Across Europe there are a few hostels that consistently get positive word of mouth where backpackers find out that hostel is a place to party. Continue reading
Five Things to do in Edinburgh
Making the decision to spend time in Edinburgh Scotland is a wise one. The city has a wonderful gothic veneer and greyish aesthetic that is a fitting compliment for the usual cloud cover. Continue reading
Copenhagen’s Can’t Miss Summer Events
Perhaps it’s the length and severity of their winters, but when the summer comes the Danes lavish it in and make the most of their sun filled days. Continue reading
How to Survive Queens Day in Amsterdam
Queen’s Day is one of Europe’s most uproarious parties and one that challenges both Amsterdam’s civil infrastructure as well as party goers’ livers. Continue reading
How to Do Copenhagen Right
Copenhagen is a fantastic city and the centre of Danish cultural life. The Danes themselves are a wonderfully open minded, friendly bunch that always welcome new comers to their city and enjoy showing the best places to go and the best things to do. Continue reading
An Intro to Amsterdam’s Red Light District
To deny that the Red Light District (RLD) in Amsterdam is one of the most compelling and intriguing of the city’s attractions for tourists would be a bold faced lie. Continue reading
How I Moved to Amsterdam with $500
I remember being in Australia and falling for a beautiful Dutch girl and the plan forming that I would move to Amsterdam with her. Continue reading
Choosing Between Traveling Europe or Australia – The Differences
Travel comes down to choices as travelers cannot go everywhere as much as they wish they could. Stealing from Paul Newman’s famous prison film Cool Hand Luke: “no man can eat 50 eggs” and no traveler can go everywhere. Continue reading
The First Step to Becoming a Traveler
Same as a writer writes, a traveler travels… may seem elementary in its simplistic logic, but actually having the courage to pull off your first extended travel is a process often fraught with uncertainty and fear. All of us have been around big talkers who talk about things they are going to do than never do them. The essential first and fundamental element of becoming a traveler is this. Continue reading
The Benefits of Traveling Eastern Europe
Europe has such a multiplicity of different offerings that there really is no way to see it all in one go. Often what happens is people travel in either the east or west of the continent. Continue reading