Cadiz is a port city located on the south western tip of Spain in the Province of Andalusia. Also in Andalusia are the towns of Seville, Granada and Cordoba.. It is the longest longest inhabited city in Western Europe at about 3,000 years old. It… Read More »Carnival in Cadiz
Saturday I woke up at the crack of dawn, ate breakfast and prepared myself for what I thought was going to be a fast-paced vivacious day soaked with the blood of rabbits. Boy was I excited. The hunting took place about 40 min from Tomelloso in… Read More »Rabbit Hunting
It’s cold. In the mornings and nights it’s below zero (Celsius) or around it. Every Tuesday and Thursday’s when I walk home from class around 7pm, I walk past the same homeless man. He is always in the same spot, sitting on a sleeping bag,… Read More »If You Give a Homeless Man a Pair of Gloves He…… Won’t Wear them?
My last stop on the Journey was Amsterdam. Amsterdam was only about a three hour train ride from Ghent. In Amsterdam I also stayed with a couchsurfer. His name was Jabu and he was oringially from South Africa. He has lived in Belgium for the… Read More »Amsterdam
Of course I had to visit both Bruge and Brussels while in Belgium; Bruge because it’s famous and wanted to go after seeing the movie In Bruges and Brussels because it’s the capital. Bruge: Bruge is located only about a 30 minute train ride from Ghent.… Read More »Bruge and Brussels
I spent my New Year’s in Ghent with a couchsurfer I met the night before. Why Ghent? Why not Ghent. I chose to spend to spend my New Year’s in Belgium for a few reasons. For one, I had to get closer to Madrid after… Read More »Ghent… for the New Year’s (It’s in Belgium)
On my third and final day in the Czech Republic I decided to take a day trip to the town of Pilsen. It is located in the western part of the Czech Republic about an hour and forty minutes by train. Pilsen is famous for… Read More »The Birthplace of Pilsen Beer, Plzeň Czech Republic
I arrived to Prague on the 26th of December around 5:30pm. On the plane, I sat next to a really nice couple whom I talked to for most of the flight. The guy was from Dublin so we had a lot to talk about and… Read More »Prague, Czech Republic
I spent this past Christmas in Ireland with my friend Niamh (Neeve) and her family. I had an amazing time with them. They were extremely welcoming and I felt right at home from the moment I walked in. Niamh has an older brother, who was… Read More »Ireland for Christmas
Today starts the beginning of my travels for Christmas vacation. We have about two and a half weeks and I will be taking advantage of most of the days. I will be visiting four countries in fifteen days. While it’s going to be weird not… Read More »Christmas Vacation