Blogs from Europe - page 13886

(Posted on October 11th by Kim) Venice is the city of my dreams- the answer to my friends in high school who asked “If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?” I never imagined that I would actually go, though. This was Hartley, Texas, population 300 where several people in my graduating class had never even left the panhandle, much less the state of Texas. But on September 24th, I was there wandering through the floating streets and even enjoying on romantic ride on a gondola…just like in the pictures, with an even cuter guy next to me than I’d imagined! Visiting Venice really was a dream come true for me! Even though we only spent a day in Venice, it was well worth it. We arrived just after lunch. I was ... read more

Oi Oi Oi I've been stuck on this beautiful island in the Adriatic now for a week learning how to scuba dive. Tough I know. Well Adam and I were certified yesterday, pretty awesome in that it lasts for your entire life. If anyone comes here be sure to do it through Dolphin Diving center. Fantastic people. We've been on six dives now, 3 beach and 3 boat. The one we went on today was awesome, off the island of Hvar. Went out there and dove for about 40 minutes to this massive rock that drops off to 60 meters. Such incredible beauty. The walls of this rock were a mess of every color under the sun and odd shapes and sizes but together it painted the most beautiful picture. Saw these incredible tiny luminous blue ... read more

well.....i am now in the beginnings of my new life in manchester....where this will end...god knows....all i know is i arrived in manchester with a list of things i needed to do right away 1) haircut 2)make c.v 3)go to a bar where i had a job interview scheduled 4)get an english sim card tommy and i went for a pint, bought a crate of fosters....so that list will be filed under tomorrow's chores! so this ship is sailing, albiet with a port side list, and no clear destination... but, are we going to be drunk tonight.... tommys just debriefed me on the rules... its only one rule, but its fair AND tough... i'm not allowed sleep in his place tonight...gota make my own arrangements.... so for now, i'm keeping my eye out for the stoners... ... read more

Well folks it’s my last full day in Spain and I must admit I’m a little sad to be leaving so soon. I have loved my tour of Andalucia and the cities of Seville, Granada and Cordoba, each one offering something different and something very unique. The people on the whole are very friendly, particularly to tourists who attempt to speak the language. Anyway before I get all teary-eyed I just thought I’d check-in a write about today’s proceedings. Its very handy having the internet café literally in my doorstep and as this is probably my last chance to write until I get to Italy I thought I’d sit down have a beer and write this entry. OK having just opened my Cruzcampo (one of the local drops) I will describe today’s activities. I woke up ... read more

So today I moved myself into my fairly large room. For those of you at UCSC, it's about as big as a double in the dorms. I really like it though because it's the corner room and it has 2 windows with lots of greenery around. The window latches are pretty strange but they work well especially since I can't figure out how to turn both radiators off. I had to stand in a fairly long line to try and sort out my housing in the morning so that I could collect my keys....until Mom came to the rescue and called fixing the mixup. So I got pulled out of line and given my keys!!! Yes! The rest of the day was pretty much spent unpacking. Then I went to the pub for a meet and ... read more