Shafiq and Nick's EuroTrip
In and around Europe
Welcome to our online travel journal! We are taking a 7 week trip through Western Europe and the Mediterranean stopping at as many sights and major cities as possible. Hopefully we'll have time for a few beers...
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Shafiq and Nick
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Arriving in London
Our flight was pretty good considering we were stuck in the air for 9 hours. We switched seats to get lots of leg room and an extra seat for storag... Continue reading »
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Day 2
Today was our first day in London by ourselves. We woke to a drizzle which lasted late into the morning. Today was also our first day using the fam... Continue reading »
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Day 3
So today we kinda slept in a bit. I guess between the jet lag, the pints last nite, and the hour walk home, we were a little tired. But, we got ont... Continue reading »
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Day 3/4
We are in Paris right now and these keyboards are so annoying; no letters in the right places; now i know how old people feel when using computers; an... Continue reading » -
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Day 4
This is the official Day 4 entry since I couldn't type properly while doing the entry in Paris.
So we had pretty much seen all of London by... Continue reading »
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Day 5/6/7 (Day 1,2,3 in Paris)
We took the Eurostar from London. We were very hungover so the train ride wasn't the most pleasant. We went through the Chunnel although you wouldn... Continue reading »
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Day 8
Well this entry really starts on the evening of May 13th. At approximately 7 pm, Shafiq and I finished our second donair dinner in a row. We then went... Continue reading » -
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Days 9 to 11
By special request, I am writing this journal to keep those who are still reading it caught up on our whereabouts...
So I think we left off i... Continue reading »
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Going to Ibiza
So we woke up early to catch our flight to Ibiza after a long night of trying to contact the travel agency to confirm all the details. Nonetheless,... Continue reading »
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Day 17 and 18 - Madrid, Spain
We decided we had seen enough of Barcelona so we decided to continue through to Madrid after our flight from Ibiza. We finally found a hostel, had din... Continue reading » -
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Days 19-21 - Algeciras, Spain --> Rabat, Morocco
We headed to Algeciras, Spain (on the southern coast of Spain) and arrived around 2pm. We walked to the port and caught a bus to the city of Tarifa... Continue reading »
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Day 21 - Leaving Africa
So we woke up early (6am), checked out of our hostel and caught a taxi to the train station. The Cabbie took us to the wrong station. I still think... Continue reading »
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Day 22 - Rest and Relaxation
I woke up in Algeciras on the bench. The sun was too bright and the birds were too loud. I didn't want to wake Nick up because I know he probably g... Continue reading »
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Day 23 - Seville to Lagos
So we woke up early in Seville, grabbed a cab, and caught the 7:15am bus to Lagos. It was a 6 hour bus ride, and as usual, I slept most of the way.... Continue reading »
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Day 24
Nick woke me up early, or at least for me 9am was early having only had 4 hours of sleep. I was seriously not feeling up to going surfing but... Continue reading »
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Day 25
I finally got to sleep in...til 11:30am. We went for another amazing breakfast, came back and slept for another few hours til 3:30pm. The travellin... Continue reading »
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Day 26 - Lagos --> Lisbon --> Milan, Italy (across the continent)
We woke up in Lagos at 6am in time to watch the sunrise as we made it just in time to catch our bus to Lisbon. The 4 hour bus ride went fast (since... Continue reading »
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The Cinque Terre
So we woke up at 6am to catch our train to Cinque Terra (La Spezia). It was a long weekend so the train was packed and we ended up barely getting t... Continue reading »
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Day 27 - Cinque Terre --> Pisa --> Firenze
We woke up in La Spezia, took advantage of the continental breakfast, left the girls behind, and headed onto the train for Pisa.
Got to Pisa... Continue reading »
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Day 28 - The Day in Firenze, the night in Venice
Woke up at 9 am to get a head start on our day. Grabbed a quick breakfast and still ended up waiting in line for hours to get inside the Acade... Continue reading »
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Day 29 - Venezia (and then to Bologna)
We woke up to the sound of nothingness. No cars and no crowds. We caught the "bus" (a water bus) and ventured off to St. Marcos Square where we vis... Continue reading »
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Day 30 - Bologna...and then off to Rome.
We woke up in Bologna to a simple, yet much-needed breakfast. The tea and toast got us energized for the long trekking that we would do on this day... Continue reading »
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Day 31 - Rome
We were determined to get up early and head out to the Vatican City because we were told there were huge lineup to get in. We got there and followe... Continue reading »
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Day 32 - Rome...and then Naples
We woke up early, packed our stuff, and headed back to the Vatican City. We got a tour and waited in line for about 45 mins. We went through the Va... Continue reading »
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Day 33 - Naples ...coast to coast
We woke up and trekked to the train station in time to catch our train to the east coast. We arrived in Taranto at 2pm on the east coast. We met tw... Continue reading »
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Day 35 - Finally in Corfu
We woke up at 5 am. Actually, it was more like Nick woke up at 5am and tried getting me up. I was so out of it. We walked to the ferry terminal whi... Continue reading »
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Day 36 - Corfu
Woke up with a severe hangover and a vague recollection from the previous night. My face hurt from the fall.
But, I still managed to grab a... Continue reading »
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Day 37 - Corfu
We didn't do much on this day. It was raining so we just chilled and went for lunch. Slept lots. When it rains in this town everybody stays indoors... Continue reading »
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Day 38 - Corfu
We woke up early because we had to checkout. Nick and I rented scooters and we went into Corfu town for lunch and came back by the late afternoon.... Continue reading »
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Day 39 - Athens
We arrived in Athens at 7:30am, got off the bus, got our rooms, ate breakfast and passed out til 2pm.
We woke up, grabbed some lunch and too... Continue reading »
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Day 39 - Ios
We woke up in Athens and grabbed the Metro to the port in time to board our ferry to the infamous party spot of Ios. We arrived in the late afterno... Continue reading »
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Day 40 - Ios
I woke up at 11am and went for breakfast next door to a really cheap but pretty good restaurant. We stumbled down to the bus stop and got the bus d... Continue reading »
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Day ~49 (I think) Ios, Greece
Just to update everyone, we're in Ios, Greece which is pretty amazing. Perfect water, awesome weather, amazing cliffs, blue topped white buildings... Continue reading »
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Day 39 - Ios to Santorini
We woke up in Ios, suffering our final hangover there, had our standard breakfast, hung out at the beach for a nap and relaxation before heading ba... Continue reading »
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