Istanbul, Turkey, Europe Istanbul. Is. Awesome!!! I’d been here four years ago and wasn’t crazy about this city, but I think it was more to do with the circumstances than anything else. It was cold and rainy when I was here and never really found any other tourists around to talk to. It was a pretty quiet five days and I wasn’t exactly itching to come back. Now I wish I had more time to spend here. I started out…
Istanbul, Turkey, Europe Today was pretty much a complete travel day. I left the hostel in Amman at 7:15am in my taxi. I was happy to see the driver was at the hostel and ready to go at 7am, so I didn’t have to wait around for him. It was about 35 minutes to get to the airport, which was a lot quicker than I had expected, so I was really early. It’s probably a good thing though because there…
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Europe I’m doing it again! In 2010 I started what I thought was going to be the trip of a lifetime, and so far it has been. I’m not sure if this one can overtake the last one, but I am sure going to give it a run for its money! My journey this time is going to start out in the Middle East, then through Europe, all through South America, and to Antarctica! My friends are…
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Europe Well today marks the end of my round-the-world trip. It has been one of the most amazing years of my life. The things I got to see and the people I met were unbelievably awesome, and I would keep travelling forever if my wallet would allow me. Since the last day I worked I’ve seen Morocco, Amsterdam, Italy, Egypt, America, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Macau, China and South Korea….
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Europe I’m all packed up and ready to go. My flat is bare and I’m going to crash at Lynne’s flat tonight so she can give me a lift to the airport at stupid o’clock in the morning. Here I come America!
Rome, Italy, Europe With today being our last full day in Rome, we had to make it count. We woke up early and headed straight for the Coliseum as we hadn’t been over to that side of town yet. We were approached by LOADS of tour operators trying to sell us on a tour of the Coliseum but we brushed them all off because we figured it probably wasn’t worth it. After finding out that the wait to get a…
Rome, Italy, Europe Today was an early rise for us as we had a lot of traveling ahead of us. It was today that made me really thankful that Ryan agreed to drive in Italy! We first drove 2.5 hours down to Pompeii which was the easy part. We spent a few hours walking around the ruins of Pompeii which was pretty impressive. It’s amazing how big this city was, considering it was built in 2nd century BC. Plus, it…
Rome, Italy, Europe Today was the day we were dreading this whole trip: Laundry day! Luckily for us we found a Laundromat just down the road from our hotel, so we bagged all our stuff up and went down there expecting to spend the next few hours waiting and folding. We showed up and fortunately there was a guy working there who said that it would be the same price to leave the clothes with him and just come back…
Rome, Italy, Europe Today we made our way to Rome. It was about a three-hour drive, so we started the day off with another great Hilton breakfast and then hit the road at about 11am. The road was almost completely highway, so it was a nice easy drive, until we hit the busy streets of Rome. We were able to enjoy some nice sights on the way down toward Rome of the Tuscany region and all the vineyards on the…
Florence, Italy, Europe Today started with the best breakfast we’ve had so far on this trip. Hilton hotels really know how to do breakfast! We caught the 11am shuttle into town to have a look at all the sights in the light of day. It really is a beautiful city. The Duomo (Cathedral) is a breathtaking piece of architecture made completely of Italian marble. We had read that the best view of the city is from the Piazzale Michelangelo on…