A Room with a View
My hotel's a bit dodgy but the view from my room is magical. I didn't know how to describe it to you in words so I just took a picture.
Monday, July 16, 2007
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Welcome!
For two months, I'm on a solo backpacking adventure through the uncharted wilds of Europe. This is the place where you can read about how many times I've lost my luggage (hopefully none) and how much deep insight I've gained into humanity and myself (hopefully a bunch).
p.s. I'm also a freelance writer and you can hire me here.
p.s. I'm also a freelance writer and you can hire me here.
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Where I've Been
What I've Been Eating
- lobster-flavored potato chips
- so... much... gnocchi...
- quorn chik'n patty with wensleydale and blueberries
- brie, grape, and cranberry sandwich
- I never really liked yogurt until I came to Europe
- brie, swiss, hard-boiled eggs, and tartar sauce on whole wheat bread (I literally almost vomited)
- 'greek pita': bread wrapped around sauerkraut, feta, olives, corn, and pickles then submerged in tartar sauce
- pierogies!
- lavendar-flavored latte
- apple and brie quesadilla
- nutella!nutella!nutella!nutella!
- fried camembert with potatoes and tartar sauce
- bionade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- manioc fries with peanut sauce
- once-crispy french fries drowned in approximately three liters of mayonnaise
- a $10 coffee (by accident)
- curry and cardamom pudding at midnight on Air India
- This is where I'll tell you about the weird and delicious food I've been eating.
What I've Been Reading
- Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
- Budapest by Chico Buarque
- The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
- Agatha: The Agatha Christie Mystery by Kathleen Tynan
- Fabulous Things by Kelly Braffet
- How to Make Yourself Miserable by Dan Greenburg & Marcia Jacobs
- The Big U by Neal Stephenson
- Life of Pi by Yann Martel
- The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
- The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy
- Third Girl by Agatha Christie
- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
- How to be Good by Nick Hornby
- Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
- A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
- Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
- Spider's Web by Agatha Christie
- This is where I'll tell you what passes for reading material on trans-atlantic flights and in hostels.
Lessons Learned
- used English-language bookstores are in practically every city and are good for buying cheap books and exchanging your old ones
- Day/month/week metro passes aren't always better. Do the math first.
- In Poland, take out less money than you think you'll need because it takes forever to spend it. In Prague, do the exact opposite.
- if you can avoid night trains, do
- when buying stamps for postcards, specify that it's going to the U.S.
- bring a coat, even in the summer
- exploring the meat section of a local supermarket will provide you with handy vocabulary for figuring out if food is vegetarian
- make sure you understand how a country's currency works before you start spending it
- don't put your train tickets in a "safe place" unless that safe place is actually in your luggage
- This is where I'll share travel tips that I learned the hard way. Hopefully this won't be updated very often...
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- The World's Worst Zen Proverb
- Hypothetical Questions, Famous Paintings, and Corp...
- Same Sunshine, Different Street
- On Saying No (and Yes, too)
- Time Flows from a Hole in a Tree
- From Someone Who Would Know
- Gross Sandwich
- My Apartment in Paris
- Proof that I'm Really in Paris
- French
- The Catch
- Keys and Lightbulbs
- J'Adore
- Ma vie à Paris
- The Wrong Key
- All of Europe is Obsessed With This Product
- A Room with a View
- Paris, pt. deux
- Paris
- Olomouc
- Back in the Czech Republic
- Update
- It's Still Raining and My Backpack is Full of Books
- Highs and Lows, Part II
- Highs and Lows
- Krakow
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2 comments:
i miss you! i just watched the balderdash video again. i miss you! august we can see each other? love you! happy travels!!!!
I miss YOU!!! Yes, I would love to see you in August if the Tampa/Sarasota area is still in your plans. I don't think I'm heading off to New York until around Aug 24th or 25th.
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