european escapade

Really was just a stopover! ...one night in Tokyo ..spent the night reading a book in my hotel room, then attempted to see Tokyo the next day ...quite a failed attempt. ..spent 2 hours on a train (very expensive train, I might add!) ....got lost in a...

 

Oktoberfest 2005

beer, beer and more beer.......

 

Our 'European Vacation' 2006

Phew! Finally made it to Paris after a gargantuan effort packing up our lives in London. We were working 16-18 hour days just trying to sort through all the crap we've accumulated over the past 4 years. But we managed to get the boxes packed and sent o...

 

What Sound Does A Horse Make When It Hits A Train??

Well we are currently on the train from Zurich to Innsbruck. Beautiful scenery. We are now in an compartment train with two other girls who can't be any more than 16 and are smoking. That is one thing I don't think I will be able to get used to. Almost...

 

Europe 2007

Germany, Austria, Switzerland...

 

Teaching in Germany 2005

Had a great day exploring the city using the Red Thread Guide! I thought the city was very pretty and there was lots to see....

 

Eurotrip 05/06

Sweden with Mark and Ben...

 

Europe 2005 - Tour and Post-Tour

October 1 & 2: Random sightseeing and touristy outings around lovely London, including Buckingham Palace, Covent Gardens, Picadilly Circus and the British Museum. The night of the 2nd was spent in Stansted Airport, since we had an early ass flight ...

 

"Rockin' Year in the Berg"

Today was quite a day in Athens. I got up early with plans to go to Olympia, but found out everything closed at 3pm. Since I wouldn't get there until 11:30 with the 5 hour train ride, I figured I could find better things to do with my day. Because I...

 

Europe = love

Saturday morning, I got up and went to meet the other Jill, for a bit of Paris sightseeing. Unfortunately, when we went to put her luggage in the train station lockers, her wallet got stolen. I feel awful, because I actually saw the guy who did it, but...

 

Europe Adventures 2006

We stopped in Graz for 2 days and have stayed for 7! We have had such a fantastic time being shown around the lovely city and beautiful countryside. Relaxing was the name of the game! Andrea and Charlie made us feel very welcome so too did the rest...

 

Munich - For work and pleasure...

Work decided it would be a great idea to end to a Microsoft Conference for Europe, Middle East and Africa (Convergence EMEA). You have to love the MS world... Was a full on trip with the conference atarting at 08:30 and running through till 19:00 co...

 

Trundlewagon travels

Oops i havent really updated this much recently!! so, here is a very quick overview of the last couple of weeks... i left Wurzburg and drove to Halle, to find a hostel where the owner spoke no english and seemed surprised to find an english guest...

 

Germany & Czeck. 2006.

***UNDER CONSTRUCTION***...

 

A couple of work trips...

Well, i headed off to Kent International Airport - flying via Stansted and then driving round the infamous M25 to get there. Was at KIA for 3 days, and can see France from the airport! Well good!!...

 

Euro Trip 2006

We spent this past weekend in Budapest, Hungary. The train ride there took almost 15 hours and our seats were right next to the smoking car (yuck)! Scott and I probably had three packs each by the time we arrived in Budapest. Once we got checked-in to...

 

Munich - Germany

Oktoberfest begins! And what a huge weekend it was. Got into Munich at about 10.30pm Thursday night and headed into town, checked in and then caught up with Nicky McDougall (a friend from Melbourne and her travelling buddy Charity - they're backpacking...

 

Janet and Amber's European Adventure 2007

We had a wonderful time! Click on the map to see our itinerary...

 

Europe xmas 2004

ltr...

 

Europe 2006

Geneva Arrived late wednesday night in a thunderstorm but had a really good hostel booked. Spent next day looking round the lake and museums in the sunshine but best of all the UN. Watched American Pie in the hostel at night and had dinner with some ...

 

Let´s play the traveling game.

That's what I like in my cities. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg blaring through the streets. We decided to take a mini detour to Budapest. It's been muggy and chock full of fun stuff. The day we got here, we discovered that President Bush was following us i...

 

Flughafen München und Dachau

I went to Munich for a work conference looking at the latest and greatest airport equipment - baggage claim devices, and luggage carts.... Amanda, Laurence and Oliver were there too so it was great to meet up with them again. There was a rail str...

 

Europe 2004

home...

 

Justin's World Tour 2006-2007

Greetings everyone from the heart of the former evil empire. Yes I am still alive...this is a good sign haha. Anyways my god do I ever have alot to talk about. Russia is just incredible, lets just say its the most crooked, culturally intense, beautiful...

 

Viena & Lisboa

Sorti'm doreta del Aeroport del Prat direcció Viena...

 

Europe '05

Oh God, Rome… We went there twice. We were there for a total of about 8 days? Something like that anyway. It was so unbelievably hot that I wanted to kill people. Our cabin (another camping ground) thankfully had air-conditioning otherwise I think...

 

Backpacking Europe Fall 2006

I started off coming over to Sweden, on September 6, with a base place at Meg's. She has been in Sweden playing soccer and it has been a great opportunity to stay with her. Her team has welcomed me from the beginning and I have had so many great days s...

 

Oktoberfest - Munich, Germany

Oktoberfest... where do I begin and what adjectives should I use?? I will start with the adjectives: - Enormous, gigantic, crazy, fun, huge, crazy, crazy, crazy! It is not for everyone but I know a lot of people that would absolutely love it! ...

 

Europe 2005

Mozart and Strauss and Sachertorte - and a surprise reunion!!!...

 

Europe Gap Year 2005-2006

Have really enjoyed our time in London. Still feel like we're on holiday even though we have to work. London Weather: Not that bad! Even winter was bearable and the summer days are long and (mostly) sunny. Maybe we struck a good year? Londo...