Rome, Italy

February 20, 2010

My posts are completely out of order at this point. Here are the places I’ve visited in order: Reykjavik, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Istanbul, Athens, Barcelona, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Interlaken, Bern, Milan, Venice, Florence, Siena, Rome, Privas, Paris, London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Dublin, Killarney, Galway, London and back to Reykjavik. My first and foremost memory of Rome [...]

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Dublin, Killarney and Galway, Ireland

February 8, 2010

My posts are completely out of order at this point. Here are the places I’ve visited in order: Reykjavik, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Istanbul, Athens, Barcelona, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Interlaken, Bern, Milan, Venice, Florence, Siena, Rome, Privas, Paris, London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Dublin, Killarney, Galway, London and back to Reykjavik. Ireland was getting lonely. At my first [...]

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Thank You, J.D. Salinger

January 30, 2010

In high school, I was depressed. No further details are needed. I mean, I was in high school for four whole years. Of course, I was depressed. So when I was an angst-ridden teenager, I read The Catcher in the Rye. And it meant the world to me. While angst-ridden and teenager should be synonyms [...]

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Amsterdam, Holland

January 29, 2010

My posts are completely out of order at this point. Here are the places I’ve visited in order: Reykjavik, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Istanbul, Athens, Barcelona, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Interlaken, Bern, Milan, Venice, Florence, Siena, Rome, Privas, Paris, London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam and Dublin. I wasn’t even going to go to Amsterdam. On the hostel circuit, you [...]

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New Year Brings New Friend’s Blogging

January 27, 2010

You leave for three months, and things change. Mainly, several of your friends pop up with new blogs that you didn’t realize they had. My friend James Baber has a new blog, I am QuasiJames’ Mind. A brilliant thinker who unabashedly says what he thinks. Rachel Ryle has a new blog with the best title [...]

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Fashion, Tavi and NYC

January 27, 2010

I interrupt my travel writing to share an article/post about fashion I think you should read. Even if you don’t like fashion or don’t care at all. The article is written by Tavi, a fourteen-year-old fashion blogger, who is an overnight sensation and gets to attend couture shows in Paris. Not that I’m jealous. Ok, [...]

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Europe, Thank You for Your Kindness

January 25, 2010

Everyday I am amazed at the kindness of total strangers in helping me along my way. In Bern, a father and teenage daughter spot me reading directions and walking around aimlessly with my pack on my back. They approach me in English, walk me half way to my destination and wish me safe travels. A [...]

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London, England

January 24, 2010

My posts are completely out of order at this point. Here are the places I’ve visited in order: Reykjavik, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Istanbul, Athens, Barcelona, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Interlaken, Bern, Milann, Venice, Florence, Siena, Rome, Privas, Paris, London, Edinburgh and Amsterdam. I decided to head for Berlin for the weekend. Striking air traffic controllers struck [...]

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Privas, France and New Year’s Resolutions

January 23, 2010

My posts are completely out of order at this point. Here are the places I’ve visited in order: Reykjavik, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Istanbul, Athens, Barcelona, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Interlaken, Bern, Milan, Venice, Florence, Siena, Rome, Privas, Paris, London, Edinburgh and Amsterdam. Hands down, Privas (don’t pronounce the S) was one of the biggest highlights of [...]

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Why I Shop Foodzie

January 22, 2010

It’s kind of depressing to see the exact same brands in every country you visit,” one of the Australians I met noted in Munich. While Europe isn’t as Americanized as I expected, globalization is alive and well in every city. Even Privas just received its first McDonalds. Nearly every city has an H&M, Starbucks and [...]

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