I have been to Tokyo many times in the past, and I have always wanted to go to Golden Gai but never got the opportunity to. But when I was talking with my coworker about it this time, he had mentioned he might be interested in going too and being that this may be one of my last trips (although I always say that), I really knew that I needed to try … [Read more...]
Welcome to Romania
I sort of wished we had visited Romania earlier in our trip instead of near the end. Partly because there was a lot more to see, but mostly because we experienced more frustration here than in other places dealing with scams, taxi drivers, etc. … [Read more...]
From Naples to Sicily
The short time together with my friends was about to come to an end. They had been here in Italy for over a week more than I had, and I had planned to take a few extra days and go somewhere new. I basically figured that Sicily would be a good place to go because I had never been and I really couldn’t quite think of anything else I felt like … [Read more...]
An Evening in Pristina
We left the hotel after a bit of rest and it had already started to get rather dark outside. First thing we had noticed however was the power was also out in our section of the city. Not sure how large of an issue this was or if this was possibly a regular occurrence in the city. Pro Travel Tip: Always Carry a Headlamp/Flashlight. We made our … [Read more...]
Wandering the streets of Pristina, Kosovo
We washed up and rested up for a few hours prior to heading out for the day. -L- had been feeling a bit ill and the first order of business was to try to find a pharmacy to get some medication. Pristina itself was a larger city than I had expected. It seemed to be built up and in better shape than I would have imagined too. … [Read more...]
Bound for Kosovo
We finished dinner and arrived late at the bus station to await our evening bus to Kosovo. We both were just mulling around the station. I had finished up the last few of my postcards and realized there was no easy way to get them mailed back to the states since the post-office was closed. I had convinced the people working the bus station to … [Read more...]
Seasons Endings and Travel Stories
I recalled that there was an evening bus on to Montenegro from the wall of our hostel in Sarajevo. Off we went on towards the bus station on the other side of town hoping to go on towards our destination. For the uninitiated, Bosnia is broken up into two areas, the Bosnia and Herzegovina which everyone is familiar with from the countries name, … [Read more...]
Trip Report: Lassen Volcanic National Park
Living out in California has been incredible, in particular the ability visit many of the wonderful National Parks out in this area. There are over 20 National Parks in California, which makes it one of the biggest states for National Parks. However a lot of them are not very well visited , including the one I had gone to Lassen Volcanic … [Read more...]
New Travel Budget Tool Mint.com
I absolutely Love Mint.com and have been using it more and more over my installed copy of Quicken. I have been for years a quicken user and I didnt know that I would ever switch to an online option but mint.com is just great. They also released a new Goal section with an inclusion of a travel goal. You choose a destination, length … [Read more...]
Whirling Dervishes in Istanbul Turkey
One of the main sights I had hoped to see while I was in Turkey was the famous Whirling Dervishes. Sadly most of the Semas put on in Istanbul are little more than tourist or dinner shows, and I didn’t care to see a tourist show if at all possible. To see a real one would be much more difficult and I did not have the time to travel to more … [Read more...]