Category: Travel
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Melbourne: Ciders and Sun
16 hours later and we made it: Melbourne, Australia. We left Friday at 7pm and arrive Sunday at 11am truly on the other side of the world. Our first excursion in Melbourne, locally pronounced (MEL-BIN), was the Yarra Valley Brewery Tour. Monday morning we met outside and hopped in our bus for our 6 hour…
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A Girl at the Rock Show: Blink 182 in VA
My ears are ringing, my throat is hoarse and my body is aching. These are the symptoms of a concert goer. Just left the Honda Civic Tour with Blink 182, My Chemical Romance and Manchester Orchestra. While my iTunes plays every Blink song I own I am ready to recap one of the best shows…
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No… the Plaza Mayor in MADRID
This day was one to live in infamy. We awoke with London, Indian food in our bellies and sadness in our hearts. Leaving was definitely not something we wanted on our schedule. Packed and ready to catch the bus to the tube, we knew that today would be a day of traveling. Bus to tube,…
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Another Day Another Dollar… or Pound
“There’s no place like home”, Dorothy definitely got that right. Now home is a very subjective word though. I follow the philosophy “home is where your hat lays”. Traveling days seem endless. It is with this desperation and perspiration that Christine and I arrive at Carolyn’s flat. Having a bed to sleep in with friends…
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Londres
English? Wow. Finally back into a country whose language I speak fluently. Now my spanish improved tremendously while abroad but at that time my english decreased. Unfortunately I find myself in England and Spain struggling. Picture this: It is 4pm in Madrid, our day was spent battling the metro to downtown, asking directions, reserving hostels…
my feet don't want to go to sleep 