As some of you may know I was in Europe this past June for a friend’s wedding. It was in a gorgeous little english town called Stow. Really picturesque, like something out of a fairytale. During the few days I was in town for the wedding I stayed at the YHA Stow. I had chosen […]
Travel Tales: YHA London Oxford Hostel Review
Some of you may know that I’ve stayed at YHA hostels before (Hostel or Not to Hostel) and thoroughly enjoyed my time there! It was the YHA London Central last time so I chose to check out the YHA Oxford Street location this time. Since shopping in London is an addiction of mine, this provided […]
YHA 85th Birthday Giveaway!
YHA is turning 85!!! On April 10th, 1930, YHA was officially formed by a group of volunteers who wanted to provide young people with an affordable escape from city life. For 85 years their commitment has been “to help all to a greater knowledge, use and love of the countryside.” And to celebrate, as they […]
3 Months Out Travel Check List
It’s about this time, the 3 month benchmark, that my travel OCD sets in. I start narrowing down my list of sights to see and places to visit (see an example here). By this point you definitely should have your tickets to and from said country. Then comes the tedious part, scheduling. I use Google […]
Travel Tales: Budapest – Part 2
Get out of Budapest Wait what? Why go to Budapest just to LEAVE Budapest? Because you need to go to Eger. Eger is around two and a half hours out of Budapest from Keleti station. There are direct trains, but I decided to be adventurous and took one that required I change about an hour into […]
