Travel – Page 46 – VirtualWayfarer

BackpackingDecember 17, 2007July 24, 2008

Athens Part II & The End

Feeling lazy? Listen to this post instead: Audio blog of this post When I left off last time I noted that the evening's plan was to check out the hostel bar before a night out on the town. As it turned out that's just what happened, only it was just the beggining. We started at the hostle ba…

BackpackingDecember 9, 2007March 9, 2011

Athens Part I

Listen to this post: Audio Transcript: Athens Part I The ferry sucked, it smelled bad, I got one hour of sleep and was thrilled to get off when we pulled into port about 15 minutes before dawn. I could go on for a…

BackpackingDecember 6, 2007October 1, 2012

Rethymno Part II, Iraklio and Knossos

So, you know that crazy phenomenon that occurs when you're about 1/2 through writing something that's difficult to save, and as a result, has not been saved? Well, it struck last night as I was writing this blog update…

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 tim…

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…

BackpackingDecember 1, 2007April 13, 2011

Lander’s Blog & Additional Photos

If you have not seen it yet Lander also has a fantastic blog going - you can access it here.…

BackpackingNovember 30, 2007April 4, 2008

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…

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 28, 2007April 4, 2008

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…

BackpackingNovember 27, 2007April 4, 2008

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.…