Iamascientist

Oh how I love Spain. The people, the food, the culture; it is all magical! I was so incredibly sad when it was time to leave (even though I was only here for five day), but I know better things are waiting for me. My first stop in Spain was Barcelona. It took all day to get there by train from Nice but it was so worth it. Because I got there so late, and I was so tired, I didn't do much my first night. A fellow traveller and I went for sangria at a lovely bar whose name I can't remember. It was goooood sangria I must say. I slept very very well that night. The next two days in Barcelona were spent on a hop-on/hop-off bus tour. I visited the Sagrada Familia, Park ... read more

Continuing the road trip, from Innsbruck we drove to northern Italy through the Stelvio Pass. Boy was that a tough journey in a manual car. The pass consists of 45 hairpin turns up, and another 45 down the mountain, while gaining 2800 m in elevation. It is so scary because when youre making a turn you can't see who is coming your way, and the road is so narrow in some parts that only one car can go at a time. It was a very scary, and incredibly fun drive through the mountains of northern Italy. I can definitely say my skills as a driver of a manual car have greatly improved. It was the ultimate test for myself. That evening (the 25th) we stayed in Santa Caterina, which is just near the bottom of the ... read more

First of all I can't believe it's august. What the hell?! Where has the time gone? I guess that's a good thing though! This trip is going to fly by in the blink of an eye. Our first day in istanbul was spent mostly in transit. We flew from Budapest directly to turkey. The flight wasn't bad at all; it was petty smooth and comfortable but getting from the airport was a hassle. First we tried to take a shuttle directly to our hotel but for some reason they wouldn't transport the two of us, they needed at least four people. So we waited for about half an hour to see if they could find more people, no luck. So instead we took a bus to the Taksim area, which was still a half hour taxi ... read more

Prague has most definitely become my new favourite city. Part of this love comes from the volume and quality of extremely cheap beer the city has to offer, but mostly I just can't get over the absolute beauty and splendour that is prague. It is a city that was mostly untouched by the war, so many of yhe buildings are very old, but restored. The hostel that I stayed in (Jay stayed separately) was called Adam and Eva hostel. It is a small hostel geared towards backpackers who don't necessarily want to party. It was very tidy, quiet and definitely adequate kitchen space. The only downside was that it wasn't right in the center of the city, but it wasn't very far to walk to the old town. Plus it was close to the castle, and ... read more

I am so incredibly happy to be in Paris. To me, this city is the heart of Western Europe, I could come back here time and time again. It is an absolutely spectacular city with new adventures and old friends around every corner. The majority of my time in Paris was simply spent walking for hours around the city (in the rain most days) just to explore it. Unfortunately Paris did not start off on the best note. Our train in London ended up being delayed for two hours! We didn't get to our hostel until after midnight. What a long day! However, Eurostar was very kind and accommodating and even refunded half the price of our tickets. The hostel we stayed in was a chain of hostels called st. Christophers inns. It's not bad, very ... read more