London is one of the world’s top tourist destinations and when visiting it’s likely you’ll want to try a few places to eat out. Like many major cities, it can be hard to find a truly original restaurant. If you’re tired of the eateries and fancy trying something a little different, here are ten restaurants [...]
Tag Archives: Europe
The Saturday City: Madrid
July 31, 2010 – 2:06 pm
Last year, I went to Madrid during my summer European tour. Unfortunately, my visit coincided with a bad cold and I spent most of my time bed ridden. My week in Madrid – that my week I was supposed to be spent exploring one of the greatest cities in Europe – was instead more like [...]
My Own Private Budapest
July 25, 2010 – 1:02 pm
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, though not nearly as much as I like Prague but that’s another story. This story is about [...]
Visiting Pompeii
July 12, 2010 – 3:34 pm
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 with my history teacher, even as young as 13. In short, I was huge a geek [...]
My Favorite Hostels in Europe
July 5, 2010 – 3:46 pm
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 I find hostels great value [...]
The Cost of Traveling Western Europe
July 1, 2010 – 4:45 pm
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 person dorm room. You can eat for a few Euros in Spain or Greece but a sit down meal in Italy [...]
How To Survive a Swedish Midsummer
June 20, 2010 – 12:44 pm
The 25th of June is fast approaching, and in Sweden that means it is almost time for the Midsummer holiday. Midsummer is the biggest celebration of the year in Sweden and is a tradition that celebrates the summer solstice (the longest day of the year). It dates back hundreds of years and was used to [...]
The Weekly Photo: Pompeii Brothel
June 16, 2010 – 4:19 pm
The Brothel Menu at the Pompeii Ruins, Italy
Rediscovering Italy
June 15, 2010 – 1:17 pm
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 country that lived up to the hype, it was Italy.
Backpacking around Italy, I spent most of my time in [...]
