I can not go on enough at how much I love the difference here. Even from just riding the train through the small towns. The apartment building, yards and farm land. I arrived in Amsterdam at 11:25 so I had 2 hrs to kill before meeting up with my host Emiel, so I got myself acquainted with Cenntral Station. I first went on a hunt for a bathroom where I had to pay .50 EUR to use it. You put your money in a slot and the door opens. So far the only difference of the toilets is there are two buttons on the wall, one small and the other big. My guess is the bigger button for the bigger flush. After my paid washroom break I went out looking for food. I found a nice ... read more

I had to postpone my trip due to medical issue, it was hard to deal with for awhile but I put it behind me and pushed forward. I had the surgery done and recovery went well, and then I went back to planning my trip. I booked another flight for June 15 on a charter flight which was an awesome deal. A few things have changed with me rebooking my trip. I changed my route a bit and took out a few places and add some as well. My itinary will now be: Flying into Frankfurt, Germany The Netherlands- Amsterdam Maastricht Belgium- Bruges Gent Germany- Cologne Dusseldorf St.Goar Bacharach Rothenburg Black Forest Munich Fussen Austria- Innsbuck Salzburg Hallstatt Dachstein Ice Caves Vienna Slovenia- Bled Ljubljana Skocjan Caves Piran Italy- Venice Florence Pompei Greece- Crete Santoini Bulgaria- ... read more

Well it almost time to get on that jet plane, only 3 more days and boy oh boy am I scared shitless. I know it is normal to be a bit nervous and scared before taking a trip like this but wow my stomach sure is in knots. But all will be well I just need to get there safely with my bag in hand (that's one this I would hate to happen is my bag getting lost in transit) and on my my to Brugge. I have everything I need and it's a amazing it all fits in my bag. So here is THE LIST : Frankenstien Duckie Mascot 3 pair pants (1 jeans, 1 capri, 1 cargo) 1 skirt 2 long sleeves 4 t-shirts 3 tank tops 1 swim suit 1 heavy sweather 1 ... read more