Day in Paris: Overpacking
I've discussed the woes of overpacking in passing before, but here is a little tale of mishap and woe. Probably one of the most exhausting days in my life occurred when I was leaving Paris for Blois and Orleans...
A Week in Paris
A Week in Paris I've put off writing this post for a long time. I've previously discussed how I didn't love Paris and how I want to revisit to improve my opinion. However, I still enjoyed my time there and did...
Travel Mishaps in Madrid, Spain
Travel Mishaps in Madrid, Spain I've mentioned in past posts about my less than wonderful time in Madrid, Spain. I ended my 10 hours in Madrid at about 48 hours with no sleep, paranoid, an upset stomach, and m...
The Tour That Didn’t Go So Well: Bus Tour to Snowdonia, Wales
The One That Didn't Go As Well, Bus Tour to Snowdonia, Wales Liverpool to Wales The entire time I was planning my trip to Cardiff I was highly annoyed at not finding reasonably priced tours to northern Wales...
The Madrid Experience: 5 Things I Didn’t Consider
If past posts haven't alluded enough to the fact that I really didn't like my time in Madrid, let me make it clear: I really didn't like my time in Madrid. My Madrid experience was so bad that it took me about ...
Study French in Orléans, France, for Cheap
Study French in Orléans France! Based on my experience, there are a lot of surprisingly inexpensive study abroad opportunities in foreign countries that won't necessarily be advertised to you. My first study a...
Why I’ll Never Do a 10 Hour Layover Again (Also: How I Don’t Learn the First Time)
As a member of several travel forums and groups one of the questions I often see asked is "I have a 10 hour layover in _____, can I go outside and do something?" The short answer is "Yes", and the longer answer...
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Zurich Airport Doesn’t Belong in the World’s Top 10
Avoiding Stupidity Top Tip #2: Don't leave the terminal where all the lounges are... This isn't just about Zurich, it's also about stupid Paris train stations but Paris train stations don't generally get hyp...
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A Night in Paris: 8 Hours of Misery on the Seine
A night in Paris... Avoiding Stupidity Top Tip #1: Leave more time to catch the last train home I have previously discussed how much I hated my time in Zurich. There is a part 2 to that tale, which deals wi...