Travel Stories – Page 38 – VirtualWayfarer

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 times become almost daily travel occurrences and blend into the background noise. …

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…

BackpackingNovember 29, 2007June 28, 2011

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…

BackpackingNovember 9, 2007March 9, 2011

Venice

I arrived at the main train station about 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The day was a bit gloomy with a light rain methodically drenching everything. The streets were wet and slick and setting out into the city without a…

BackpackingNovember 4, 2007March 9, 2011

Pisa, the Cinque Terre & Verona

Before I start up again I just want to make a side note that hostels really are odd places. Last night was the worst hostel experience I think I've had thus far. Though that sounds overly negative as the vast majority o…

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 Wednesday evening and had set up a meeting time & place the following day. Becau…

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…

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…