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Friends, Smiles and a Lotta' Miles. 10. “No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” - Mark Twain

Trip: Hello Europe!

There are [11] stories from my trip: Hello Europe!


Ireland is just so darn green

AUSTRALIA | Friday, 8 May 2009 | Views [445]

Hey!! Just a very short one from Killarney, County Kerry. Vee and I are driving round twisty lanes and cobble stone streets, its the best fun being on the road and cruising to Irish Radio which happens to be the best in the world! My favourite things ... Read more >


No1. from Ireland!

AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 5 May 2009 | Views [641] | Comments [1]

Greetings from Ireland! (it's Chris again) Man it was good to touch down in an english speeking nation again and not only that, Dublin is an amazingly friendly city. Very touristy in some places but with good reason as the sites are worth seeing. Sear ... Read more >


Amsterdam

NETHERLANDS | Friday, 1 May 2009 | Views [748] | Comments [4]

Ran into a rather lovely person at the airport in Amsterdam on Monday and we proceeded to catch a train into our first city together as fellow travellers! Cool hostel, lots of Australian music (usually the last thing you want to hear in a new country) ... Read more >


Lake Bled

SLOVENIA | Sunday, 26 Apr 2009 | Views [474]

Brrr. The Jackets came out for this place. Lake Bled is near the Julian Alps and spring took a little while to get here. Covered in as many layers as we could wear we trotted from our accomodation ( a very cute mountain villa) down to the centre of town.... Read more >


Budapest? Hell yes!

HUNGARY | Friday, 24 Apr 2009 | Views [545]

Budapest felt different to the other cities I had visited in Eastern Europe. You arrive at the train station and you are hit with the sheer weight of the place. Its just huge. Walking along the sights on the Danube river was just like stepping into a ... Read more >


Vienna

AUSTRIA | Wednesday, 22 Apr 2009 | Views [790]

Vienna! I wish I had more time to write about this place but I promise I will add more later. We arrived when on a day when a big food and wine ffestival was being held alongside the Vienna Marathon so it was pretty busy! fter doing a breif tour taking ... Read more >


Cesky Krumlov

CZECH REPUBLIC | Wednesday, 22 Apr 2009 | Views [371]

Wow, this was one seriously cool little villiage on the outskirts of the czech Republic. We caught this swish train from Prague in the morning and arrived three hours later to this lovely little valley doninated by a huge creepy castle on top of some ... Read more >


Prague baby!

CZECH REPUBLIC | Saturday, 18 Apr 2009 | Views [574]

By the time we arrived in Prauge everybody in the groups spirits sky rocketed. We hoofed it through the cobble stone streets like turtles with our giant packs on ( mine is a light one at just 15kg, my friend is lugging around 22kg!). We checked into ... Read more >


Krakow Poland

POLAND | Thursday, 16 Apr 2009 | Views [715] | Comments [1]

Began a tour with Intrepid a couple days ago and we hit an overnight train from Berlin to Poland. I was sad to leave Germany but happy I saw as many of the sights as I could. So! Six people squished in a sleeping compartment for 12 hours! Very rocky ... Read more >


Berlin

GERMANY | Sunday, 12 Apr 2009 | Views [484]

Wow Im so sorry it's been a while since my last entry. My time in London was absolutely amazing. I met so many lovelly travellers, drank many english pints (they are so much bigger in the uk I swear!) saw a lot of sights and actually got tired of the ... Read more >


London calling

UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 6 Apr 2009 | Views [446]

I've arrirrived and I love London! Everything is so beautifull, It's such a georgous vibrant city and everyone seems to know it! Went for a trip on the London Eye yesterday with bronte, martin and lis. I never realised it would go so damn high. View ... Read more >