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Have you ever noticed when you go to a wedding and they show one of those cute little slide shows of the
happy couple, it seems like half the pictures are from vacations? Furthermore, if you ask someone what they like to
do for fun, it seems like most people will invariably throw out "travel" as one of their hobbies. Well, I love to travel as well.
On my first backpacking trip to Europe in 2006, decided to keep track of my adventures on this website, and have blogged
subsequent trips here as well. Travel is my passion, and although by shoes have only stomped on a small section of the
globe to date, I have caught the travel bug, and I know it is a chronic condition.

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By shartbeck
June 4th 2009

Diving into Clearwater Beach North America » United States » Florida » Tampa

Sunset at the Palm Pavilion

"Ya wan 'nutha bawket?" asked the British bartender from Liverpool as I scanned the walls of The Shipwreck in Clearwater Beach. I duly noted the kitschy pirate flags, life rings, and skulls proudly albeit precariously hanging. This was the kind of place straight out of the Eighties comedy Summer Rental with John Candy. "Sure" I said, and popped the top off a cold Yuengling beer as I reveled in the atmosphere of the Shipwreck, a bar that, like Clearwater Beach, has a few miles on it and might be a wee bit past it's prime, but is still a fantastic time. [View Full Entry]

By shartbeck
October 1st 2008

Blog De Prague Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

prague

All, Well, we had a pretty precarious journey from Gimmelwald to Prague on Sunday night. We were supposed to catch an overnight train from Zurich to Prague which had been listed in my handy Eurail timetable book as leaving at 10:40. We caught the tram down the mountain from Gimmelwald, and while we were waiting at the Interlaken Ost train station, decided to stroll in and get our reservations for the night train departing Zurich, which we knew we needed. Much to our chagrin, the reservations were not available past 5 pm or so on the day the train was departing, [View Full Entry]

By shartbeck
September 30th 2008

Going Back to Gimmelwald Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Mürren

this view never gets old

All, Well, we had a wonderful, albeit quick stop in the Alps at the Mountain Hostel in Gimmelwald, Switzerland. We arrived on Saturday afternoon around three and then were there about 24 hours or so. In that time though, we were able to get some good hiking done, and just relax after the craziness that was the Oktoberfest. We started getting the most of our railpasses right after Oktoberfest as we caught trains to Zurich, and then to Bern, and then to Interlaken and then took the Mountain tram up to Gimmelwald. If you are a regular reader of my blogs, [View Full Entry]

By shartbeck
September 27th 2008

Another Round of the Oktoberfest Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich

good times had by all

All, Well I know it has been a while since I updated the weblog and that has been for a couple reasons; first, the computers at the hostel in Munich were not able to have my camera attached to them, and secondly, most days were jam-packed with activity. The only time we had to knock out some blogging was late at night, and of course all the internet cafes were closed at that point. Well ... we had a great time at Oktoberfest, and I really cannot recommend it enough, you have to go once in your life right? I will [View Full Entry]

By shartbeck
September 23rd 2008

Carpeeee Dieeeem Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Hvar

hanging at the harbor

All, If you are not a st. louis sports radio listener, you probably wont get the title, just thought i would pass that along. well, we have actually just arrived in Munich via an overnight train frmo Zagreb, Croatia, and are starting prep for two days of Oktoberfest. Our last day in on Hvar was actually a bit cloudy, and we tried to take a ferry over to Brac or Korcula, but the times just didnt match up with what our schedule was, basically, we wouldnt have been able to get back til the next morning. So, we just hung out [View Full Entry]

By shartbeck
September 22nd 2008

Hvar is Paradise. Period. Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Hvar

sunset in Hvar

Alright, well time for an update from Croatia. We are doing great, having a blast here on the island of Hvar. After publishing our last blog, we found and awesome deli in Ancona and had some sandwiches made, i had an unreal Prosciutto and buffalo mozzarella one and Chris had a mix of a few Italian meats, needless to type they were amazing and tided us over over the Adriatic. The overnight ferry went well, we both slept for most of it, but then woke up just in time to see the ferry pull in to the Split Harbor. It was [View Full Entry]

By shartbeck
September 19th 2008

Rolling Through Rome and Rimini Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

Cross the colosseum off lists of places to see before we die

Ok, well it seems like it has been a long time since I updated, but my calendar assures me it has actually only been a couple of days, so let me let you know what we have been up to. We left Lisbon in the wee hours of Wednesday and took a rainy cab ride to the airport and caught an early morning flight to Rome. The Lisbon airport was really nice, and things ran smoother there than we had ever experienced in the states. The boarding procedure was a little different, as you took a bus on to the tarcmac [View Full Entry]

By shartbeck
September 17th 2008

Lisbon There Done That Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Lisbon

Biking Lisbon

All, Well, we are about 5 hours away from catching an early early morning flight to Rome, and we are coming off a really full day here in Lisbon. We actually were able to sleep in for a change today, even though we had a late hour for sleep the night before, it still felt good to sleep near noon. For the first time on our trip, we actually saw clouds today, so that changed our plans which had been to go to the beach again. We decided to just rent some bikes and explore Lisbon on our own. We started [View Full Entry]

By shartbeck
September 16th 2008

Lounging in Lisbon Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Lisbon

Lisbon City Center

All, Well, hello from the western-most reaches of the European continent here in Lisbon, Portugal. The title certainly does not sum up our departure from Madrid and our early hours in Lisbon. Our train ride was about as good I suppose an 10 hour overnight train can be. I slept a nice chunk of it, Chris slept a little less I think. Anyway, had a minor issue when we were getting our 15 day Eurail passes validated on our way out of Madrid, since the train was leaving after 7 PM, it should have been stamped for the next day, but [View Full Entry]

By shartbeck
September 15th 2008

Real World: Madrid Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid

Soccer is Football?

Well, our second and last day in Madrid was a blast as we finally recovered from the jet lag enough to get a little sleep in and then see a little bit more of the city. We started out by trying to do the free walking tour that departed from Plaza Mayor at noon, but when we got there, we could not find anyone who looked like they were leading it. So, we headed back to the hostel and then got our game plan ready for the rest of the day and the big Real Madrid soccer game. We decided to [View Full Entry]

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