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The European Adventures of Titus & Chester

In and around Europe

After four years of university, it was time. We decided to take the trip of a lifetime and travel Europe for three months. Two great friends, two backpacks, and lots of memories.

We'll update you on all our travels and fun through this blog.

Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Chester & Titus

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    Touching Down in the Fatherland

    Frankfurt, Germany | Sep 04 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Vancouver, Canada to Frankfurt, Germany.

    Chester: We decided to take the comfy route to the Vancouver International Airport via Greyhound.&nb... Continue reading »

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    Cathedral Town

    Cologne, Germany | Sep 06 '07 | Reviews: 0

    We made our way back to Cologne (Köln) from Birten on the train.  Immediately after leaving the main station (Hauptbahnhof) we were met w... Continue reading »

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    A pilgrimage in West Germany

    Xanten, Germany | Sep 06 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Chester: Derek and I have a wonderful friend.  His name is Steve Eichhorst.  Steve has a father.  His name is Georg.  Georg was... Continue reading »

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    East meets West...German Style

    Berlin, Germany | Sep 08 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Berlin is a city that is rich in history and conflict.  There is something to see on almost every boulevard.  Whether its celebrating P... Continue reading »

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    The Florence of the North (at least it used to be).

    Dresden, Germany | Sep 12 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Dresden is quite a city.  It truly was called the Florence of the North, until it was largely destroyed during the wars.  The recons... Continue reading »

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    Praha, the centre of Bohemia.

    Prague, Czech Republic | Sep 14 '07 | Reviews: 0

    A budding tourist city, Praha (Prague to those who haven't been there; but only to those who haven't been there) is an "in demand" destination ... Continue reading »

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    Hungarian Tourism Commission (HTC): Regional Report

    Budapest, Hungary | Sep 20 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Hungarian Tourism Commission (HTC): Regional Report

    Budapest: "Come back to Budapest, for the first time."

    Think about make a epic adve... Continue reading »

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    Two wild and crazy guys.

    Bratislava, Slovakia | Sep 26 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Titus -

    With Budapest behind us, we decided it was time to revert into our Czechoslovakian identities (yes, we know Czechoslovakia is no mor... Continue reading »

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    Cultural Capital of Europe

    Vienna, Austria | Sep 28 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Titus:

    Vienna has had it pretty good compard to many of the major centres we have visited thus far.  The beautiful and grandiose buildin... Continue reading »

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    High-brow lifestyle.

    Milan, Italy | Sep 30 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Chester:

    Definetly the style capital of the world.  We didn't really fit in...

    At any rate, Milan was a conveinient way to get int... Continue reading »

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    Old Town Italy

    Lucca, Italy | Oct 02 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Titus:

    Lucca was a one night stop over on the way to meet the wonderful relations of the Turri clan.  The old town is surrounded by larg... Continue reading »

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    True Tuscan Living.

    Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Italy | Oct 03 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Chester:

    There is a small region north of Lucca called Garfagnana where many previous generations of the Turri family has resided.  In f... Continue reading »

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    When in Rome...

    Rome, Italy | Oct 06 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Titus:

    Can one actually get tired of hearing the phrase "When in Rome" repeated over and over...in Rome?  I leave that up to you to answ... Continue reading »

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    Napoli...

    Naples, Italy | Oct 10 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Chester:

    Still in the company of my wonderful cousins, we moved futher down the boot.  Napoli is quite the place.  It is a sea-side... Continue reading »

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    The Real Cultural Capital of Europe

    Florence, Italy | Oct 14 '07 | Reviews: 0
    After Napoli, we decided to move on to Florence...brimming with culture, style, food, and Tuscan's heartbed. Continue reading »
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    The Amazing Five Lands

    Cinque Terre, Italy | Oct 19 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Chester:

    My father said we should go.  My aunt, uncle and cousins said we should go, but I said hey, what do they know!?  In t... Continue reading »

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    Canals, Cafes and...Piegeons

    Venice, Italy | Oct 23 '07 | Reviews: 0
    From the Cinque Terre, we moved across the boot to see some stunning vista of another kind in Venezia. Continue reading »
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    Beginnings of island hopping

    Korfu, Greece | Oct 27 '07 | Reviews: 0
    An overnight ferry from Venice has deposited us on the Greek island of Corfu.  Continue reading »
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    Capital of Opa's

    Athens, Greece | Oct 29 '07 | Reviews: 0
    Flying from Corfu, we decided to tackle the great city of Athens over the course of a few days...a break from island-hopping. Continue reading »
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    Gateway to Asia

    Ayvalik, Turkey | Nov 02 '07 | Reviews: 0

    The cheapest way to get into Turkey, we ferried from Athens via Lesvos to this samll, charming port town and spent a night in a great little guest... Continue reading »

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    Bosphorus Straits

    Canakkale, Turkey | Nov 03 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Before heading to Istanbul, we wanted to stop in Çanakkale, which is a great base to view two great historical sites: Gallipoli and Ancient Troy.Continue reading »

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    Western Civilization meets Asia

    Istanbul, Turkey | Nov 05 '07 | Reviews: 0
    We are now straddling Europe and Asia in Istanbul!  Seems like quite a wild place so far...we shall keep you posted. Continue reading »
Mom2 Chester+Titus avatar Mom2 Chester+Titus on Jun. 29, 2007 @ 08:12AM said
Absolutely Fabulous! What a treat! Way to go Chester and Titus! :D

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