SWITZERLAND: Zurich & Lucerne
Zurich has been permanently settled for about 2000 years, and has a history that goes back to it’s founding by the Romans. It is a leading global city and the home to a large number of financial institutions and banking giants. In the past, Zurich has been named as the city with the best quality […]
FRANCE: Strasbourg
The train station in Strasbourg is a phenomenon unto itself. It is a modern sarcophagus of glass enclosing a much older structure. Strasbourg has much of the charm of Annecy but on a much larger scale, but without the beautiful lake and snow capped mountains in the background. That said, neither of them should be […]
LUXEMBOURG: Luxembourg City
Luxembourg is a landlocked country that is about a thousand years old with a population of just under 600,000. Luxembourg City along with Bruxelles and Strasbourg are the three official capitals of the European Union and the seat of the European Court of Justice. This tiny country of just under 100 square miles is a […]
FRANCE: Lyon & Annecy
This is my second visit to Lyon, the gastronomic capital of France. I don’t remember the hotel I stayed in, but this hostel is probably nicer in a lot of ways except for the location. However, style and cleanliness go a long way to making up for that. […]
FRANCE: Brossac, Pons, La Rochelle and Bordeaux
Sweeping out of Paris on a comfortable high-speed train, the French countryside whisks by fields of yellow flowers and wind farms in the distance yielding only to the greenery that surrounds them. As much as I love Paris, I have grown weary of the hustle, bustle, and concrete of big cities. I prefer them the size […]
FRANCE: Paris
Well I’m back in Paris after a brief stop in Moscow Airport. As always it’s a joy to be in the City of Lights. It’s a shame so much darkness has befallen it in the past year due to attacks by religious fanatics, but I wasn’t going to let that keep me from my ongoing […]
UNITED STATES: NYC Pit Stop & Long Island Layover
I got very lucky on my way back from Santiago. It was due to enduring an 11-hour layover in Housto, but managing to snag a flight that left for Newark in just an hour and a half complete with an aisle seat. Upon arrival in Manhattan, I immediately hit Times Square, and picked up a […]
CHILE: San Jose de Atacama, Santiago, Valparaiso
I arrived in San Pedro de Atacama, and proceeded to crash. I had engaged in so many tours in a row without a break that I was completely knackered. Over the last three days, I was even too destroyed to write in the blog. This town has all kinds of tours, but I didn’t do […]
BOLIVIA: La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Salar de Uyuni
La Paz is the world’s highest administrative capital ranging in height from 10,500 feet to 13,500 feet. This is a clear reason for picking up altitude sickness medicine. I have been acclimating to high altitudes in Quito, Cuenca, and Cusco, but I figured why take any chances since I really don’t enjoy vomiting or any […]
PERU: Cusco & Machu Picchu
My fight to Cusco was at 5:30 am so I needed to be at the airport at 2:30 am. I just stayed up, worked on the blog, and drank a lot of great coffee at the airport. It really is phenomenal in this part of the world. I didn’t sleep much on the way to […]
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