It seems that I just couldn’t stay away from England during these 7 months of backpacking. I went for a third trip to meet up with a girl I met in Rome that lives in Dallas and was in London for her birthday. One of the best things about traveling is seeing some of the…
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A wee Scottish adventure
Scotland was never on my list of places to visit when I started out on this adventure. However, when my mom said she was coming to visit and wanted to meet me in London and travel from there, only a few places were along the way to Dublin. We decided to check out Edinburgh and…
Cambridge for the day
After a few days in London it was time for a little day trip to Cambridge. We jumped on the train for about an hour ride and were transported to some very old and interesting places. Cambridge is the alma mater to some very smart people including James Watson and and Francis Crick. These are…
London round 2
I started this adventure of backpacking with my mom and step dad when we landed in London on April 15th. Completely by coincidence and because of the Schengen rules limiting what countries I can be in at this time, my mom landed in London exactly 6 months later on October 15th to meet me for…
Albanian gentleman
Traveling around really shows you the true nature of a lot of people and says a lot about various countries. By far, I have found Albania to be one of the friendliest and most helpful countries that I have been to. Here are a few examples of why: 1) The first time I was in…
A is for Albania
After a few weeks of mostly cities and pretty crappy weather, it was time to move on and head to the sunnier coasts of the Balkans. I decided my next stop would be Albania with a one night stop in Tirana on my way to Saranda. Tirana is much like any other capital city and especially like…
Montenegro in a day!
The weather started to get a bit gloomy in Bosnia and I headed to Montenegro hoping for a little reprieve. However, it seemed the weather followed me to Kotor and I had to deal with the rain for a few more days. To me Kotor was a combination of Mostar and Dubrovnik and a quaint little place….
Mostar and beyond
It is always nice to be able to see a few cities in various countries to really get an idea of what the country has to offer. I left Sarajevo to head south to Mostar to see another side of Bosnia. My hostel is just a few blocks from the center of old town and I…
Sarajevo
When you think of Bosnia what is the first thing that comes to your mind? This answer will vary depending on what country you are from but I can guarantee a positive thought didn’t exactly pop into your mind. After walking around for just 10 minutes in Sarajevo, everything I thought I knew went out…
Underground Belgrade walking tour
I usually take the free walking tours in the various cities I have been to, and this time I decided to take the underground walking tour of Belgrade to see something a little different. The tour started at the Belgrade Fortress and then took us to a military bunker built in 1948 (never used), a…
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