Visited Mauthausen concentration camp today. Was extremely gut-wrenchingly difficult. I wrote tons in my journal but am going to make this quick, because I’m still processing my thoughts and they’re kind of fuzzy. I guess I’m feeling sort of shell-shocked,…
Slow down, you crazy child
Well, the trip’s almost over and I can’t believe how fast time has flown. We’re here in Vienna now, and there’s nine days left of the Contiki tour and then we’ll be spending a week in Ireland, and I come…
Venice is sinking
Back in Italy, and it’s sure nice being able to read the alphabet again and having toilets where the toilet paper flushes – though the campsite we’re staying at here, just outside Venice, is completely out of toilet paper already.…
Update from Athens
Just a quick update from Athens. Mykonos was beautiful. I wish I could stay on the Greek Islands forever! We spent two full days and one half day there and it wasn’t nearly enough. Both days we just sat on…
Under the weather
Loving Corfu, despite still feeling sick. Yesterday, we decided to go to the beach. We missed the bus from the hotel by about a minute, so we took a cab into town. After a quick bite of lunch, we caught…
Greetings from Corfu
Greetings from hot, sunny Corfu. It’s absolutely beautiful here. We arrived here early this morning via overnight ferry from Italy. The ferry itself wasn’t too exciting, but I think I’m going to enjoy it here in Greece. Italy was very…
Ciao from Florence!
Hi everyone, I’m just writing this real quick from an Internet Cafe in Florence, Italy. I’ll have to keep it short cause I don’t have much time, but for those of who who’ve been sending me updates from home, keep…
On the Riviera
Hello from the French Riviera. Yesterday we drove. And stopped. And drove. And stopped at a picturesque town called Aigues-Mortes, where there were good creperies and pretty art shops. Then we drove some more, and stopped, and drove… and finally…
Hola from Barcelona
Day seven. I can’t believe we’ve only been on tour for a week. It feels like eternity, and it’s hard to imagine a time when I wasn’t traveling on this bus or hanging out with this group. We arrived in…
Chateaux and wineries
Hello from Beaujolais. Yes, we’re in wine country, staying at a veritable Chateau with a swimming pool and vineyards all around. It’s just like in the movies. Yesterday morning, I dragged myself out of bed, totally exhausted, onto the bus…