If you’ve read any of my other posts you’ll know I’m a huge fan of CouchSurfing. It helped me to meet so many locals all across Europe – many of whom I still keep in touch with today. When I returned from my trip, a lot of people were curious to ask what my experience … Continue reading
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The Cost of a Eurail Pass vs. Individual Train Tickets
I chose the train as my main mode of transportation during my backpacking trip through Europe last summer. Although discount airlines are now making flying from city to city a popular choice, travelers need to factor in time and convenience with the bottom-dollar cost of transportation. With flying, travelers need to arrive at the recommended check-in time, … Continue reading
Things You Learn After Backpacking in Europe
You need to travel when you’re young and able bodied. Don’t think you’ll have the same experience when you’re retired. You might have more money but you’ll need it to pay for large air-conditioned buses to take you up steep hills. And most of those buses are too small to fit into the small-town gems built … Continue reading
I’ve Whittled It Down to This: My Packing List
Everyone likes to read a good packing list. Something handy-dandy that will probably never be consulted on the day you actually have to pack. But appreciated nonetheless. This is based on what got me through Europe for two months — after liquidating a third of my bag soon after arrival (see my post on Going … Continue reading
From Overnights to Jet Lag – Reconsidering How We Sleep
My background is in journalism. And anyone who has worked in a TV newsroom will be familiar with the term “overnights.” It’s a right of passage that lies somewhere between the unpaid intern and the full-time staff member who has earned their way up to normal daytime hours. News breaks around the clock and most … Continue reading
Salzburg, Austria
July 27-28, 2012 Salzburg is a city of classical music (you can’t escape Mozart), impeccable gardens, distant mountain peaks and TOURISTS. After running an errand in the morning where I booked a reservation for an overnight train to Ljubljana (more on that later), my first day in Salzburg was spent in the heart of the … Continue reading
Český Krumlov, Czech Republic
July 23- 24, 2012 I woke up early on Monday morning and took the U-bahn, or subway (tip: the U stands for underground, the s-bahn is the above ground speed tram) to the Westbahnhof and caught the train that would take me from Vienna to Linz, Austria. The train was super crowded so unfortunately after the first stop … Continue reading
Diana Meets the Locals 