Arriving in Munich from Prague, we had a 10 hour layover at the train station before our night train to Florence. It was unanimously agreed upon that the best way to spend our limited time in Munich would be to make a trip to Hofbräuhaus. Hofbräuhaus München For 9 of those […]
Waving goodbye to the relatively cool June days, temperatures began to steadily rise as we worked our way South from Berlin. Prague Stepping out of the train station in Prague, the humid, hot European summer air gave us an unpleasant welcome. The crowded tram that we hopped onto to get to […]
After a great start to our journey and a long night of world cup celebrations in Amsterdam, we passed out on the train heading east to our next destination. Berlin Despite the eccentricity of our Paris accommodations, we had been pretty lucky so far with our choice of hostels. And Berlin was certainly […]
Sometimes considered the quintessential rite of passage, the summer InterRail backpacking trip through Europe is a dream for some, a long-lasting cultural tradition for others, and a romantic idea for most. For me, it started as a thought, quickly developed into a consuming passion and eventually became a reality. During my second year […]
Acquiring my US passport in 2009, almost 15 years after moving to the States, was a long-awaited luxury. Arriving in the mail just a few months before a backpacking trip through Europe, I was liberated from the unavoidable bureaucracy of the visa application process (and the congested queues of consulate waiting rooms). As […]
I have never owned a camera, except for the surprisingly exceptional ones that come embedded within smartphones. So in beginning my search, I had a few modest criteria to go by: compact enough to fit into my pocket, better than my smartphone, and affordable. I naïvely thought this would be enough, but […]
