prague, you’ll love Budapest” people would tell me. And they were right- I did like Budapest, …
When I was growing up, I wanted to be an archeologist. I loved history and the thought of uncovering temples and tombs in jungles excited me. I used to read books on Greek and Roman history and have discussions …
During 4 years of European travel, I’ve stayed at more hostels than I can think of. Ones I won’t ever remember, ones I wish I wouldn’t remember, and ones I wish I could stay at forever. I love hosteling. I would never want to stay at a hotel as …
Europe covers a huge area of the world where prices can fluctuate widely. For 20 euros, you can get a private room in Greece. For 20 euros in Paris, you may get 16 …
I first came to Italy in 2006. It was one of the first stops on my just began round the world adventure. Italy was everything I thought it would be and more. If there was a …
Most traveling around Greece tend to focus on the Greek Islands and for good reason- they are beautiful, cheap, relaxing, exciting, and did I mention beautiful? It has always been a dream of mine to spend a summer slowly moving from island to island, getting to know the character …
A few weeks from now, I will turn one year closer to thirty. It’s a reality that isn’t sitting well with me. At the beginning of the year I decided I would …
I’ve never really eaten much Greek food. All I ever knew about it was that it has strange names, gyros are really good, and I like Greek salad. I’m currently in Greece and on this trip I was determined to dig into the local food. So far all my meals …
I’m currently back in Amsterdam. Yes, I know I was just here a few months ago but it was Queen’s Day (Dutch national party day) and I love this city. It’s my 7th …
One of the highlights of my recent trip to Europe was all the train travel I did. Using my Eurail pass, I rode through the continent’s amazing countryside. In the past, I had done some limited train travel but, usually my travel plans are always random, so I typically …
