Europe

Wednesday, August 19, 1998 I woke up this morning with a plan, check out and grab a train to Kilkenny. I hadn’t looked at the train schedule, so I went …

Monday, August 17, 1998 I got a bed in the first hostel I went to. I’m really beginning to doubt “Let’s Go” when it comes to accommodation warnings during the …

Sunday, August 16, 1998 This morning I faced a day without theater. I dropped my bags at the bus station, and went up to Piccadilly. Once there, I went to …

Thursday, August 13, 1998 I was supposed to get my laundry back today, but it got misplaced or for some reason it couldn’t be found. This was a little frustrating. …

Tuesday, August 11, 1998 I woke up and showered. I’m relegated to my long sleeve shirt until I do laundry (at a hostel in London, hopefully). I’m on the TGV …

Sunday, August 9, 1998 I woke up this morning with a need to get myself out of Paris. Unfortunately, my best option was the budget travel offices which were conveniently …

Journal entries from Venice, Italy during Dave’s 1998 backpacking trip in Europe. He visits San Marco, Peggy Guggenheim Museum, and more.

The following journal entry was written Saturday, August 1, 1998: Today I woke up early in order to get to the Vatican before any lines formed. Well, there ended up …

The following journal entry was written Friday, July 31, 1998: I met a whole bunch of friendly people last night from all over the world: Australia, Canada,England, Scotland, and Norway. …

The following journal excerpt is from July 29, 1998: This morning we woke up early to avoid any lines at the Duomo. We ended up getting there around 10:30 AM, …

Monday, July 27, 1998 So we’re on a train to Florence right now (minus Bill). I finally tended to my feet today. I only have one blister, and it isn’t …

Saturday, July 25, 1998 I rushed back to the hotel, and we checked out around 12:15 PM. The people there screwed us, but I really didn’t care about that. The …

Spain is on my short list of western European countries to visit on my backpacking trip. Spain also happens to be the home of Chef Ferran Adria of El Bulli …

The following journal entry was written Friday, July 24, 1998: With no air conditioning, and five people in one room, last night was hot and uncomfortable. I slept well, especially …

The following journal entry was written on Thursday, July 23, 1998: When we arrived in Venice, I was still feeling ill. It was about 9 AM, and we had a …

There was a guy at my college who use to say “Prague is the bomb” so often it has been eternally etched in my memory. Luckily, my experience visiting the …

In honor of my parents current vacation in Belgium and The Netherlands, I am posting three journal entries from my time in Amsterdam. The following entries were written July 14-17, …

Since reading The Lost Girls’ post on their trials and tribulations in northern Vietnam (especially the part about the cab ride from hell), I started to reflect on my own …

I continued to read “On the Road” while everyone returned to the room. Above me was a beautiful brunette from NYC. To my right was a beautiful blonde from New …

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I’ve selected two previous journal entries from my adventures in Europe. Enjoy! Days 47: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 I decided to spring for another …