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Whanne that April with his shoures sote The droughte of March hath perced to the rote, And bathed every veine in swiche licour, etc., etc. So priketh hem nature in hir corages; That longen folk to gon on pilgrimages, ... And specially, from every shire ende Of Englelond, to ST. IVES they wende, The holy blisful LIGHTHOUSE for to seke, That hem hath holpen, whan that they were seke. I include the above (slightly modified) excerpt from the beginning of the Canterbury Tales to try to explain how excited I was to go to St. Ives. Chaucer's pilgrims must have been mighty excited to see whatever relic it was that they were going to Canterbury to see, as it probably took the majority of them along time to wende they're way to the SE. Similarly, it ... read more

After Malaga, I took a very luxurious high-speed train to Madrid, where I was planning to meet up with Yvette Scorse. I didn't really know Yvette when plans were made for me to stay at her apartment. I remembered her vaguely from the Philosophy intro class I took freshman year (where I also first became familiar with Keri and Laura from my Rome days), but we had never talked or anything. But Leslie knew Yvette, and I didn't want to pay for a hostel so that was that. When I first got into Madrid I had a few hours to fill on my own before Yvette got off work (like Leslie, she teaches English). I put my suitcase and backpack in storage and hit the streets without a clue as to where I should go. This ... read more

While Iwas enroute from Nice to Barcelona, I had about three hours to kill in Montpellier, France. When I first heard about this layover I was really excited. On my flight from Newcastle to Paris I read an article in the complimentary Ryanair magazine about how awesome Montpellier is and ended up feeling pretty bummed that I wasn't going there during my break. So when I was adventitiously given the opportunity to spend an afternoon in this glorious location, I was pleased as could be. But, it wasn't really that great. First, I was really really hungry when I arrived in Montpellier and finding food was at the top of my priorities, but I turned the wrong way out of the station and ended up walking around a really desolate part of town. Eventually I back ... read more

Watch out, this entry is gonna be long... Where I really went after I left England was Paris. Now, I've never been very excited about Paris. When I think of Paris, I think of food that I can't afford and probably don't want to eat (such as foie gras and escargot) and clothes that I can't afford and probably don't want to wear. However, Paris is kind of a requisite for having a well-rounded knowledge of Europe, so I booked a flight there out of a sense of duty, really. Plus, Kim made it seem not so bad in her travel blog. Speaking of Kim, I'm going to get to my shout-out's early in this entry. KIM- thanks for the package! I haven't eaten any of it yet, but I know it'll be good. I'm debating ... read more

hey guys. i am currently on spring break travelling, but in my downtime in the evenings i am going to try to compose some entries about what all i've done. you'll be astounded. my first destination was newcastle, which is about an hour north of york by train. my flight to the continent departed from this city, and since i have a friend who lives there, i figured i would spend a couple nights and have a look around the city. newcastle was nice. it is famous for the bridges on the quayside (pronounced key side) in the river Tyne where boats used to dock back in the day. So we looked at the bridges, and at the new music auditorium place, and at the BALTIC, a crazy contemporary art museum. we being me and my ... read more