Montenegro – it’s a a country, not an exotic island! I mean… I will admit I was only 50% sure Montenegro was a country before I visited, so I cannot be the only one. I only got to experience a day there, but it was so worth the extensive time in the van to escape [...]
Read moreI. Want. This. So. Bad. Why, why, WHY is it $150? I could buy a new camera when I lose my current one with that. Seriously, iPad accessories are ridic! expensive. Most iPad 2 keyboard + case combos just look like they’re total R&D process cost $10 and the production cost is right at 10 [...]
Read moreI’m excited. You know why? Liam knows my name now. I mean, he’s known my name. He knows who Alex is and such, but now he actually calls me something! He still does not call one of his sisters anything, so you can imagine my excitement. It is funny because before he went on a [...]
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My trip to Dubrovnik, as well as all other destinations, was made by bus. I am usually 100 percent train travel. Buses straight up suck. I do not experience motion sickness but the narrow, steep, winding roads of Croatia will do it to you. The hangover probably did not help either, but whatever. The buses [...]
Read moreInitially, Split was merely a spot to fly into and begin my southward journey to Dubrovnik. Then, I read a Lonely Planet article that got me a bit more excited about this unknown spot. Their description really turned out to be spot on: Behind Dubrovnik’s beautiful white marble walls and under its terracotta rooftops, you’ll find the [...]
Read moreJust when you think the world is all screwed up and everyone sucks (OK, I don’t think everyone sucks), you hear about this guy and realize there are still awe-inspiring people out there to look up to… even if they are all the way in South Africa. via. via. via. Have you seen this guy [...]
Read moreWhat better place to begin recounting my trip than with the very place it started, Stuttgart. Stuttgart is an hour’s train ride from me and gained worldwide notoriety due to its housing the the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche headquarters. Since I was flying out of Stuttgart early Wednesday morning, I decided to use Tuesday to check out my [...]
Read moreand by we’re, I mean I’m off on my first solo trip. Stuttgart, Split, Dubrovnik, Mostar and Sarajevo HERE I COME! Tschüß!
Read moreSo, here it goes. I leave for my trip on Wednesday with an early morning flight out of Stuttgart. When I say early, I mean EARLY. My flight takes off at 6:00 am. This is a difficult situation since: 1) I do not live in Stuttgart. It is a 1 hour train ride from me + [...]
Read moreOn Thursday, I got to make my first of many trips to the precious town of Heidelberg, Germany. One of my friends was flying out of Frankfurt on Friday, so I figured it was the perfect meet-in-the-middle location. Heidelberg is a small town with huge tourism. All the tour groups roaming about actually surprised me. [...]
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