Blogs from Europe - page 13076

Oh my I can't even remember all that happened in the past few days. I know a few days ago Mélanie, Garance's sister, took me around and I got to see Montmartre and the Sacre Coeur, L'arc du triomphe and the Champs-Elysées. We had a good time chatting and walking around. It was very quite and peaceful despite the many tourists. Having a French person really helps me feel like I'm on the inside instead of just watching the façade of Paris race by me. We had icecream which everyone seems to be having everyday because it is so darn hottttttttt here. Anywho, that night we started Gone With the Wind, Garance, Mélanie, and I before we all became really tired and called it a night. The next day I went with Garance to the dentist ... read more

ok here is the story .. people here are trying to bring back the mullet but they look ridiculous.... so here is the first instalment with many many more to come .. peace mac (Karla would like me to inform you that she in no way has anything to do with the mullet watchposts relating to mullets hahahh.) ... read more

Weather Report Not too sure - and I was there ! About 6am the sky was clear but gradually became overcast and there was a short shower just after 9. Remainder of the day dry and warm when in the sun. Cooler when clouds came at odd intervals. Sort of day when you are unsure what to wear !!!! Walked into Brodick and hired a bicycle - although by that time I was not sure what I wanted to as the weather was a little unpredictable. Took the plunge and set off at 9.20 when the aforementioned shower had cleared. Began the long climb out of Brodick (Note - Arran is very hilly !) and in about a mile found that I had a puncture. Rang hire company (mobiles do have their uses) who dispatched new ... read more

Sydney - Singapore - Frankfurt (Air) + Frankfurt - Ulm - Langenau (Train) 13 July After the many QANTAS redundancy delays, finalisation of what seemed to be our never ending paper life, and the zero availability of QANTAS flights to Germany, it seemed like a miracle that we were on a flight, in business class, flying at 35,000ft over the continent we had just spent 4 months driving around. You would think though with all the extra time up our sleeves that we would have a pretty good idea of our itinerary and method of travel, but unfortunately no. In fact the Eurail ticket was a last minute decision only picked up 2 days before we flew out. We now have 15 days of train travel in 18 European countries over two months… so begins the ... read more

Worth the Wander After the last entry, you may be wondering what possessed us to go creeping along the winding, collapsing mountain roads of Crete. Brother Mark and I were looking for a small beach town on the Southwest coast called Sougia because it was the closest thing we could identify near Lissos. Lissos is an ancient site that's played host to a number of civilizations. The odd thing about Lissos is that, while it's marked on lots of maps (usually with a cartoon symbol that's supposed to suggest ancient ruins), there's almost no information about it anywhere and there's no road to it. That's going to peak my interest; but how to get there? We had a plan for trekking across Crete. Before you point out that Ernest Shackleton had a plan for trekking across ... read more