Category Archives: Europe 2006

Where have all the toilet seats gone?

Where have all the toilet seats gone?! I can’t even count how many times I’ve had to hover over the porcelain rim because someone ripped off the seat. Are there gangs of kids running around somewhere with stolen toilet seats … Continue reading

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Roman Grafitti

Riding the train from Cinque Terre to Rome was just like driving through Northern California. Dry, hot, brown. Every town we passed through seemed to have a dusty, worn out quality. The paint was chipping off of the 300 year … Continue reading

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More photos of Cinque Terre

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Cinque Terre

The attitude shift between Paris and Italy is staggering. Where a person would be polite in Paris, another would be you best friend in Italy. I arrived in Cinque Terre Monday, exhausted and smelly from not having slept in a … Continue reading

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How to sleep in Paris for free

So, Saturday, I did something very bad. I didn’t go to the train station to buy my ticket until the day I was planning to leave. I had already checked out of my hostel (the people there were ass-holes anyway) … Continue reading

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Impressions of Paris

I’m in Paris. I arrived the day of the Soccer World Cup Finals between France and Italy. When I stepped off of the airplane I was thoroughly terrified. This is the first non-English speaking country I´m visiting (although whether Ireland … Continue reading

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The Globe

The Globe Anyone who has ever read Shakespeare must see a play at The Globe Theater while they are in London. This is the place where theater history was made. All of Shakespeare’s plays were originally performed in this theater. … Continue reading

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Picture yourself in London

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London by foot

Note: the “Third floor” at the Astor Leinster inn really means Fourth floor plus one. So here I am, about to pass out on the floor because I’ve just walked several miles and up several flights of stairs with a … Continue reading

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Dublin Bomb Scare

So I was in the Dublin airport about to get in line for Ryan air at 1:30 p.m. to check in my bags when suddenly I heard shouting. I looked up and saw people running for the doors. Seeing people … Continue reading

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