BELGIUM | Thursday, 22 Oct 2009 | Views [484]
So we arrive in Brussels with a proper hotel booking for a few nights as I am in need of a decent break. Exhausted and just wanting to crash into a big, soft bed, in a private, quiet room, we emerge from the train station with no directions to the hotel ... Read more >
LUXEMBOURG | Friday, 7 Aug 2009 | Views [382]
The Doctor writes: The capital, Luxembourg city was our destination in Luxembourg and it was a like a big town. The city seemed to be centred around a massive valley where the old town was and where our hostel was too. They speak French in Luxembourg ... Read more >
DENMARK | Friday, 7 Aug 2009 | Views [370]
The Doctor writes: We ended up staying with a friend of mine from ING that I used to work with who‘s been in Copenhagen for 2 years. This was a great way to save money especially since I heard that Denmark was the most expensive country in the world…I ... Read more >
CZECH REPUBLIC | Sunday, 26 Jul 2009 | Views [412]
The Doctor writes: The most memorable thing about Prague was the "biggest club in Central Europe". But seeing as the Czech Republic is the only country in Central Europe that claim doesn’t really impress anyone. This place was 5 levels of different ... Read more >
GERMANY | Sunday, 26 Jul 2009 | Views [550]
Leaving Salzburg and heading to Munich, I am already contemplating whether or not I should spend a day visiting Dachau - the “model” for all other concentration camps. It feels a bit strange, one day being in the picturesque, innocent land of The Sound ... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Sunday, 26 Jul 2009 | Views [408]
The Doctor writes: One thing Vienna does and does well is construct grand buildings and monuments. This place is dotted with them everywhere. First impressions weren’t that good though as we walked along a rd to get to the main part of the city and ... Read more >
HUNGARY | Sunday, 26 Jul 2009 | Views [577]
The Doctor writes: So the plan was to have a bit of a break in Budapest and do nothing in our apartment. But it seems that we would have been forced to do this anyways cause of the rain. So we just went to the movies and shopped in a shopping centre ... Read more >
SLOVENIA | Sunday, 26 Jul 2009 | Views [469]
The Doctor writes: Never knew much about Slovenia and even less about Ljubljana, but as MJ put it Ljubljana is disgustingly perfect. This town has everything, a cool river flowing through the centre with old style buildings/cafes/shops on either side, ... Read more >
CROATIA | Sunday, 26 Jul 2009 | Views [433]
The Doctor writes: We finally get to the now infamous town of Dubrovnik after a not so pleasant bus ride along the coast due to me feeling a bit crook and it looks like a really nice place. Firstly we get picked up by the nicest lady who takes us to ... Read more >
MONTENEGRO | Monday, 22 Jun 2009 | Views [428]
The Doctor writes: We get to Bar and immediately go in search of the bus station pushing past the local taxi drivers pestering us for a fare. When we get there we find out a bus to Kotor is less than an hours wait and book it on the spot. The bus ... Read more >
SERBIA | Monday, 22 Jun 2009 | Views [549]
The Doctor writes: We get to Belgrade the capital and our hostel is only a stone throw away across the road from the train station. This place looks dodgy from the outside and the lift that struggled to make it up the 6 floors didn’t help matters. The ... Read more >
BULGARIA | Monday, 22 Jun 2009 | Views [2076]
The Doctor writes: So we’re in the taxi driving through these dodgy looking rundown streets when we get to our place and this place is actually really nice and really big, it was basically an apartment for only $20 each. For the first night we decide ... Read more >
TURKEY | Tuesday, 16 Jun 2009 | Views [605]
Three nights in Turkey is meant to provide us with some downtime after four days in Athens hiking around all the ancient sights we can fit in followed by 22 hours of travelling (overnight) to make it there. This includes two stops during the night - one ... Read more >
GREECE | Saturday, 30 May 2009 | Views [577]
I am the first to admit I am prone to the odd temper tantrum when travelling. The most infamous of these being the Dicky Donkey incident. But who could blame me? Young female. Alone. On a deserted road. In Egypt. Need I say more. So when we hire a jalopy ... Read more >
ITALY | Friday, 15 May 2009 | Views [3716]
After the disappointment that Venice delivered me I am not particularly expecting much of southern Italy and the excitement I have for being here falters, which ultimately turns out to be a blessing because once I experience the toe and heel end of Italia’s ... Read more >
ITALY | Tuesday, 5 May 2009 | Views [472]
The Doctor writes: Well Today we technically went to our 6th country (Newcastle,England ) cause of visa reasons. so we stayed in this English town for 2 nights and didnt do anything but watch tv. Although I did venture out momentarily to get some groceries.... Read more >
ITALY | Tuesday, 28 Apr 2009 | Views [484]
Being on a red-eye flight from Bangkok to Rome, I feel somewhat jaded with travel and just want a place to sleep where I do not have to contort my body into impossible angles to get a decent rest. Coming into land though I watch the graphic of our plane ... Read more >
THAILAND | Tuesday, 21 Apr 2009 | Views [437]
After the travelling day from hell going overland from Siem Reap to Bangkok (via one 'air-con' bus - ie the door was left open for the journey -, one 'coach' - ie cramped minivan - and a 3 hour wait in line at immigration), we finally arrive at our ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Friday, 17 Apr 2009 | Views [551]
As we are travelling from point to point cheaply we opt for taking the bus from Saigon to Phom Penh and then on to Siem Reap. The first leg passes uneventfully - although there is a tense moment at the border when I make it into Cambodia and The Doctor ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 14 Apr 2009 | Views [745]
We board an internal flight to Ho Chi Minh City arriving at 9.30pm. From the taxi ride through the heart of the city to our guesthouse we can already sense that Saigon is bigger, brighter and crazier than Hanoi. If we thought Hanoi traffic was chaotic, ... Read more >
1 2 Next >
