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Archive for June 2006

Cinque Terre and the Alps

Another quick update from my hostel that has a long line of people waiting (at 8am, I know…) I spent the rest of the day in Firenze wandering the streets and visiting the Uffizi, which was … just amazing. I met a really nice German guy (who liked guys I think) and we sat outside [...]

Firenze

Well, I made it out of Rome alive. Between the tourists, heat, and my crazy fun-loving hostel it was quite an achievement. The next stop on my list is Florence (Firenze) where I spent last night. I had a reservation at a hostel, but no idea how to get there, which was increasingly more interesting [...]

Roma

Just a quick note from my hostel in Roma. The shipping line I took from Barcelona turned out to be more of a cruise ship! There were 2 restaruants, 3 full service bars, sleeping cabins, etc… as well as a full ferry and shipping service. Of course I had the cheapest seat, which turned out [...]

Barcelona

I took a night train from Nice to Barcelona a couple days ago. It wasn’t as bad as people make it out to be, I guess, but I got really lucky. I was in a car with just a handful of other Americans who got bumped to the same train after the 10AM train was [...]

Paris, it’s not Nice!

What a trip! Had a great flight over into Paris, and after some hassling got into the city and found a hostel. Paris is not my favorite city in the world for some reason, but enjoyable nonetheless! I went to see all the things I missed on my trip 4 years ago, like the eiffel [...]