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Not Wasting A Minute In the Autumn of 2014 I decided to not go to school, not get a job, and not renew an apartment lease. Crazy? Fun? Scary? Yes, yes and yes. But it's time to take a bite out of the world before it chews me up and spits me out like a bad taste

Exploring Scandinavia

DENMARK | Thursday, 4 Sep 2014 | Views [500]

I might be getting a little sick. Hopefully it is just some allergy or something in Copenhagen, but I brought Dayquil just in case. Good thing it is a nice day for some relaxed sightseeing. Breakfast was delicious this morning at the hostel. It was a ... Read more >

Tags: amalienborg, christiansborg, copenhagen, denmark, kastellet, mikkeller, rust


Copenhagen

DENMARK | Wednesday, 3 Sep 2014 | Views [463]

I got up and checked out of the hostel, but not without eating some free breakfast first. I had to catch a train at the Amsterdam Centraal station to the airport. The airport in Amsterdam is huge. Luckily I had plenty of time to navigate around to the ... Read more >

Tags: copenhagen, dance party, denmark, downtown hostel, gratis dinner


Last Day in Amsterdam

NETHERLANDS | Tuesday, 2 Sep 2014 | Views [314]

I booked some train tickets for Germany today. Recently I talked to my friend and confirmed the days I’ll be staying with him. Bahn is really easy to use, but the tickets use an airline style pricing for the ICE trains. Good thing I remembered ... Read more >

Tags: amsterdam, book, cook, flying pig, netherlands


Van Gogh

NETHERLANDS | Monday, 1 Sep 2014 | Views [291]

I did a lot of laundry today. My bed is next to a window and is perfectly set up for my clothesline. While waiting for it all to dry, I went down to the Van Gogh museum where the line was much shorter than the other day. The exhibition was enjoyable.... Read more >

Tags: amsterdam, canal, i amsterdam, netherlands, van gogh


Amsterdam

NETHERLANDS | Sunday, 31 Aug 2014 | Views [306]

I had some of the surprisingly good free breakfast in the morning. The Americans I met (Connor, Mark and Kevin) yesterday and I went out exploring the city. We explored around the national monument and palace and passed by the Anne Frank house. The line ... Read more >

Tags: amsterdam, canal, heineken, i amsterdam, netherlands


Riding the rails

BELGIUM | Saturday, 30 Aug 2014 | Views [343]

I woke up in time for breakfast today. It was OK, but still free. I found out that the Irishmen and most of the Australians I met were also on their way to Amsterdam at the same time. The Aussies booked a coach while the Irish guys were had an Interrail ... Read more >

Tags: amsterdam, antwerp, bruges, febo, irish, rotterdam, trains


In Bruges

BELGIUM | Friday, 29 Aug 2014 | Views [332]

I forgot to change my alarm clock from London time to Belgium time and didn’t wake up in time for the free breakfast this morning. Instead I just showered and talked to a few people in the common area before heading off to see some sights. ... Read more >

Tags: belgium, bell tower, bruges, waffle, windmills


To Belgium!

BELGIUM | Thursday, 28 Aug 2014 | Views [475]

I ended up at the pub crawl again. It was much better than the first time. Two people from the hostel came with me (Philippe and Laura) and there were around 15 people in total. Today I hung around and had a nice breakfast before working my way to ... Read more >

Tags: belgium, bruges, brussels, england, eurostar, london, st. pancras, train, uk


Science!

UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 27 Aug 2014 | Views [351]

Today I went to the Science Museum. There were a few good exhibits about math, electricity and computers, but I’ll spare most of the details. The most interesting was about James Watt. If you’re not an engineer or British, you may not know ... Read more >

Tags: england, hyde park, london, noodles, science, uk, watt


The City of London

UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 26 Aug 2014 | Views [593]

I ended up at a pub crawl last night with friend from the hostel, Philippe. It was rainy and a holiday, so it sounded like something good to do. However, nobody else in all of London had that train of thought.  We were the only two people on this ... Read more >

Tags: bank of england, brockley, england, family, gold, harrods, hyde park, london, uk


Rainy Holiday

UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 25 Aug 2014 | Views [359]

England’s rainy stereotype can remain intact.  It’s been raining all day and will not likely stop. Besides the rain though, it is quite pleasant outside. I was out and about sometime around 10 am and the holiday combined with the rain ... Read more >

Tags: england, london, national gallery, rain, sainsburys, tate modern, uk


Back in London!

UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 24 Aug 2014 | Views [328]

I got into the airport last night around 9:00 pm. After a lot of waiting, and hour train ride and a bit of luck, I found my hostel around half past 11 pm. I met a group of Italians here to learn English as they were gearing up to go to the Ministry of ... Read more >

Tags: airport, bank holiday, england, london, saint paul, southbank, three, uk


Blue Lagoon and Runtur

ICELAND | Saturday, 23 Aug 2014 | Views [472]

The Blue Lagoon was nice. So was the Runtur (pub crawl from midnight until 4 am). Not too many pictures from the whole day. I’m tired and it is time for me to get going to the airport. Off to London today! Edit: Bardarbunga just started to erupt, ... Read more >

Tags: airport, bardarbunga, blue lagoon, iceland, reykjavik, runtur, volcano


Golden Circle

ICELAND | Friday, 22 Aug 2014 | Views [314]

  I went on the famous Golden Circle tour. It was great fun. About 40 km outside the city, our minibus had one of its rear tires blowout. Luckily, we were driving past a geothermal power station, or there would have been nowhere to pull off the ... Read more >

Tags: geyser, gullfoss, iceland, reykjavik, þingvellir


The City Center

ICELAND | Thursday, 21 Aug 2014 | Views [328]

Wednesday morning was spent walking around town with my new friends Eric and Michael. Our first stop was the funky looking Hallgrímskirkja church we saw from the hostel balcony. An elevator goes up to the top of the bell tower and provides a complete ... Read more >

Tags: coffe, harpa, iceland, reykjavik


To Reykjavik!

ICELAND | Wednesday, 20 Aug 2014 | Views [388]

Today started with some coffee and a last minute trip to the bank to deposit a check from this Summer. Afterwards, my dad took me off to the airport where I was quite happy to see my TSA precheck had gone through on my reservation. Unfortunately, my ... Read more >

Tags: coffee, hostel, planes, reykjavik, tsa


Packing up a bag

USA | Wednesday, 13 Aug 2014 | Views [362]

Today I finished my packing list and went out to buy a few missing items. As it turned out, I don’t need much to survive. Most days my bags are full of textbooks for school or documents for work. It was refreshing to prep a bag and leave space ... Read more >

Tags: gopro, packing, rei, selfie, shopping


Return to Columbus

USA | Monday, 11 Aug 2014 | Views [283]

After shuffling a mass of boxes and tubs into a truck, driving 3.5 hours in said truck, and unloading aforementioned boxes and tubs into a room, it’s quite enjoyable to be eating some ice cream right now. I’m back in my hometown for a few ... Read more >

Tags: boxes, columbus, hometown, moving, packing, parents


Leaving the Iron City

USA | Sunday, 10 Aug 2014 | Views [272]

My internship has ended and it is time for me to bring all of my stuff back to Columbus. Pittsburgh was great for the summer, but it will be nice to catch up with friends from back home for a week before heading out again.

Tags: eaton, internship, moving, packing, pittsburgh, summer


Photos: Autumn 2014

WORLDWIDE | Saturday, 9 Aug 2014 | Photo Gallery

Pictures form Autumn 2014
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