Tag Archives: Europe

The Saturday City: Vienna

It took me three times to really see Vienna. When I first went in 2006, I was visiting friends and we didn’t do much of anything except lounge around in a park and go to a concert. The second time was to see a girl I was dating, and my time was spent with her [...]

More of My Favorite Hostels in Europe

Ages ago, I wrote a post about my favorite hostels in Europe. Since that time, I’ve slept in a lot of new and amazing hostels around Europe. So I thought, rather than rehashing an old post, I would simply create a new post about the recent hostels I’ve been to that I think are some [...]

The Ruin Bars of Budapest

One of the upsides to being an independent writer is that I’m my own boss. There are no deadlines, no one to pester me, and no outside burdens. I get to write about what I want, when I want – the good, the bad, and the ugly. However, since the stories on this blog are [...]

Interesting Facts About Poland

I’m in my other homeland of Poland. While most of my family came from Ukraine, some of my family tree’s roots spread out into Poland (as well as Germany). Right now, I’m visiting Krakow, learning about its Jewish history, exploring salt mines, and drinking Polish vodka before heading up to Warsaw. Poland doesn’t get as [...]

The Weekly Photo: Bratislava Castle

Bratislava Castle overlooking the Danube river