Spent the night at Gatwick airport and awakened to a huge mob at the check-in terminal, literally thousands of people waiting in line. Apparently a...

Changed plans and arrived in Tallinn early. Going to spend more time here with maybe a daytrip to Helsinki to meet some Finnish friends I met ear...

This is a really cool hostel located near the walls of old town in Tallinn. There are only 10 beds, so it is also quite small, and you get to kno...

Cool hostel with a friendly fun staff that leads night time excursions out to party for the people staying here. About a 15 minute walk from the bu...

I went here with a large group of people from Fun Frank's Hostel. The hostel has an arrangement with various clubs and bars in Riga so that you don...

The main reason to go to Klaipeda is to see the Curonian Spit, which is a thin strip of land that runs out across the sea. The spit is made up of g...

I am here in Vilnius. Flew here from Warsaw on small Air Baltic propeller plane and was pleased that it didn't fall out of the sky, although I wo...

Everyone says Warsaw is ugly and boring, but I thought the buildings were quite cool looking. Everything here is under construction and I think...

I didn't know anything about the fabled, UNESCO listed Wieliczka Salt Mines before arriving in Krakow, but once I arrived at the hostel tons of p...

Auschwitz was completely different from what I had pictured in my mind. If I didn't know anything about it, and it wasn't surrounded by...

I randomly met up with a group of Californians and two Polish girls who worked at the tourist information booth. The Polish girls wanted to t...

I hopped on a 9AM train from Vienna to Krakow, but unfortunately was unaware that half of the train would split off and head to Krakow, while...

In Vienna and still alive and well, will update more stuff when I get the chance. Unfortunately, everything here in Vienna costs 1 billion dollar...

I was really looking forward to checking out the baths in Budapest, but to be honest was quite disappointed in the entire experience. The Szechenyi...

Budapest was quite nice and the experience was made even nicer because I stayed in a great hostel and met a lot of great people. Budapest is ac...

The castle labyrinths on Buda hill are an odd but enjoyable experience. Apparently the entire complex of underground caves was created entirely by ...

This restaurant, located on a moored ship along the bank of the muddy Danube, was highly recommended by my guidebook, but I found the food unremark...

Really good dessert and cake place on top of Castle Hill in Buda. Founded in 1827, it used to serve desserts for Hapsburg royalty. Its small, shade...

Siofok is a town on the shores of Lake Balaton, one of the largest lakes in Europe. It is advertised as central europe's playground, so I thought...

Blue, Sian, Chris, Issac and I hopped on a bus and made a day trip out to Lake Bled a beautiful lake with crystal clear water and surrounded by the...

There isn't a ton of stuff to see in Ljubljana, so you'll probably make your way to the National Museum at some time or another. Compared to other ...

One of the cleanest hostels and thoughtfully decorated hostels I've stayed at. It's a tiny hostel, with only ~15 or so beds and one bathroom, but i...

This was one of the coolest bars I went to during my Eastern Europe trip. You descend down some steps into a small, dark basement type room and the...

Before coming here I couldn't even pronounce the name of the city (LOO-BLEE-YANA). Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia, is a small, beautiful t...

It's a bit of a walk to hike up the hill where the castle is, and there isn't a whole lot to see once you get to the top, but Ljubljana Castle is w...

Small restaurant near the bottom of the funicular that takes people up a hill to Upper Town. I arrived here with some friends and we asked to sit o...

The Ravnice Youth Hostel is located a bit out of the way from the city center, but it is easily accessible by tram and within walkable distance of ...

Lake Jarun is a manmade lake a few miles outside the city. It is a bit difficult to get to (I rode there on the back of a moped), but offers what i...

This gothic cathedral, located in the upper town ("Gornji Grad") of Zagreb is worth checking out if you are in the area. Built in the 11th centur...

If you are in Zagreb during the summer, before everyone vacates the city for the seaside in August, the outdoor cafes in the streets south of Trg B...

Met with the founders of Pogodak, a leading Croatian search engine. We talked a little bit of business and then they gave me a tour of the city, lo...

Nick, Lucy, Moriah, Kate and I rented a car and we drove to Krka National Park. Al's directions to the hostel were less than perfect, but we manage...

Krka National Park is about an hour away from Split, but it is worth going to if you like the outdoors. Basically, it is a leafy valley with crysta...

If you are in Split for a few days, I would definitely recommend renting a car and exploring the nearby towns and sights. Although Split is an inte...

Al's Place is a cozy little hostel set in the heart of old town Split. The owner of the hostel, Al, is really friendly and loves to show his gu...

A high speed ferry is a good way to get from Italy to Croatia. I took a short morning train ride from Rome to Ancona and caught the SNAV Croatia ...

Checked into Al's Place, the hostel in Split, and met Nick from Melbourne, Lucy from Oxford, and Kate and Moriah from Oregon. They were really frie...

This massive stone building used to be a residence for the Roman emperor Diocletian. Although it was built over 1500 years ago, most of the structu...

After only sleeping a few hours, woke up at 5AM to catch a 6AM train from Rome to Ancona. Met some aussies on the train, and we split a taxi to...

The entrance to the bell tower is in the courtyard next to the main entrance to the palace cellars. For a small fee (less than $2), you get the opp...

We arrived back in Rome just in time to grab an early dinner and head to the Circus Maximus to watch the soccer match. Tens of thousands of peopl...

Positano was amazing - it is like Cinque Terre, but the cliffs are even more dramatic and the town is bigger. The hostel we stayed at was ideally...

I believe that this is the only hostel in Positano, so it is a bit pricier than normal hostels. I stayed in a 16 person mixed dorm room that smelle...

Took a day-trip to the small town of Cerveteri to explore the unesco listed Etruscan Tomb sites. On the bus ride over I chatted with the guy next...

After wandering around London in a zombie-like state after 30+ hours of no sleep, I caught a train to Stansted airport. While waiting in lin...

Arrived  safely in London. 12hr layover before flight to Rome so I have just been wandering around the city. Like it better this time around...

I'm one of those people who don't really get too excited about anything until it's actually happening. Although I leave in less than 48 hours...