So I decided to take a flight to Warsaw instead of the 12 hour overnight flight. It was nearly the same price too, which was fantastic. And for some reason I figured my 70 minute flight on LOT airlines would be shorter…oh how wrong I could be. It all started rather mundane, getting to the airport in Budapest, checking into security … [Read more...]
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Vilnius: Sometimes it doesn’t Translate
Me: My bag was lost by the airline and they will be coming later today to drop off my bag. Lady at Hostel: You have a room; you can leave the bags in the room. Me: Yes I know I have a room. But there is someone coming from the airport and he is bringing my bag. It was lost on the way here. Lady: You have a room; you can leave your … [Read more...]
Welcome to Lithuania (First Impressions)
Me: So my luggage didn’t make it here to Vilnius. Baggage Desk Guy: Well according to our records, it seems you should have been on the earlier flight. Me: Well shouldn’t that mean it would have been here already? It’s midnight in Lithuania and this has not been one of my better flights. It started out well, getting to Dulles, checking … [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 … [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 … [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...]
A Perfect Day at the Hamman
We arrived at the Turkish Bath (Hammam) in the early afternoon, both of us looking forward and wondering what it entailed. There are many Turkish baths in Istanbul of course but we decided to try one of the more famous ones the Cagaloglu Hamam which was recommended by many travel guides and apparently is one of the 1000 places to see before … [Read more...]
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