And the journey begins

Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Marisa

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   Roughing It

   Venice, Italy | Aug 02 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Well the journey began in Venice. What a gorgeous city to visit but I have to say three days were enough. We opted for taking the waterbus over the go... Continue reading »
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   Missing the Train...Twice

   Trieste, Italy | Aug 04 '06 | Reviews: 0

   So being the great planners we are, we didnt figure out where we wanted to go next until the day we had to check out of the camp in Venice. After much... Continue reading »
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   Our first couchsurfing experience

   Pula, Croatia | Aug 06 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Getting to Pula was a task. We left Trieste on a Sunday and Bindi you will appreciate the fact that NOTHING really runs on Sunday in Europe. So after... Continue reading »
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   Funky Bars in Zadar

   Zadar, Croatia | Aug 08 '06 | Reviews: 0

   We didnt get to Zadar until pretty late in the night. Fortunately we met  a family from Italy who spoke English and we pretty much followed th... Continue reading »
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   One of the top ten European desitnations

   Hvar, Croatia | Aug 09 '06 | Reviews: 0

   So originally we were going to spend a night in Split and see what all the hype was about, but judging from what we could see from the bus we weren... Continue reading »
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   The Village

   Ioannina, Greece | Aug 14 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Well after two days on a ferry we finally made it to Greece. Met up with my dad in the village he grew up in, got to finally catch up on sleep, ate mo... Continue reading »
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   Waiting for Nick...Again

   Athens, Greece | Aug 18 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Went down to Athens really just to meet up with Nick. For everyone who has been to Athens you know that all you really need there is a day or two. So&... Continue reading »
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   Pickpoket capital of Europe

   Naples, Italy | Aug 21 '06 | Reviews: 0

   After spending another night on the floor of a ferry we got off the ship and made our way to Naples. Thigs worked out really well actually. As soon as... Continue reading »
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   Ahhh...Capri

   Anacapri, Italy | Aug 22 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Ahhh....Capri was amazing!!! What a gorgeous place. For the fist time on our entire trip we met some other Americans. We packed so many things into tw... Continue reading »
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    Bumping into the Coliseum

    Rome, Italy | Aug 23 '06 | Reviews: 0

    We were pretty excited to be in Rome. It wasnt anything like what I expected it to be. The train station was so nice! I expected the city to be dirty... Continue reading »
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    Ancient Ruins

    Pompei, Italy | Aug 23 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Pompeii was pretty crazy. It really seemed like we were walking in the city just as it was years and years ago. The buried city was huge and we got lo... Continue reading »
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    Is this the Sistine Chapel???

    Vatican City, Italy | Aug 26 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Well we couldnt come all the way to Rome and not do Vatican City. So we did the museum. We stood in the never ending line, which actually went really... Continue reading »
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    Meeting up with old friends

    Florence, Italy | Aug 26 '06 | Reviews: 0

    It was so nice to be back in Florence. It was even nicer to see old friends again. Really once again Andrea and Giorgio, you made our time in Florence... Continue reading »
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    Getting all outdoorsy!

    Cinque Terre, Italy | Aug 30 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Cinque Terre was so AMAZING! It was everything I expected it to be and more. We met some great people right off the bat at the train station and ended... Continue reading »
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    Sore Bottoms

    Como, Italy | Sep 01 '06 | Reviews: 0

    We had orignally planned on going straight from Cinque Terre to Interlaken but things just didnt work out like that. We had such a horrible time figur... Continue reading »
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    Extreme sports...not so much

    Interlaken, Switzerland | Sep 01 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Switzerland was amazing. Expensive but amazing and worth every penny. I cant believe how much natural beauty can exist in one place. The mountains the... Continue reading »
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    Sorry but the entire city is booked!

    Amsterdam, Netherlands | Sep 06 '06 | Reviews: 0

    So we got to Amsterdam really late at night, as per usual for us. Everyone we talked to said that we would most def not have a problem finding a place... Continue reading »
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    Wee wee Paris

    Paris, France | Sep 07 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Ah now paris is much more my style. We got in late once again. Went to our hotel. Not a hostel but a hotel. We needed it after the accomadations in am... Continue reading »
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    What a bloody good time!

    London, United Kingdom | Sep 11 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Ahhhh getting to london was an ordeal. Looking in our little lets go book it seemed like the cheapest way of getting to london from paris was to take... Continue reading »
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    Back in Paris

    Paris, France | Sep 15 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Back in Paris once again. I loved it the first time around and I love it even more the second. This time around we found a hostel in the heart of the... Continue reading »
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    The City that NEVER sleeps!

    Barcelona, Spain | Sep 20 '06 | Reviews: 0

    After a very long train ride from Paris the two of us were exhausted. It was late and we just didnt have the energy to navigate our way to the hostel... Continue reading »