I imagine this will be the hardest post I will ever make on this blog but feel it’s a must and equally important to all those who may never have the opportunity to experience a day here. To those that have never visited Oswiecim, its home to Auschwitz, the largest concentration and extermination camp that was run by the Nazis during…
Traveling in Krakow – Poland’s second largest city
October 1, 2011
Traveling in Krakow... another of those city’s that I found myself in to but didn’t have any original plans to visit. Along my travels, I had met so many people that had told me to visit this city that I just wanted to stop in for a few days to check it out and so far, I’m nowhere near disappointed. When…
A five day visit to Budapest, Hungary
September 28, 2011
My next stop was a visit to Budapest, a city known for being the coolest in all of Europe. Okay, maybe that is just opinion but it is definitely a city worth spending at least a few days... and if you are anything like me, you may decide to extend your stay once you get here (just like so many others…
Spending a few days as a Zagreb tourist
September 25, 2011
After leaving from the Plitvice Lakes I decided to be a Zagreb tourist for a couple of days but didn’t really have any accommodation reserved and since it would be at least 9pm by the time I got into town, I knew it could become an interesting night. A friend I had met at Plitvice was also headed to Zagreb after…
The Plitvice Lakes in Croatia
September 22, 2011
As I mentioned in my last post, I was headed to visit the Plitvice Lakes in Croatia as I had heard it was one of the best National Parks in all of Europe. The Plitvice Lakes in Croatia were named as a UNESCO world heritage site and the park itself is divided up into two sections, the upper lakes and the lower…
From Dubrovnik to Split – The Ancient City
September 21, 2011
After spending a few days in Split's southern half, I was headed from Dubrovnik to Split. Like Dubrovnik, Split also sits on the Adriatic coast and my decision travel in Split for a couple days was really just based on others recommendations as I was planning to travel even further north within the country but decided to stop here for a…
A Dedicated Travel Food Post….
September 19, 2011
Ok, with so many people wanting to know what I've been eating so far on this trip and with so many variations across countries, I thought I would just make a dedicated travel food post just for food! So here are some dishes I've tried so far along my travel route. Most were very good, others, not so much... …