Welcome To Paris
Gela greeted me bright and early in the morning. Breakfast was white bread topped with chocolate sprinkles, an unheard of combination in the USA, yet apparently the second most popular …
Gela greeted me bright and early in the morning. Breakfast was white bread topped with chocolate sprinkles, an unheard of combination in the USA, yet apparently the second most popular …
I was tired, but had to be out of my room by 10am. I hung out with Tyler and Dan in the lounge and did some writing before taking the …
The prior morning, Steve had been ejected from his bed and room at 10am, for housecleaning, so I got myself into gear thinking the same policy would be in place …
The Van Gogh hostel is about 15-20 minutes from the city center, but I took my time walking there. Lots of people were out and about, shopping for last minute …
At the Cairo airport, I learned Jetairways was a Belgian discount airline. The 737 was fully booked with Europeans returning home for the holidays. I was completely surrounded by children …
Happy 2009! Thanks to everyone who voted in my poll about where I should go in South America as it’ll be my last opportunity to spend a few weeks in …
Monday, August 31, 1998 Bill and I got up and out at 7 AM, got to the T9 terminal at 8 AM. We found out our tickets were worthless by …
Sunday, August 30, 1998 I woke up ready to go. Unfortunately, I drank some coffee and hot chocolate. Instantly, I felt bowel problems. And since I haven’t learned to go …
Saturday, August 29, 1998 Leaving Canterbury for Dover, England I woke up this morning after some really cool dreams. One involved me and several beautiful women; another was about how …
Thursday, August 27, 1998 I woke up and got to the bus stop in time to choose between the Dublin bus and the Galway bus. I chose to go to …
Wednesday, August 26, 1998 I woke up and headed down to the ferry dock. The sky had cleared overnight, and it was only partly cloudy now. But, the sun was …
Tuesday, August 25, 1998 I decided to spring for another bus ticket ($15) to get to the Cliffs of Moher. The bus trip went by fairly slow. We got to …
Sunday, August 25, 1998 I awakened to the sound of rain pattering on the skylight. I decided to spend the day on the Ring of Kerry bus tour, despite the …
Saturday, August 22, 1998 I packed up and left early. Took the 8:45 AM train to Blarney. I made the mistake of bringing my backpack with me. I had a …
Wednesday, August 19, 1998 I woke up this morning with a plan, check out and grab a train to Kilkenny. I hadn’t looked at the train schedule, so I went …
Monday, August 17, 1998 I got a bed in the first hostel I went to. I’m really beginning to doubt “Let’s Go” when it comes to accommodation warnings during the …
Sunday, August 16, 1998 This morning I faced a day without theater. I dropped my bags at the bus station, and went up to Piccadilly. Once there, I went to …
Thursday, August 13, 1998 I was supposed to get my laundry back today, but it got misplaced or for some reason it couldn’t be found. This was a little frustrating. …
Tuesday, August 11, 1998 I woke up and showered. I’m relegated to my long sleeve shirt until I do laundry (at a hostel in London, hopefully). I’m on the TGV …
Sunday, August 9, 1998 I woke up this morning with a need to get myself out of Paris. Unfortunately, my best option was the budget travel offices which were conveniently …