San Sebastian, Spain, Europe Today ended up being mostly a travel day, but it was nice anyway. I was hoping there was going to be an early bus to get from Barcelona to San Sebastian, but the earliest I could find was 10:30am. I got on that and was lucky enough to sit next to a lovely Spanish girl named Elia. She seemed more than happy to practice her english (lucky for me, because my Spanish is non-existent) and we…
Barcelona, Spain, Europe I had a really nice time being back in Edinburgh for a few days. It was good to see a bunch of friends and family while I was back (Paul, Jo, Keith, Hayley, Ross, Graham, Grum, Richie, Emma, Bec, the Preachers, and the Melville staff), and it’s a shame I didn’t have more time to get to see everyone. I guess it’ll just have to wait about nine months until I get back. I got all my…
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Europe I had a good night’s sleep in Sali’s guest room last night, in a nice comfortable bed. Gareth had his air mattress from camping, so he said he was happy enough to sleep on that and I could have the bed. We got up around 7:30am and I got to thank Sali for letting me stay before she went off to work. Sarah, Gareth and I made up some sandwiches and headed off to the airport…
Geneva, Switzerland, Europe The guys in the dorm room last night “tried” to be really quiet and respectful, but they really weren’t good at it. They came into the room around midnight, to get ready to go out. They finally left the room at 2am, and then one of the guys came back at 6:30am. I woke up at 7am, so I was up when a few more of the guys came back in, but they were all just a…
Marseille, France, Europe Today was mostly just a travel day to get from Nice back to Marseille. I left the hostel at 9am and said bye to Anna and Louella. I really hope I run into the girls again sometimes, they were lovely. The bus ride was easy enough and got me back to Marseille around 2pm. I checked into my new hostel, Hotel Vertigo, which is an absolute dump. Luckily the people working there and staying there are nice,…
Nice, France, Europe I got up this morning and headed out at about 9am. The American girls had already left at about 6:30am and the English girls were asleep, so I went out for the day on my own. I first went up to the castle on the hill in Nice to see the view in the morning. With the view facing west it is really nice in the morning with the sun shining on everything. When I finally reached…
Nice, France, Europe I hit a pretty big personal milestone today by reaching my 50th country visited with my trip to Monaco. There are quite a few different lists about how many countries there are in the world, but I’m working from a UN list that recognizes 195 countries. I’m happy to be over a quarter of the way through seeing every country in the world. I’ll get there someday! I got up early this morning and had to check…
Nice, France, Europe I got up at 8:30am and got all my stuff together. My bus was leaving the train station at the same time as Sarah and Louise’s train, so we all go the metro to the St. Charles Station together. I said bye and found my bus stop outside the station. I was early, of course, but it was another beautiful morning, so I didn’t mind waiting for the bus to come. It left right on time from…
Marseille, France, Europe I walked a lot today, but I saw some beautiful scenery. I started out by going to Prado beach, which is about two miles outside of the city center, and it was recommended by some people at the hostel as the nicest beach in the city. I was pretty impressed. The city center in Marseille didn’t look like it would be the home of a nice beachside, but it is. It also helped that the sun was…
Marseille, France, Europe Today has been quite a long day. I woke up at 5:30am, left the hostel by 6am and got to the bus station for 6:30am. Perfectly planned and executed for my 7am bus ride. Unfortunately, I received a phone call from Eurolines at 6:35am saying that my bus was going to be delayed by an hour and wouldn’t arrive until 8am. Okay, not ideal but I can live with that. It was a bit annoying however when…