Lander’s Blog & Additional Photos
If you have not seen it yet Lander also has a fantastic blog going - you can access it here.…
Tag: Backpacking
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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 exploring a city with an infamous reputation for history, dirt, grime, adventure…
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 p…
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…
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…
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…