Tourism – Page 37 – VirtualWayfarer

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 minute ride from the airport. Before long I recognized familiar sights. Even …

BackpackingMarch 18, 2009March 19, 2009

Alhambra – The Palace

I stood in the area roped off by security and impatiently checked my watch. My assigned entrance time for the old Moorish palatial section of the Alhambra was 4 o'clock. Ever so slowly the line seemed to grow. Periodi…

BackpackingMarch 1, 2009October 1, 2012

Granada Part IV – The Alhambra

After wiping the sleep out of my eyes, I crawled out of my bunk bed, took a refreshing shower and then stumbled down to the hostel common area. There I chatted with a few friends I'd made over the previous two days. …

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 started out poor but cleared up during the remainder of the day - which was a blessi…

BackpackingSeptember 24, 2007March 9, 2011

London – Salsa Dancing at Club Salsa

Just a quick update - last night after posting my last update I decided I'd give Salsa another go over here. The hostel I was at was a bit out of the way and didn't really have anything interesting around it. Added to t…

BackpackingSeptember 23, 2007March 9, 2011

Leaving Leeds, Exploring York and Arriving in London

It's currently the 23rd, around 3 o'clock. I just arrived at my hostel in London and am taking a bit to update things before heading off in search of dinner. Day 8 - Cont. (Evening) - After making my previous post I…

BackpackingSeptember 19, 2007March 9, 2011

Leeds Update – Edinburgh and the City of Leeds

Hello all! I'm currently winding up and preparing for my second evening in Leeds. Here's a quick update. Day 5 Cont. - Luckily the weather was a bit more welcoming for the third and final leg of our trip. We left ou…

BackpackingSeptember 16, 2007March 9, 2011

Scotland

It's about 11:00PM Sunday evening here - and I'm just winding down from an incredible 3 day tour of the Isle of Skye and Scottish highlands. After arriving and meeting a few of the guys in my sleeping area we hit up the …