katenian - Kate and Ian!

Well we're doing it. A 2 month long trek around Europe. Kate's graduating college and dead set on celebrating her achievements with a bang! And Ian, well, he'll use any excuse to travel! So far we have tackled Seattle, Toronto, Acapulco, Ixtapa, and Manzanillo. We are excited to add a few (okay more than a few) more countries to our list! We plan on updating this as often as possible while in Europe, so stay posted!
[EDIT]: Okay so we did it. And now we're doing it again!!
Not as long, only for 3 weeks, but still. As of now, here is the list of countries we've been to together:

US
Mexico
Canada
England
Scotland
Belgium
The Netherlands
Poland
Austria
Germany
Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy
Vatican City
Switzerland
Spain
France
Ireland

Ian has a few more...Greece (not for long!), Monaco, & Luxembourg(?), and I've got Wales. Join us on our next journey as we revisit 3 countries and add another 4 onto our list!!

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By katenian
July 30th 2009

It's official! North America » United States » California » San Diego

We're heading out again! I just bought our plane tickets today for our second trip to Europe together. A lot of people are asking how we can afford this. Well, I did win MY ticket through STA travel, but besides that, it's a lot of saving and a lot of sacrifices. As the years go on, Ian and I sit back and watch as many people we know move out and/or get married. It's tough because most of them got together after we did! We are taken back to advice that our Canadian friends Mark and Lisa told us. Mark and [View Full Entry]

By katenian
June 10th 2009

STA Travel ROCKS. North America » United States » California » San Diego

Time to dust off the old travel blog and write. Why? Because I'm going somewhere. Where? Well, London. Where else? Not sure. Why? Keep reading. STA travel is a student/youth travel agency who helped Ian and myself tremendously last summer when we booked our backpacking trip. Leslie, our travel agent, helped recommend hostels, rail passes, places to visit, and more. We still feel guilty about not ever getting around to sending her a postcard of thanks. Oops. :( Anyways, since STA was so great, I became a "fan" of their facebook page. For any facebook illiterate people out there, (PS: Do [View Full Entry]

By katenian
December 29th 2008

Afterthoughts. North America » United States » California » San Diego

Soo we have been back from Europe for 4 months now. Wow. It's still hard to believe all the amazing places we traveled to this year, 18 countries in all. Now 2009 is about to begin, and while we probably won't embark on any crazy new travel adventures, I'm sure they won't be far from our minds. Here's some interesting things I've noticed since I've been back. Just little, random, funny things that wouldn't happen or be noticed if not for our trip. 1. When I pack, I tend to feel the urge to swing the suitcase on my back. No [View Full Entry]

By katenian
August 25th 2008

LAST DAYYYYYYY Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Galway

So today is our LAST in Europe...not counting tomorrow which is full with a bus, a train, and two planes!!! Yesterday we toured the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren, two verrrry beautiful areas around Galway. The cliffs were absolutely amazing, and we lucked out with pretty good weather. We haven't had true sunshine here yet (and its raining today), and I wish we had, because there is so much green that would be almost flourescent if it was sunny. Still gorgeous though. Last night we found some people to play cards with and had some pretty big card games going [View Full Entry]

By katenian
August 23rd 2008

A few more for the road... Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Galway

Hey all! Today we went on a day trip with Galway Tour Company. We were a little afraid because it was raining, but it ended up being alright. A bus picked us up around 10 AM and we drove to the county of Mayo, yes like the condiment, where we stopped at Ross Errily Friary, ruins of a friary that has been around since the 14th century. Great place to take photos and walk around, it almost felt like a little maze. Good fun. We drove past a stone circle and a fairy tree, where locals believe the fairies come out [View Full Entry]

By katenian
August 21st 2008

Holy Shamrocks, we're in Ireland!! Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin

Greetings from the land of Leprechauns! We arrived in Dublin Ireland yesterday, after another hellish morning/afternoon of early wakeups, metros, trains, and planes. Although, we complain less, because nothing can compare to the Interlaken to Barcelona adventure you have all read about. Anyways, I digress. So Ian has already been here and done that, but its new to me! The city itself is very interesting, a great big dichotomy of hip, trendy shops and olde Irish pubs that have been around for hundreds of years. It somehow all flows together to make a unique, and completely amazing, big city [View Full Entry]

By katenian
August 18th 2008

J'adore Paris!! Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris

Bonjour!! These French keyboards are WAY weird so be prepared for typos. So yesterday was my 23rd birthday!! I couldn't have asked for a better place than Paris to celebrate!! However? the day started off rather rough. We had a 545 AM flight from Madrid, which meant waking up at 3 AM to leave our hostel on the airport shuttle by 330 AM. The shuttle got us to the airport around 4. We checked in, grabbed a quick bite to eat and got on the plane. We landed in Paris around 745 and then had to take a bus for about [View Full Entry]

By katenian
August 13th 2008

Interesting Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville

Well, walking around the city today we made a connection to our hometown! It turns out Balboa Park in San Diego is almost a replica of the park we encountered today that was made for a world fair expo. And Balboa Park was made for a world fair expo around the same time. Why they would copy Spain we are thinking maybe having to do with San Diego being discovered by Spanish explorers? Hm. I am so glad I finally got to experience Spain, it is so different from everywhere else. That is the main thing I love about Europe. All [View Full Entry]

By katenian
August 12th 2008

España, Ole! Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville

Ian here, Well, so far no bulls but plenty of spanish and aw so sweet to the ears it is! It is so nice hearing a language I can speak. I feel fluent now that I can understand pretty much everything that is said to me. I never realized how comforting it was to be able to understand what is going on around you. Ok well, for me Barcelona was summed up by two events. 1. 3 guys walking past us while we sat at a cafe and 2 were dressed slightly normal why the other was walking happily around in [View Full Entry]

By katenian
August 12th 2008

Photos!! Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville

Aushwitz
The barbed wire fence around Auschwitz concentration camp near Krakow, Poland

Hola from Sevilla, Spain! I spent 3 hours yesterday at the Kodak shop uploading important pictures from my memory card to a CD so here are the fruits of my labor! This should be over a months worth of stuff, so in no way is this everything...but it should give ya a taste of our trip! Read the captions to know more about each picture. Enjoy!! [View Full Entry]

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