Bratislava, Slovakia June 16th 2010 It was raining when I arrived. My damn rain jacket was at the bottom of my backpack. What was I going to do, I had to unpack everything just to get to it. It always takes me a while to get my bearings straight when I arrive in a new…
Author: KK
The Longest Nights
Let’s talk about hostel roommates. You run into all kinds, the quiet mind-my-own-business ones (like myself), the friendly chatty small talk ones, the noisy ones who get home late at night drunk…let’s talk about the last one, since the other two are ok in my book. Example : Last night, 2:47 am, the door is…
Potential snags are coming up…
Russian visa, how do I obtain one outside of the USA? This is going to be tricky. My initial plan was to travel to Helsinki, Finland and apply at the Russian embassy there but it’s not so simple. Not only do the Russians require a ton of documentation (which I may or may not have…
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest, Hungary June 14th, 15th 2010 WARNING : Reading further may cause nausea and temporary trauma I am now temporarily blind. Ok, don’t panic just yet, it’s only a metaphor.I was over at the famous Gellert thermal baths yesterday, trying to relax after a long walk from Pest to Buda (and up and down and…
Krakow, Poland
Krakow, Poland June 11th, 12th, 13th 2010 Pianos everywhere. That’s how I would describe Krakow. Seriously, there are random pianos lying in various parts of the town, I don’t know what they symbolize and neither do the locals apparently (at least the young fellow I asked). They’re just…there. Krakow town square is flooded with people,…
Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic June 7th and 8th 2010 Cesky Budejovice June 9th 2010 day time I was a 60 year old for two days. I hung out with Jack, Mel, Kevin, and Heather while in Cesky Krumlov. The youngest of the group besides myself was Jack, who turned 60 this year. The rest were…
Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic June 5th and 6th 2010 This is my third time trying to type up a Prague entry. To be honest, I just can’t find the inspiration to write up a good entry. I tried to type up paragraphs of things I did, people I met, beer I drank, funny shit that happened…
Lessons learned so far…
Not a complete list but these comes to mind at the moment… – I need two pairs of pants. One pair is inconvenient because when you wash one pair, you gotta wear something else if you want to go out instead of say, my board shorts, which is all I have now that I lost…
Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Germany May 3rd and 4th 2010 I am an idiot for missing the 9:00 am bus to Prague by 5 minutes. I am an idiot. Spent another €22.50 to get another ticket to Prague at 3:00 pm. I am an absolute idiot. Good job by me dilly dallying around the kitchen, chatting with random…
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands May 30th, 31st, June 1st My hostel is located in the middle of the Red Light District. Yes, I am serious. The group of American students I met in Brussels recommended this hostel and with no hostel reservations yet, I decided to stay there. It had the best rooms/showers I’ve had during my…