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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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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Next stop on the journey was Switzerland, land of the most beautiful scenery you’ve ever seen and some of the most mediocre food at the highest prices that are guaranteed to really piss you off. I really had a hard time with this. I would have been fine with it being expensive if it was…
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After 4 days in Paris, my friend Mark and I caught a flight to Berlin. Mark and I were roommates at Tulane, studied abroad together in Madrid and have spent like 4 years living together spread across New Orleans and Atlanta. We spent the next month or so traveling together and had an amazing time….
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After London, I headed down to Brussels for a couple days to meet up with some more friends. I have to admit that it was very nice spending the past 2 weeks in English speaking countries but upon entering Belgium I was back into some fun new linguistic challenges. Belgium is interesting, as depending on…
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Amsterdam, The Fringe comedy fest, the NCAA college football opener in Dublin, and reunions with old friends in London After Milan, my friend Ed and I went up to Amsterdam for a few days before he flew home and I continued on to Edinburgh. Amsterdam is one of my favorite cities on the planet and…
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After 2 days in Naples I caught a train to Rome to meet up with my friends Stracco, Ed and Haythem. Haythem owns a house in Carbognano Italy, which is a small village of 2000 people about an hour north of Rome and an hour south of Tuscany. Carbognano was where we spent a majority…
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As I have reiterated throughout this blog, the best plan is no plan, as it offers you full flexibility to realign yourself and see all the coolest shit nearby that you may not even be aware of until you hear about it from a local. It happened again while we were in Italy and learned…
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Next stop on our trip, Ljubljana Slovenia! First things first, it’s pronounced Loo-blee-ana. Mastering that took a bit of practice. Secondly, Slovenia completely blew my mind. I did not have many expectations going there and I was blown away by how beautiful the small country is. Additionally, I learned that Slovenia has some incredible wines,…
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We started off our Croatia adventure with 2 days in Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik has gained a lot of popularity in recent years with tourists due to it being a primary filming location for Game of Thrones. If you’ve seen the show, the Old Town area was where they filmed the scenes for Kings Landing. We spent…
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On to Europe! First stop, Sarajevo where I was meeting up with my friend Bri from Tulane and her husband Ryan who have spent the last year living in Bucharest Romania, where she was a visiting professor. I was super excited to meet up with some friends after travelling solo the past 5 weeks. I…
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