European Vacation
In and around Europe
Europe marks the beginning of our 8 month adventure around the world...This is where we start getting use to our entire lives being in tiny but surprisingly heavy backpack....Who knows if we are cut out for a life lived in Hostels but we are about to find out!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Court and Hallie
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London Calling
We began the first lag of our journey in London, England where we got to ease into the whole 'backpacking' thing. Staying with Ben Tottenham... Continue reading »
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Bruges
We arrived in Bruges early evening with absolutely no idea where to go from the train station...The bus driver could see the puzzled look on our fa... Continue reading »
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Brussels
We hopped off the train and walked towards the city centre just long enough to snap a couple of pictures and eat a Belgian waffel. Continue reading » -
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Yay...Sam in Maastricht!
We decided that after staying in a hostel for two nights it was about time to put our feet up at our friends apartment...Sam Irwin came to our resc... Continue reading »
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam was a very interesting experience. We used this city to establish our lifestyle as backpackers while staying at the flying pig host... Continue reading »
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OKTOBERFEST!
WOW. Oktoberfest was Amazing. We arrived Friday evening and immediately made our way to the main fair grounds, where we were surr... Continue reading »
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Cologne
We decided to head North to Cologne to check out this bustling city on the Rhine River. We were pleasantly surprised by the cleanliness of our h... Continue reading » -
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Dusseldorf
We decided to check out one more city along the Rhine river to see if we could catch some of the beauty that Germany has to offer. Unfortunately... Continue reading » -
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Berlin
Berlin was absolutely fascinating! The hightlight of this location was an 8 hour walking tour of the city that described and showed monumenta... Continue reading »
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Prague
We arrived to the Goulds open arms in Prague. The hotel was a nice change from the usual hostel setting, with full amenitites that we definit... Continue reading »
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Vienna
We liked Vienna so much that it might have ruined us for the rest of Europe.
The Ambassador hotel was our second home and spoiled us with roo... Continue reading »
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the hills are alive!
We stopped over in Salzberg for just enough time to experience the Hills being alive on the "Sound of Music" Tour. We saw everything from the Vo... Continue reading » -
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Venice
Ahh Venice the place for Lovers...not so great for backpackers. We started things off a little rocky when we realised that the hotel we booke... Continue reading »
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The Cinque Terre
Wow. There is so much to say about the Cinque Terre. This string of 5 village clusters along a stunningly beautiful Rocky coastline was a des... Continue reading »
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Firenze!
Florence was a great backpackers destination with enough culture, food and night life to keep us highly entertained but with the comfort of knowing... Continue reading »
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Siena & San Gimignano
A sight packed day, we saw both Sienna and San Gimignano. Luckally for seasoned travellers like ourselves this was no sweat.&n... Continue reading »
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Sorrento/Amalfi/Positano/Capri/Pompei
Another beautiful rocky coast line for our eyes to feast on. We embarked upon a crazy bus ride winding and honking all the way down to the li... Continue reading »
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Nice was Nice
Nice was both beautiful and relaxing. The highlight of our time in Nice was the hostel we stayed in called Villa Saint Exupery. It was... Continue reading »
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J'adore Paris
It is quite easy to say good things about Paris. The city is very elegant no matter what time of the year it is.
We spent our days stro... Continue reading »
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Roma
Rome was a fantastic city full of culture, history, food and shopping.
Hallie and I enjoyed touing around the sites of this very busy c... Continue reading »
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