eurasia trip 2007
In and around World
I've left with my violin, for a trip around the world,
let's see how far I will get to!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler felix d
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no more beds at Hi hostel in calgary
When I got to the international Hostel it was all booked up, so I called for help, I got on the Couchsurfing web site and started asking people if... Continue reading » -
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cheap hostel in Glasgow
looking for the hi hostel in Glasgow,
the people on the way to the hostel,
gave me directions to this sketchy hostel,
called blue... Continue reading »
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first leg of the journey: UK!
I got to the airport, at 5:30 in the morning, ouch that hurts, got into a train for Lancaster, just outside Manchester, I thought I could hitch a r... Continue reading »
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one night on Isle of Islay
I got to the ferry, and told this woman that I
had some distant relatives by the last name, of
Fletcher, she pointed to this man and sa... Continue reading »
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Edinburgh: what a beautiful City
I was meeting a friend from couchsurfing,
we went to stirling castle and the rosslyn chapel,
then I went climbing arthur's s... Continue reading »
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London Calling
I met so many interesting people at London Calling,
230 couch surfers from all around the world chose
london as a playground for this m... Continue reading »
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Midnight sun In Iceland
I got to Iceland on the 3rd of june and the first thing on my list
was the Blue Lagoon, so I thumbed it , and got there on a windy,
but... Continue reading »
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Nesjavellir
Nesjavellir : I went to visit a friend in nesjavellir who was a cook at the prestigious 1 star Foss Hotel (motel) it’s located right by this geothe... Continue reading »
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the west-fjords
I was hitching to get to Isafjordur, the bigest town in the west-fjords and
after standing at the intersection for 1hour and a half, wi... Continue reading »
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Myvatn Lake and Krafla
Myvatn : Where to start with Myvatn ? maybe with the marathon I ran around the lake! See, when I first got to Iceland someone told me about a marat... Continue reading »
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watching the midnight sun
Siglusfjordur : up in the north of iceland is where I chose to be around the summer’s solstice, for the midnight sun, when the sun never sets, it i... Continue reading »
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dolphins in husavik
Husavic: I went for a whale watching tour and saw hump back whales, and at the end of the trip I saw this dolphin swimming under the boat, then the ne... Continue reading » -
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beautiful icebergs by the ocean
Jokulsa : I went to jokulsa where the glaciers fall into a lagoon and flow to the sea! I started by drying my clothes and rested, bathed by the w... Continue reading »
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back to Gatwick
after having much bad luck of hitchhiking in Britain and even having a negative expierience in Iceland when a brit gave me... Continue reading »
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Final Thoughts of Iceland
in resume, for those who go to Iceland, they will understand what I mean by "shop at Bonus", I finally understood why the Vikings didn´t stay in... Continue reading »
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Eastbourne for a night!
It was great couchsurfing again after such a long time without it, Micheal was the guy I had met at london Calling, he`s from Ireland so He `s g... Continue reading »
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THe Newhaven Ghost town!
The felling I got when I got to New haven was one of total desolation, it was as though I had just walk into one of these post-apocaliptic wo... Continue reading »
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The Beaches Of Dieppe
It was dark when I arrived there, but still the twilight was still making the white chalk cliffs glow in the distance, and suddenly it hit me,Those... Continue reading »
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Le Chateau-Musée de Dieppe
I Went to visit the castle of Dieppe the next day, where there`s a museum and just before I was out of there, the woman who worked there aske... Continue reading »
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Meet Mr. Devloo!
I hitched to Vimy from Dieppe to go visit the War Memorial, but when I got there it was raining heavily, so the man who had alrea... Continue reading »
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where the soldiers stomped!
I then went to visit my friend from Belgium that I had met at London Calling! his name was Jasper and when I got to his place I told him my great... Continue reading »
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Venice of the North and Gent
I then went to the crazy Gent fest, where a million different bands for the festival or just busking were in the streets partying and playing... Continue reading »
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La Bataille des Ardennes
I spent the Belgium national day in Marche - en- Famenne and watched fire-works and all then spent one day looking around the famous Ardennes... Continue reading »
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Luxemburg in a day
quick stint in luxemburg! I wasn`t too sure why this city wasn`t part of France cause every one spoke french. I have this theory that they made it... Continue reading »
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trouble getting to Mainz!
I took a train to Trier to check out the city and then tried with much trouble getting to Mainz! I was supposed to meet a friend in Mainz that nig... Continue reading »
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good times in swissland!
this trip was great cause it started very well , these kids from Luzerne picked me up from Germany, and told me about this festival that was happen... Continue reading »
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into the Black Forest
short visit to Stutgart and than back into the Black forest to see the most canadian looking spot in europe, just mountains and mountains covered w... Continue reading »
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foretaste Of Oktoberfest
I was hosted by a couchsurfer in Munich called Martin, really nice man this Martin, and very helpful too he gave me a bicycle to ride around town,... Continue reading »
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Vienna, What a city!
what a great city, so clean, so pristine! I met up with other couchsurfers, Felix and his wounderful girlfriend Birgit, I Met them earlier in... Continue reading »
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escape to the country side
yet another national day, in yet a different Country, after doing a quick day in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, me and the French guy called... Continue reading »
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beautiful City of Krakow!
I met a Guatemala guy on the train from Budapest to Krakow and together we traveled all night long to Krakow spoke spanish and english , dran... Continue reading »
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four days in Warclaw!
went from Krakow to Warclaw by bus, And It was cheap but man man was it ever long! for the 285 km it took five long hours!
than I found... Continue reading »
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Berlin the great!
this friend I met in Iceland and than in Mainz, sent me email reply to tell me saying "you´re going to Berlin, that´s great , I was just on m... Continue reading »
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Sebastien Bach's City
Before going to Leipzig I went to a hospitality club camp in a small town called
Cloden, where tons of people came from all over the world&nb... Continue reading »
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grape picking south of cologne!
I hitch hiked from Leipsig with a girl that needed to go to cologne and after checking Cologne for a few hours, seeing the famo... Continue reading »
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back in the black forest!
back in the black forest, to get my violin, and on my way there I stoped in Strasbourg to see the cathedral, I also randomly met a german guy ... Continue reading »
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Freiburg; student town!
then I went to freiburg where I went to see a friend that I met urlier during my trip in Vimy, and because I could not couchsurf at her place I went t... Continue reading » -
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mes deux pote de Lyon!
couchsurfing in Lyon; I had already two good friends in lyon which wanted to put me up for the night, so I said ok, you can both have m... Continue reading »
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Milan , oh hum!
I was not very impressed by milan.
I visited the city in one day, and didn't find much else,
after that! but I did meet a lot of couchs... Continue reading »
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the most mind blowing experience to date!
we get there at 5:30 a.m., it's still night out, we try to rest in the car, but
with no sucess! we then take the bus down to venice, because... Continue reading »
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Meet Mrs. David!
Florence was a trip!
With all it's schools and fountains and statues,
I stayed at the youth hostel for a night, which is located just o... Continue reading »
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Lots to see in rome!
after the night near Orbetello, I went down to rome to check out!
I arrived a little late so finding the international hostel proved to be di... Continue reading »
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Viva Gaudi!
everyone told me, go to barcelona if you go to spain, and so I listened to them and understood what they where talking about! the beach, the weathe... Continue reading »
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last days in europe!
I went to rouen To meet up with a friend that had met earlier at the Kloden camp near Berlin! He showed me the town, where Joan of Arc&nb... Continue reading »
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