Hostels – Page 25 – VirtualWayfarer

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…

BackpackingJanuary 31, 2009March 9, 2011

Goodbye Cadiz and Hello Granada!

Leaving a place you've thoroughly enjoyed is always a bittersweet experience. On the one hand you have the knowledge that the next place will most likely be just as good and may even be better, on the other hand you ha…

BackpackingJanuary 26, 2009October 1, 2012

Cadiz Part III

Clean, refreshed and ready for a full evening I lazily drifted from my room to the common area after a hearty nap. There, I checked my e-mail, chatted with the other hostel goers and then decided to set out for a sn…

BackpackingDecember 16, 2008December 19, 2008

Spainward Bound!

Hello friends! It's 1:05 AM Tuesday the 16th of December and a few brief hours from now another adventure is about to begin. My ticket is booked, my plans double checked, my bags packed, my shoes dusted off. Now …

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…

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 given the current political and social tensions between the US and Europe. We…

BackpackingNovember 3, 2007March 9, 2011

Florence, Italy

After an exhausting train and ferry ride I eventually arrived in Florence. I had pushed hard in order to ensure that I arrived in time to meet up with an old College/dance friend studying outside of Milan. I arrived Wedn…

BackpackingOctober 17, 2007March 9, 2011

Prague Part 2, Vienna & Bratislava

Bit of time to kill before I catch my bus to Croatia, so hopefully I'll get caught up! It's brutal how easy it is to fall behind and I hate writing when things are not still fresh in my memory...but here goes! Prague …

BackpackingOctober 14, 2007March 9, 2011

Prague

Unfortunately, the computers in this hostel are located in the bar area...soo we'll see how much I get written before I get interrupted and/or can't focus any more. There are people starting to show up so I imagine it w…

BackpackingOctober 10, 2007March 9, 2011

Oktoberfest Day 3

After pushing hard the previous two days we took it easy Sunday morning. We slept in until about ten and then kicked around the hostel until about twelve when we went for a bite to eat. After washing up we decided to sto…