 First leg of Europe: Photos 84 to 85 |
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After 18 months on the road, I finally made it to Europe. My delirious flight from Kuala Lumpur to Vienna went smoothly, after fortunately realizing at the last minute that it left at 2 am on June 3, not 2 pm. Missing that flight would have been such a pain in the ass, not to mention costly. It was a little sad and, oddly enough, a bit intimidating to be leaving Asia. But of course at the same time I was also really excited to get to Europe and it hasn't let me down.
It's pretty cool to have a couple of months to do whatever the hell you want on an entire continent. The mentality of travellers in Europe is a bit different than Asia though. Most people in Asia/Australia/New Zealand are long term travellers and most people in Europe consider 6 weeks to be a fairly long time on the road. But getting into the different flow and pace of travel took me about 5 seconds. It's total overstimulation and I love it.
It's also been easier to stick to a budget than I feared. I've spent most of my time in Eastern Europe where it's no
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June 22nd 2007 - richy rich:
asia is cool but europe is just fckin' awesome
June 22nd 2007 - Caroline: Confessions of a World Traveler"- I think that should be the name of your book
Damn Brian, you're good- I learned a lot reading your blog. For real, it was nice to know some back-history about some of the places you've been to. I think "Flowers and Bullet Holes" would be a cool name for a band, kind of like an alternate version of Guns N' Roses. Can't wait to see ya for Shawn's wedding- that is, you are coming back, right? :)
June 22nd 2007 - platt: dude, im in italy
dude,...meet us in florence...weve been in venice for the last 3 days..meet us in florence biatc
June 22nd 2007 - Kablau: How you like me now?
Europe is the bomb diggidy! I like that you made a little trip to my home country! Keep truckin and I'll see soooon.
you little ompa loompa.....
July 8th 2007 - Gianna:
Hello there,
We were in Italy driving all through the south and now we are home. I finally got to see my dad's hometown and it was in the middle of nowhere surrounded by mountains. I will fill you in on details when you get back. enjoy Italy, it is amazing there.
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5 Comments - Add Public Comment or Send Private Message
June 22nd 2007 - richy rich:
asia is cool but europe is just fckin' awesome
June 22nd 2007 - Caroline: Confessions of a World Traveler"- I think that should be the name of your book
Damn Brian, you're good- I learned a lot reading your blog. For real, it was nice to know some back-history about some of the places you've been to. I think "Flowers and Bullet Holes" would be a cool name for a band, kind of like an alternate version of Guns N' Roses. Can't wait to see ya for Shawn's wedding- that is, you are coming back, right? :)
June 22nd 2007 - platt: dude, im in italy
dude,...meet us in florence...weve been in venice for the last 3 days..meet us in florence biatc
June 22nd 2007 - Kablau: How you like me now?
Europe is the bomb diggidy! I like that you made a little trip to my home country! Keep truckin and I'll see soooon.
you little ompa loompa.....
July 8th 2007 - Gianna:
Hello there,
We were in Italy driving all through the south and now we are home. I finally got to see my dad's hometown and it was in the middle of nowhere surrounded by mountains. I will fill you in on details when you get back. enjoy Italy, it is amazing there.
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