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BackpackingJuly 15, 2009March 9, 2011

The Wicklow Mountains Tour

Nate roused me out of a deep sleep at 8AM. After slowly rubbing the dreams out of my eyes I headed to the shower...still half asleep I walked into the men's shower room and came face to face with a girl putting on her makeup. Momentarily confused, I double-checked to make sure I'd found the right…

BackpackingJuly 15, 2009March 9, 2011

The City of Dublin Part II

The bus ride into town was straight forward. During a 15 minute wait at the bus stop, I met three American girls who had just arrived from New York. Our bus finally arrived, we piled aboard and hunkered down for the 40 …

BackpackingJuly 14, 2009March 9, 2011

Dublin Part I

Packing always seems like a monumental task. The lighter you try and pack, the greater the fear of overlooking something major. As I prepared to leave, I set to the task of packing Friday evening. With a 12:15PM depart…

BackpackingJuly 9, 2009

Delta Airlines Pre-flight Turbulence

Call me old fashioned if you want, but when I enter into an agreement and make a commitment I take that commitment seriously. Once you've placed your trust in me and I've committed to something, you know I'll get it don…

BackpackingJune 29, 2009October 26, 2011

Launching Ultimate Packing List .com

My last update mentioned a number of different projects. While most are still under way and keeping me terribly busy, I've completed and launched The Ultimate Packing List, which can be accessed through http://www.ulti…

BackpackingMay 15, 2009May 20, 2011

Traveler’s 101 – The Complete Travel Tip Post

**Please be advised that an updated version of this list is available on VirtualWayfarer's new sister site http://ultimatepackinglist.com. In addition to a more comprehensive list, the site features additional travel packing videos and a hostel/backpacking specific amazon shopping list. The f…

BackpackingApril 13, 2009May 20, 2011

Celebrating the New Year in Madrid

The small travel alarm I had with me let out a loud chirp ripping me from the throes of my quasi dream state. I'd mentally told myself I needed to be up early - which left me just awake enough to spring into action. …

BackpackingApril 3, 2009March 9, 2011

Exploring Guejar and the Sierra Nevadas

After a day spent exploring the Alhambra's countless secrets I made my way back to the hostel where I washed up briefly before heading to the hostel kitchen for the night's special event - a group dinner. For 5 Euro t…

BackpackingMarch 18, 2009March 19, 2009

Alhambra – The Palace

I stood in the area roped off by security and impatiently checked my watch. My assigned entrance time for the old Moorish palatial section of the Alhambra was 4 o'clock. Ever so slowly the line seemed to grow. Periodi…

BackpackingMarch 1, 2009October 1, 2012

Granada Part IV – The Alhambra

After wiping the sleep out of my eyes, I crawled out of my bunk bed, took a refreshing shower and then stumbled down to the hostel common area. There I chatted with a few friends I'd made over the previous two days. …