Italy feels to me like two different memories: one great, one not so much. It was filled with beautiful art, awesome architecture, and tasty food. Unfortunately it was also filled with confused tourists (we were among them), expensive seat-less toilets,…
We hopped on a bus the morning of day 192 and headed to Rome. Tiburtina bus/train/metro station was a 10-minute walk from our apartment, but we couldn’t figure out which way to go (this seemed to happen a lot throughout the…
Our 27 days in Greece were terrific. A rest after trekking Nepal, the weather could not have been more perfect. Sunny days in the mid-60’s, azure blue beaches, great food and warm showers were exactly what we needed. The Greeks…
High on salted air and Oreo Cakes from Santorini, we flew back to Athens on day 172. We were greeted at the Metro station by Pantelis, our Airbnb host. He graciously walked us to the apartment, in which he had…
We flew from Kathmandu to Athens via New Delhi and Abu Dhabi on day 158. The New Delhi airport stole the show, showing again its dominance in the “worst travel experience” category. Touching down in Athens we were met with the classic Greek…
Overall we were in Nepal for 22 days. We had been in “underdeveloped” countries before, but this was a totally new experience. Nepal was already a developing country, but on top of that it has suffered tremendously of late. The…
On day 135 we found ourselves walking through the streets of Thamel, shopping for gear. Going from Bangkok to Nepal meant that we were definitely short on cold weather clothing. We were consistently approached by vendors and salesmen, for everything from ganja to guides. We found…
Well, Sweden was awesome. As we sit here in Paris now, I have finally put together all of the costs for the jaunt to Scandinavia. There were a few outstanding items that I went ahead and included. I suppose if…
We had high hopes for the better part of a week in Stockholm. We landed on a Tuesday and our flight out was not until Sunday morning. On the first day, we were so jet-lagged from travelling Memphis-La Guardia-JFK-Stockholm that we…
8/31- Day 1, Travel Day Our plan for the day was to fly into LaGuardia airport in NYC, ride the shuttle to JFK airport, store our luggage, then go out and explore the city during our 10 hour layover. I…