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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…

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…

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 …

BackpackingOctober 1, 2007July 13, 2011

Berlin – Walking the City’s Streets

Whew, it's amazing how easy it is to get behind and how hard it is to get caught up! That said, this should hopefully do it. Also, if there's something you're curious about, or would like to hear more about - post a comment with what that is and I'll do my best to answer the question/include the i…

BackpackingSeptember 30, 2007March 9, 2011

Amsterdam – Updated

After evaluating my options I decided to book a flight from London to Amsterdam instead of trying to deal with the ferry/train situation or wasting days going by bus. With Easyjet, Bmi, and Ryanair it's amazing how chea…

BackpackingSeptember 30, 2007March 9, 2011

Reflecting – The British Isles

Hello again, I'm currently writing from Berlin - Sorry for the lack of updates - there just hasn't been time or quality access. I also apologize as I will inevitably switch out Ys and Zs during this post - the keyboards…

BackpackingSeptember 25, 2007March 9, 2011

London – Tango Fire Argentina Tango Show

Tuesday - Woke up feeling a cold coming on. No fun. As a result I'm home a bit early 10:00ish and taking it easy tonight. Hopefully sleep, water, etc. will kick it before it takes hold. I started the day off by goi…

BackpackingSeptember 24, 2007March 9, 2011

Lord of the Rings – London

After getting checked in at the new hostel I caught the tube into London and got off at Picadilly Circus. From there I wandered aimlessly around Soho, China Town, and the surrounding areas. The weather this morning star…