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Tallinn to Riga

Tallinn to Riga

Riga, Latvia, Europe Today was a good day of travelling. I left United Hostel at about 9am and got on my bus for Riga at 10am. It was a really nice 4.5 hour drive with Lux Simple Express. It was a nice new bus with A/C, power ports on each seat, and wifi on board. Unfortunately, I didn’t have wifi at the back of the bus, but it still went by pretty quickly. This was the first border crossing I’ve…

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Excellent day in Tallinn

Excellent day in Tallinn

Tallinn, Estonia, Europe Today was a really nice day in Tallinn. The first thing I had to do this morning was get all my stuff out of Tallinn Backpackers and move over to United Backpackers. I would have been happy to stay another night at the original hostel, but they were completely booked for tonight, so I had to find an alternative. It turns out United Backpackers is a MUCH nicer hostel than Tallinn Backpackers. It’s a brand new place,…

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Leaving Russia, Entering Estonia

Leaving Russia, Entering Estonia

Tallinn, Estonia, Europe Today was mostly just a travel day. I left St. Petersburg this morning and hopped on a really nice bus to go to Tallinn, Estonia. The bus had tv’s for each seat, and a coffee machine on board. I was impressed for €20, it was a nice way to travel. The only problem was that this was the first kind of non-stop bus I’ve taken. Since there was a bathroom on the bus, we never had to…

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Last day in Budapest, and WA reunion

Last day in Budapest, and WA reunion

Budapest, Hungary, Europe Today was another beautiful day in Budapest. I started out by going up to the Citadel on top of the hill in the south of Buda. Unfortunately it was not possible to actually get to the top where the statue is. It was all roped off, and no one was there to tell me why. It was a real shame because the view from the top would have been amazing, but I didn’t get to go all…

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Beautiful day in Budapest

Beautiful day in Budapest

Budapest, Hungary, Europe Last night was a little annoying because someone kept buzzing the hostel door at 3:30am to get in, and no one was answering them. It went on for six full minutes, and the buzzer is right outside my door. It was just so annoying because there was really nothing I could do about it. We had already been told not to let anyone in if it buzzed because it was sometimes just drunk kids being stupid. Regardless,…

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Belgrade to Budapest

Belgrade to Budapest

Budapest, Hungary, Europe Today was mostly a travel day getting to Budapest. I got up this morning and had to wait at the hostel for about an hour for the shuttle bus to pick me up. They were supposed to be coming at 10am, but they showed up at 11am. The van was carrying ten of us, including the driver. We got to the Serbian-Hungarian border, and something strange happened. One guy got out of the van and walked across…

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Surprisingly nice day in Belgrade

Surprisingly nice day in Belgrade

Belgrade, Serbia, Europe Belgrade was a pleasant surprise today. I hadn’t expected much from the city based on what people had told me and what I had read about Belgrade. I had envisioned just another big dirty city, but it really wasn’t. I woke up today at about 9pm after getting to bed at about 2:30am. I was pretty tired, but there was a free walking tour starting at 11am that I wanted to join. I left the hostel, grabbed…

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Cold and rainy day in Sarajevo

Cold and rainy day in Sarajevo

Belgrade, Serbia, Europe Today was pretty much a wasted day. It was cold and rainy in Sarajevo, and there wasn’t much I wanted to do in the city in the rain. I found out about a shuttle that I could get to Belgrade that wasn’t much more expensive than the regular bus, and they would pick me up and drop me off at the hostels I was staying at. To me, this was a much better option than trudging through…

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Seige Tour of Sarajevo

Seige Tour of Sarajevo

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe I had a pretty poor night’s sleep at the hostel. The bed was comfortable enough, but the Indian guy was snoring really loudly, and another guy in the room kept farting all night long. It was a little ridiculous. The first time I thought it was funny, but then it became just annoying. I stayed in bed a little longer than I had expected, but it was fine because I didn’t really have anything planned…

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Mostar and Sarajevo

Mostar and Sarajevo

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe Today started out with a nice breakfast at Majda’s of French toast. It wasn’t traditional French toast that I’m used to in the US, but it was more savory. It was served with a few different toppings that you could spread on top. There was a marmalade made from dates, a salsa made from peppers and onions, and greek yoghurt. It was a very interesting mix, but it was tasty. I hung around at the…

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