http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Sammy-A/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Sammy A en-us Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:00:46 +0000 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:00:46 +0000 With bags packed rooms empty and very few people left in Haus Erasmus it was a very strange feeling on July 1st. Knowing it was all over and we were just hours away from leaving our most loved city left an empty feeling. Last goodbyes and a last kebab were in order as James and I made our way to Westbahnhof to begin a whole new adventure. This was the start of my Eurotrip but the last of my tim http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Luxembourg/Luxembourg-City/blog-313783.html It is impossible to put into words the feeling and emotions of being in Vienna in June. Euro2008 brought the city to life and gave us all the experience of a lifetime. Having the chance to live in the host city was amazing. The colour and emotion brought by sixteen nations was something to experience on its own. The first game in Vienna saw Austria take on Croatia. Dressed in our rot und weiss http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-313781.html The time had come for the second leg of the CEAFL and the Schnitzel Cup in Vienna. After poor results in the previous leg staged in Zagreb the Austrians were out for redemption. The sun was shining brightly on the gaelic stadium in Atzgersdorf. A strong crowd of wives girlfriends parents friends exchange students and nosey people gathered to witness what was an excellent display of footy. Th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-287593.html A breath of change came over Vienna and the exchange lifestyle in May. The weather became pleasant to scorching I actually had class and the buzz came around the preparations for Euro 2008.In order to join in the festivities of Euro 2008 we organised a sweep where we would all get a team. I was lucky enough to pull out Niederland Netherlands and only time will tell just how lucky I was. All ad http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-287568.html I had been training with an Aussie Rules team in Vienna the Vienna Kangaroos for a number of weeks and the first of the Central European Cup Tournament's had arrived. I travelled with another Aussie expat Jimmy in his car from Vienna to Zagreb. The trip took us through the WeinStrasse near Graz and into Slovenia. Travelling through Slovenia was an amazing sight with clear skies steep mountai http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Croatia/Central-Croatia/Zagreb/blog-278290.html The last of my trips with the WU's Buddynetwork departed on the 25th of April. At 7am we all met in front of the University and jumped on a bus for a 6 hour trip. The bus trip kicked off with a beer at 715 with a Tequila shot following. A few beers later and very little on bus excitement we pulled up for a pissstop. Cal and I went looking for a good place to piss when we walked over the hill an http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Czech-Republic/Prague/blog-272149.html Ok I thought it was time I wrote some more about Vienna as although I have done a lot of travelling and still have a lot more to do Vienna is still my favourite city and a city that will forever be close to my heart. I hope this entry gives everybody an idea of life in Vienna and what an average week in Vienna has for me. The photos have been stolen from all my friends and hopefully this allows http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-268923.html After one of the greatest weekends to date in Haus Erasmus me and my friend Michael from Minnesota embarked on Espana. With no concrete plans and a handful of blurred information from our Spanish friends we ventured to Bratislava Slovakia to catch our plane. RyanAir has a hub in Bratislava which is only a touch over an hour out of Vienna. It may sound strange going to another country to catch a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/blog-260265.html The first trip with the WU Wien Buddynetwork began on friday the 27th of February. Waking at 7am after a 5euro all you can drink party red bull and vodka in the Haus Erasmus partyroom the night before was quite difficult and was quite noticeable by the excitement or should I say lack of exciteent shown on the bustrip there. After a sombre 3 hour bustrip we arrived in the wonderful city of Budap http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-252686.html I got back safely from Romania. Had a great time. 10 of us flew into Bucharest sunday. We took the wrong bus and finished out in the slums where there were stray dogs and broken down houses. Luckily Romanian people are generally nice and speak English so a guy told us how to get back to the city. Once we got in the city it took us about 3 hours to find our hostel because we had ten people giving 1 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Romania/Muntenia/Bucharest/blog-251024.html Ok you put a group of 1923 year olds in a student dorm in a city with cheap alcohol the result is clear. Living in Haus Erasmus has been one huge party. The people here are all so different but we all work so well together. You want to know everybody's story and you want great memories with these people. Everbody is a friend and we stick together and everything is shared. Doors are always open s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-247913.html On friday my roommate arrived. His name is Graham and he's from Canada. From here we met every other person staying in our dorm. A lot of Americans and Canadians. Vienna is a beautiful city full of history and culture. Public transport is exceptional making it easy to get from one side of the city to the other. I am currently living in the 7th district which has a major shopping street called the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-247908.html So I have finally arrived in Vienna. The flight was so long that I just woke up before thinking I was still on it. The flight from Adelaide to Sydney was smooth and I found the shuttle bus to take me from domestic to international pretty easy. Sydney airport was a good place to relax for three hours. I got myself a schnitzel and a beer and sat down and watched the cricket.The next was a flight fro http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-243053.html What better way to kick off the whole farewell proceedings than with an Australia Day Hottest 100 Frontyard Cricket Bash. Whilst we suggested we didn't want to start drinking til after 11am we fell to temptation and stole one of Dad's light beers at 1010am which then left us wanting to start on the full strength brews at 1015am. Small games of cricket were started and the hottest 100 sweep did t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/blog-241250.html Well I am under a month out from take off so I thought I would set up my travel blog and jot down a few of my thoughts. For those of you who aren't aware I am going to Austria for 6 months to study. I am based in Vienna and will be studying at WU Wien which has more student culture in its janitors closet than the whole of UniSA has I will be staying in a nice place called Haus Erasmus which has http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/blog-233625.html