I just heard the woman at reception tell someone it might snow tomorrow. Snow! I’m in Interlaken, gateway to the mountains, and it feels more winter than autumn here. Someday I will learn that off-seasons are off for a reason; from monsoons in India to cold, gray, and raining in Europe, sometimes it seems like my timing could use some improvement. In the meantime, I’ll figure out which hiking trails are still open, maybe buy a warmer jacket, and enjoy the mountains.…
Amsterdam is a gorgeous city filled with old buildings and picturesque canals. I’ve been spending a lot of of time walking around and taking pictures of canals and bridges.
Amsterdam is also one of the most bike friendly cities I have ever been in. But pedestrian beware crossing the bike lanes- they don’t stop! It seems just about everyone here has a bike, and the dedicated bike lanes get pretty full come rush hour.…
After almost a full day of plane flights and waiting around airports, I arrived in the UK on Thursday. I’ve met up with a friend, and we have spent the past two days traveling around England, and attempting to adjust to the time zone. We spent yesterday in Oxford, and today we visited Stonehenge and Salisbury.
Stonehenge is believed to be about 5,000 years old. Although much research has been done into the origins or Stonehenge, they don’t really know what its purpose was.…
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The Black Market is one of the largest open-air markets in Asia. Visitors can purchase anything from a ger (Mongolian tent) to solar panels or antiques there.…
As my trip winds to an end, I’m spending a few days in the Bay of Islands, also known as the “winterless north”, hanging out on the beach and getting a tan that is bound to look out of place in the snow that I hear Washington, DC has been getting.
Although I’m still not nearly ready to leave, I feel like I have just about seen all of New Zealand.…
