Posts Tagged ‘Europe’
The Alternative Traveler’s Guide To Barcelona
By Chris Ciolli. This guide to alternative Barcelona contains affiliate links to trusted partners! More often than not, Barcelona daydreams are about chilling out on sunny beaches and rooftop terraces, sampling fresh seafood and tapas in the port, touring Gaudi’s modernista buildings, and exploring museums full of paintings by great artists like Picasso and Miró.…Read more...
Dream Job: Hotel Looks To Hire Professional Sleeper
Helskini’s Hotel Finn is offering the dream job, literally. The hotelier looks to employ a “Professional Sleeper” to spend one night sleeping in each of the accommodation’s 35 guest rooms, testing them out for quality and comfort. Qualifications for the job include being able to speak fluent English and Finnish (Russian is also a plus),…Read more...
Cheap Package Holidays for Mediterranean and Aegean Sunshine
Taking a trip with an all inclusive package can be a wise and hassle free decision, it can also result in being significantly cheaper. Places such as Turkey and the Greek Islands are a lot more affordable and stress-free when a cheap package holiday is booked through a last minute portal. These holiday packages are…Read more...
My Favorite Destinations for Getting Away From Tourists
Yes, I know I am technically a tourist when traveling, as much as I hate that word and being called one. However, sometimes when traveling I like to get away from the tourists and crowds and just relax. Here have been some of my favorite destinations thus far in my travels to do this: Gimmelwald,…Read more...
A Picnic Turned Hostile in Rome, Italy
Picnicking. Is there any better way to meet people when backpacking through Europe? My friend Lindsay and I loved buying random items at the market; cheeses, meats, crackers, fruits, wine, and then heading over to one of the piazzas or parks to mingle and people watch. Tonight was the perfect night in Florence, Italy. Not too…Read more...
Backpacking Europe: Route Planning & Train Schedules
I remember when I was planning my solo backpacking adventure through Europe the most difficult thing for me to figure out before-hand was the train schedule, especially when I wanted to check to see if particular sections of my route were doable or if I would reach a particular destination before dark. For example, in…Read more...
Some Towns Were Just Made for the Adventurous Backpacker: Interlaken, Switzerland
Do you ever get the feeling that certain cities were created solely with one specific purpose in mind? There’s a reason that Interlaken makes it onto the Switzerland itinerary of almost every backpacker traveling around Europe and that is because the region caters to backpackers. It is touristy in the sense that most of the…Read more...
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