fuck... my glasses broke. good thing I brought my contacts -- bah! [View Full Entry]

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In Poggersdorf (near Klagnefurt) - tomorrow night (saturday), I will be attending a birthday party for who knows who... a friend of a couch surfer. I will hopefully surf nearby for 1 or 2 nights. Following - I will head to the autobahn on-ramp, and stick out my thumb --- to Vienna! Monday and Tuesday seem to be decent days; no rain or snow... let's see what happens! (Bologna and Venice/Padova/Chioggia blog is delayed ... sorrry!) My backpack is too large. I have a jacket and a sweater that I will probably never use again. I think I'll ditch them on [View Full Entry]

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So... a few things changed. No big deal- I've started couch surfing in Klagenfurt because things with my 'friend' here didn't work out so well. Bah! Sorry I haven't posted much about Bologna, Chioggia and Venice - I've been wrapped up with a tight budget, and finding new and spontaneous places to stay!!! And - the keyboards are weird here, the Z and Y have moved :) [View Full Entry]

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Florence (Firenze) So far, I’ve always been a little sketched out when I first meet up with a couch surfer/host. Trying to figure out his or her truths, as couch surfing is maintained as faith based service, is a relatively difficult task. You never know what or who you’re really going to meet. Florence wasn’t an exception. I arrived in Florence in the early afternoon on a Thursday ( I think?). When I exited the bus, I called my soon-to-be host to let him know that I’ve arrived. I didn’t know at the time; I thought maybe I was being [View Full Entry]

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]] Siena (Sienne) Arriving in Siena was moderately tricky. After exiting the rail, I want to the Tobacconist (they sell bus tickets, coffee and cigarettes, along with souvenirs and knick-knacks), to purchase a bus ticket. I was to take the 3 or the 10 bus from the stazione to Gramsci Square (piazza). I unboarded the bus a bit too early - asking with hand gestures (no, not the middle finger) an elderly lady if I was at the wrong spot. She was headed the same place, and eventually she simply had me follow her. On arriving at Piazza Gramsci [View Full Entry]

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I saw the david thing, a couple of graves... got drunk the first night I was here and was a passenger on a scooter whilst inebriation. I'm alive, but don't have anything else to say. I'll try to post soon! Meh. [View Full Entry]

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For now, a couple of photos. I will write my blog on the bus to Florence! [View Full Entry]

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Rome, The Chianti Hostel, Couch Surfing in Rome, the Rail From the Airport (yes, this is backtracking to Friday morning), I took a bus called the "Leonardo Expressway." That's right folks, they named it after a TMNT - from the other airport the rail is called "Raphael." They have yet to make a Michaelangelo and Donatello. On the train were 2 American girls, both from the upper east coast - one from Smith College, and the other from a college nearby. Waiting for the train to leave, we chatted for about 10 minutes ... they've been to Rome before and were [View Full Entry]

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It's 4am - my train for Siena leaves at 6:30am. I'm going to sleep in the common room of the hostel for 2 hours... if I stay in the bed, I'll probably not wake up. I haven't posted about walking the city with Noelle, or meeting up with Flaviano from couch surfing dot com, or the stories of Brazilians, Argentines, Ukrainians, Indians(not Native Americans), drunken Americans, So. Californians, Aussie girls, and one Jr. High Drop Out from D.C..... amongst others. Sorry to let you down, but I'm going to write the blog while I'm on the train to siena -- please [View Full Entry]

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Saw the Vatican today... I took very few pics -- it started to distract me from looking around at everything. I checked out the Vatican museum, then went on to St. Peters -- pics posted soon [View Full Entry]

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