After 3 days in Abu Dhabi, Munaf and I were off to Doha, Qatar for the World Cup. As previously mentioned, we secured tickets about 3 weeks before the start through the friend of my brother’s friend who worked for US Soccer and he hooked us up. Big time. The next challenge we had to…
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After a quick stop in Israel, I continued on to Abu Dhabi to meet up with my friend Munaf for one of the highlights of the entire trip, the World Cup! As mentioned previously, a group of my friends had originally planned on meeting up with me in Qatar for the World Cup but we…
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After a week in Istanbul, I was sick of the cold weather and decided to head south to Antalya, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. There are some really cool ancient ruins down there as well and some world class golf courses in nearby Belek that make it a major European golf destination….
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After spending nearly month back in the US for my little brother’s wedding and bachelor party, it was time to head back out on the road. First stop- Istanbul, Turkey! Istanbul is a beautiful old city with a ton of history, ranging from being part of the Byzantine/Roman empire (then known as Constantinople) to the…
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After 3 months traveling around Europe, it was time to head back to the states for a few weeks for my some wedding festivities for my brother Graham and his wife Krissy. I flew from Copenhagen to St Louis and crashed with my aunt and uncle for a night. Coincidentally, my cousins Sam and Ben…
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Well, that’s a wrap on Europe. Looking back on it, my 3 month Eurotrip was one hell of an adventure that I’ll never forget. Spent time in 33 cities across 18 countries, meeting up with lots of old friends and making a lot of new ones along the way. While I had spent a some…
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After spending a few days in London, Mark, Britt and I flew to Lisbon, Portugal for the next couple of days. Sadly, this would be the end of my travels with them, but we made the most of it. We also had a few more friends meet up with us there. Mark’s cousin, Grace and…
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More tapas, more amigos, and more football Next stop on the journey was Madrid, where Mark and I studied abroad for a semester in college back in 2008. Neither of us had been back since and wow was it great to spend a week back in that beautiful city. Looking back on it, I feel…
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After 4 days in Switzerland, Mark and I got back on the train en route to southern France, Marseille to be specific. This was probably the roughest train day of my entire 3 months across Europe. It involved 4 separate trains, including a train to Lyon that was so packed that we were crammed standing…
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