Historic Bruges, Belgium
Tag Archives: Europe
The Saturday City: The Cinque Terre
The Cinque Terre consists of five beautiful hillside towns (Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, Monterosso) on the west coast of Italy. They are famous for being historic and, well, beautiful. Not just “This place is beautiful” beautiful but more like “I died and gone to heaven and never want to leave” beautiful. I visited here [...]
Where Does The Time Go?
It’s amazing how travel changes your perception of time. I only left Europe 3 weeks ago but it already feels like three years ago. And that summer back in America feels like a life time ago. I remember talking to one of my friends last month and remarking how that even though we were [...]
Riding the Rails in Europe
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 donesome limited train travel but, usually my travel plans are always random, so I typically jet set around Europe on cheap [...]
There is No Such Thing as “Must See”
I have a slight confession to make. I don’t like Berlin. Everyone raves about how great it is so going in I had high expectations. It was a “must see” people said. But I don’t know if it was the weather, the architecture, or the people but I didn’t see what all the fuss was [...]
The Weekly Photo: Stockholm
The Bridge to the Modern Museum. Stockholm, Sweden
Eurail Passes: Do the Numbers Add Up?
Despite all my European travel, I’ve never really been able to say I’ve “railed” across the continent. I am usually so scattered in my plans that I take a few trains and lots of planes. I end up in Venice and decide Amsterdam is fun and meeting my friends in Barcelona sounds like a great [...]
The Weekly Photo: Bordeaux, France