Jul 132013
 
Florence is Pretty Perfect [mini-Gallery Included]

Florence is a perfect blend of tourist attraction, romance, entertainment, and general enjoyment.  It has everything that you would want.  The city is beautiful; the sites are world-famous; the clubs and pubs are close together; and the city is generally quite enjoyable. When I arrived in Florence

Jul 072013
 
Planes vs Trains – Europe

In Europe, you have many reliable methods of transportation from which to choose and each has its pros and cons.  You can travel by plane, bus, car, or train.  Here, I want to tell you why I chose to take an 8.5 hour train ride to get from Cologne, Germany to Vienna, Austria instead of […]

Jul 032013
 
The Truth about Hostels in Europe - Duhn Duhn Duhn...

The movie Hostel does a good job of scaring us silly Americans into thinking that Hostels are places of sin, evil, and death, particularly death (read my Hostel in Florence – Does a Serial Killer Live Here article).  However, the truth about Hostels, at least most of them, couldn’t be farther from this characterization.

Jun 262013
 
[Gallery] Castles in Germany - Hohenschwangau Castle - COOL!

Here is a series of photos from the Hohenschwangau Castle located in the town of Hohenschwangau in the south of Germany near the town of Fussen, Germany.  This is the castle that sits right next to the ‘Disneyland’ Castle and was the one that came first.  There are no photos of the inside (not allowed), but […]

Jun 252013
 
Does a Serial Killer Live Here? - First Hostel Experience Abroad - Hostel in Florence

My first Hostel experience in years was in Florence in 2012.  Money becomes quite a bit scarcer once you pay for things yourself and I was now traveling on my own dime.  The last hostel that I stayed in years before this was a very nice and new hostel.  It was big, clean, SAFE, and […]