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BackpackingNovember 18, 2008May 20, 2011

Next Stop – Spain!

December 12th will mark one year to the day since I returned from my 3 month European walkabout. A trip during which I explored Scotland, England, The Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Italy, San Marino, The Vatican and Greece. While …

BackpackingApril 27, 2008July 29, 2008

Idle Feet

The Road goes ever on and on Out from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, Let others follow it who can! Let them a journey new begin -Tolkien Listen to this post: Audio: Idle Feet The …

BackpackingMarch 26, 2008April 9, 2008

435 Select Photos From My European Walkabout

Hello all, This has been a long time in coming and I apologize, but after months of struggling with software issues, my webhost and a crazy-busy life I've finally sorted through the 1,600 photos I took on my recen…

BackpackingDecember 18, 2007March 9, 2011

An American in Europe

As I prepared to leave for Europe a lot of people had questions about the trip. After "Have you seen the movie Hostel? Aren't you scared!"...the second most common question had to do with how I felt and what I expected …

BackpackingDecember 17, 2007July 24, 2008

Athens Part II & The End

Feeling lazy? Listen to this post instead: Audio blog of this post When I left off last time I noted that the evening's plan was to check out the hostel bar before a night out on the town. As it turned out that's …

BackpackingDecember 9, 2007March 9, 2011

Athens Part I

Listen to this post: Audio Transcript: Athens Part I The ferry sucked, it smelled bad, I got one hour of sleep and was thrilled to get off when we pulled into port about 15 minutes before dawn. I could go on for a number of lines... but for the sanity of all involved...We disembarked, looked …

BackpackingDecember 6, 2007October 1, 2012

Rethymno Part II, Iraklio and Knossos

So, you know that crazy phenomenon that occurs when you're about 1/2 through writing something that's difficult to save, and as a result, has not been saved? Well, it struck last night as I was writing this blog update…

BackpackingDecember 3, 2007October 1, 2012

Chania Part II, Rethymno Part I and A Rome Flashback

As I was walking along the castle walls here in Rethymno, I realized I forgot to blog about a fantastic experience I had in Rome. It's amazing how things that would ordinarily be the highlight of the month have at tim…

BackpackingDecember 2, 2007August 31, 2012

Could You Do It? Analyzing Travel Costs.

It's a Sunday...everything is closed...and I have some extra time on a machine so it's time to write on something I've been itching to explore. When I told friends of my plans to backpack for several months across Eur…

BackpackingDecember 1, 2007April 13, 2011

Lander’s Blog & Additional Photos

If you have not seen it yet Lander also has a fantastic blog going - you can access it here.…