After 18 months, 16 countries, 8 currencies, 2 summers at camp, 1 winter in England, 40 hostels, 5 hotels, 5 campgrounds, 19 other-people's-houses,…

I do realise that Singapore is not in Europe, and therefore possibly slightly out-of-place in my "European Adventure" blog, but it was really just …

One flight from Spain to London, one shuttle bus from the airport to the train station, one train from Luton to Farringdon, one tube from Farringdo…

My time in Spain just happened to be during the week of a public holiday - and therefore of an extra long-weekend for my hosts, who are teachers.&nbs…

Once I'd arrived in Spain I really just wanted to lounge around and do nothing, but I figured that since I was in the area I should at least spend a …

After what seemed like an inordinately long train ride, especially after all the other nitty-gritty problems in the south of France, I finally ar…

This was the plan: to catch the 10:30am bus from Avignon to Barcelona.  Sounds so simple, right?  Well I arrived at the bus station @ 10am …

After getting out of Nice ASAP, I headed into Provence to Avignon.  As soon as I arrived I felt much more at ease - things were looking much mor…

I would like to dispute all those people out there who say Nice is nice.  Which is quite disappointing, because "the French Riviera" sounds so e…

I woke up this morning not actually knowing where I was going, except that I wanted to head in France.  (It was only [sometimes] possible …

The next stop on my Swiss sojourn was Vevey (don't you just want to say 'Vevey' over and over again?  That's why I had to visit here).&nbs…

Well since I stayed one extra day, why not another?  Although these weren't actually extra days really, since my original plan had been to …

Well after all my complaining, I did get to have my day(s) in the mountains after all.  I woke up Sunday morning intending to just cut my …

I left Venice, and spent a day on the train heading into Switzerland.  Even though it was getting dark as we travelled, things were looking fabu…

Next stop in Italia: Venezia.  I arrived on Monday afternoon & went out to explore - all the guidebooks say that everyone will get los…

Today we got up supposedly early to head out for a quick morning trip to Pisa.  I went with a two other girls staying at the hostel, Reena…

And so to Firenze.  I stayed at a hostel that had one of the most interesting breakfasts included in the price - you could choose from cer…

(well you didn’t expect me to be here & not use that for the title, did you?)   On Wednesday I headed out in the dubious-lookin…

From Naples I sped up to Rome, and had the great pleasure of catching up with Char - one of my friends from camp.  It's always just cool to…

So I was quite sad to leave the great hostel I stayed at, but then I was going to stay with some family friends who are missionaries in Naples, …

My first few days in Naples I stayed at a hostel named "Hostel of the Sun" (HOTS).  Lonely Planet had listed this hostel as their pick for the c…

Once again it was time to visit one of these essential stops on the tourist route.  I had been thinking of just spending my first day in Napoli …

To get from Croatia to Italy I jumped on a ferry and sailed across the Adriatic Sea.  I do love ferries - I mean I just love water in general, a…

Joy of joys, somehow I managed to find the hostel in Dubrovnik without any problems!  And really a map won't help you out in Croatia - oft…

This morning I went out for one last sashay along the Split waterfront before jumping on a bus bound for Dubrovnik.  Apparently I'd never look…

Apparently I am just not having much luck with finding my booked accommodation in Croatia.  I hadn't got around to printing the instructions to …

So after my Croatian night-time adventure, I wake up the next morning and it's absolutely pouring with rain.  The sort of rain that doesn't look…

I arrived in Zagreb about 8pm last night, it was pouring with rain, and I had about a 10 minute walk to the hostel.  Then it took me a whi…

Are you ready for a story?    So I got on a bus in Zagreb, headed for Plitvicka Jazera (the Plitvice Lakes).  I had booked…

This afternoon I got on a train to Zagreb - I'm sure when I looked it up online it said there were no changes, but in fact I had to change to a …

I feel I've probably used that quote before, and in reference to the actual rocks & mountains that Elizabeth Bennet was referring to, but ohhhh…

...with The Sound of Music.  Well, not literally, and in fact really Mozart is more famous here than Julie Andrews, but let's not get picky. Fir…

Overheard in Vienna:  "Everyone's advertising Wiener Schnitzel on their menus..." (Really?  in Vienna?  That's weird...)[random mo…

I left Prague yesterday morning, I was just kind of itching to move on.  So I headed south to the small town of Cesky Krumlov, which many people…

My last day in Prague I actually had a fairly lazy morning & then headed up to Prague Castle to explore.  It's a very large collection of bu…

I arrived in Prague on Friday afternoon, and was quickly fooled into thinking it was pleasantly warm here (I was carrying all my bags, wearing my big…

Early on Thursday morning I left Berlin, really thinking there was no way I was going to make the train I planned to catch because I never leave enou…

Well firstly, my last day in Paris I had lunch with Vanessa (another camp friend) - it was really such a lovely way to finish my Parisian time, just …

Okay, so I didn't exactly visit Brussels, but the bus did stop there on the way to Berlin, and I just wanted it to show that on my travel map!  …

The last three days have been packed with sightseeing, and every night my legs have felt like they might never move again (but luckily they always …

On my arrival in Paris yesterday my first thought was to completely collapse and sleep, but I wasn't going to waste my first afternoon in F…

The last week has been spent busily planning & researching & organising & shopping... and just completely vegging out and getting over a …