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BackpackingNovember 30, 2007April 4, 2008

Chania Part I & New Photos!

First - I've uploaded a number of new photos. You can access them in the following Albums: Album I, Album II, Album III, Album IV, Album V, Album VI. We awoke around 11 am, made our way down to the bus station and caught the bus to Chania, one of the larger cities in Crete and a former Veneti…

BackpackingNovember 29, 2007June 28, 2011

Backpacking Packing Tips & Basic Hostel Information

Today was a special day. It was the first day in over 2 1/2 months that I used a number of the heaviest items in my pack. Initially I was going to wait to make this post until I got home, but - there's no time like the p…

BackpackingNovember 28, 2007April 4, 2008

Sparta, Mystras & Gythio

You've no doubt heard the name. You may have seen the movies and hopefully you know about it's reputation. That said, Sparta was incredible. Not because the city was brimming with fierce-hearted ancient warriors, beau…

BackpackingNovember 27, 2007April 4, 2008

Taranto, Brindisi, Patras & Nafplio

After touring the ruins in Paestum, Lander and I made our way to the train station and started working our way south. Because of the small town nature of Paestum the number of trains passing through were fairly limited.…

BackpackingNovember 24, 2007January 26, 2010

Napoli & Paestum

We woke up early-ish, checked out of the hostel, then made our way to the train station where we located a train to Napoli (Naples). We hopped on board and were off...eager to explore a new city and looking forward to …

BackpackingNovember 24, 2007April 4, 2008

Rome Part II & A Travel Tip

By 11:00 we were on our feet again. Making our way down to the Metro station with a Brazilian friend we had met the night before...and a quick stop for a lunch-time kebab...we caught the metro to the Coliseum stop. We piled off and were immediatly greated with a stunning view of the Coliseum. As it…

BackpackingNovember 23, 2007April 4, 2008

Rimini, San Marino, Ravenna & Rome Part I

Time slips by and I fall further and further behind. For those reading regularly, I apologize for the lack of updates, only in that I regret how some of the detail may be lost. Beyond that, I suppose it would be foolish…

BackpackingNovember 19, 2007April 4, 2008

Florence Round II

Unlike last time, I'd planned ahead and booked two nights in a highly recommended hostel located just north of where I had stayed during my previous stay in Florence. This time around my 2 nights turned into 4 as I relax…

BackpackingNovember 14, 2007April 4, 2008

Venice Part II & Trento

Links to the latest Albums I've been able to upload including Croatia and Italy (Some 180 or so): Album 1, Album 2, & Album 3. It's been a while since I last posted an update and even longer since I actually had t…

BackpackingNovember 9, 2007March 9, 2011

Venice

I arrived at the main train station about 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The day was a bit gloomy with a light rain methodically drenching everything. The streets were wet and slick and setting out into the city without a…