We’ve been on the road for a little over two months now, and traveling now feels like a way of life. I can’t remember what it’s like to own a closetful of clothes (in fact, I think when I finally…
Category: Places and Experiences
Dubrovnik: A Travel Fail Tale
Oh, Dubrovnik. I knew this would happen. I knew eventually we would come to a place that didn’t quite meet expectations and I would hit a traveling wall and my inner vagabonding balloon would deflate. Fitting that this happened in…
Tito’s (Crazy Weird) Bunker
I’ve realized two things since arriving in Poland almost two months ago.1) I was/am incredibly ignorant about how the post-WWII period affected these countries (but I’m trying! I’m reading books, because I’m funemployed and have time for that) and 2)…
Subtle Sarajevo
Sarajevo is the first place we’ve been that didn’t smack us in the face with it’s awesomeness. Krakow has Wawel Castle, Berlin is modern and magnificent, Prague has the prettiest wedding cake streets, Budapest is embraced by the beautiful Danube,…
The Most Beautiful-And Emotional-Sights in Budapest
Budapest was one of those places where, to me, we never quite hit our culinary stride*: being there during Yom Kippur probably didn’t help. Don’t get me wrong, the food we ate was good, and I now have a deeper…
Pretty Prague
Pretty, pretty, pretty Prague. This is another city, like Krakow, where the mere act of wandering around is enough (although the public transit was fantastic!). The pastel buildings, the curlicue Art Nouveau detailing on doorknobs and windowsills, the crooked streets…
Memento Park in Budapest
This is an absolutely bonkers experience outside of Budapest. It is visually surreal and historically dramatic. This place shows, with nary a placard, how much the world has changed in 30ish years (conveniently aligning with my own birth in 1987). The bizarreness…