Essentially, The Odyssey…To Ljubljana
"A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it." - John SteinbeckEverything seemed like it was going according to plan. After all, I had a minor scare 6 days ago when I nearly missed my flight from JFK to Paris and then...
Meet The Monsooners Of Slovenia!
As of yesterday I was resigned to the possibility of going to Slovenia alone. But as of today, I can announce there are 2 other crazies joining me on our trip to Slovenia this weekend.And guess what? We still have room so if you need a weekend...
From Jersey To Guernsey
You're going to laugh at me, but there are some things I'm more than willing to pay for when it comes to travel, especially knowing that:It's right there.I'm probably never going to come back in a long long time.Guernsey, the other and smaller Channel...
Friends Don’t Let Friends Move To Jersey
No not that Jersey. I mean Jersey...the larger of the 2 Bailiwicks/Islands that make up The Channel Islands? The self-governing Crown dependency in the Commonwealth? No?It can get pretty confusing, so let me explain: There are 2 main autonomous...
Nothing Malo About Saint Malo
Compared to the close call missing my flight to Paris this morning, it was relatively all gravy just chilling for an hour waiting for my train to Saint Malo at Gare Montpanarsse. I then boarded at 11:56pm, reaching the northern city of Saint Malo...
From The Top of Paris
3 months ago, I started studying for my final medical licensing exam – the USMLE Step 3 – on a budget 4-day trip to the Caribbean Islands, which began in the French territory of Saint Martin’s. I’m now celebrating the conclusion of my marathon 17 hour, 2-day...
Budapest By Night
This trip began at the Danube River and it's only fitting that we end with the Danube River.After nearly 3 weeks traveling through The Balkans, arriving for a night in Budapest was like waking up from a long wistful slumber and descending into another. Far from...
Berated By Berat
On the right bank of the river Osum lies Berat, Albania's Town Of A Thousand Windows, where we as a group this morning collectively decided to visit as a daytrip from Tirana.But instead of trying to find and take the morning public bus for 400 leks, we...