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Service and Hospitality in Naxos, Kyklades, Greece
It took me a full day of experiencing Naxos to find the word that best describes my hosts at the Margo Studios and the village of Naxos on the port. There is a feeling here that is unlike that of … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels
Tagged backpacking, bed and breakfast review, bed and breakfasts, cyclades, greece, hospitality, hostel review, hostels, hotel review, hotels, island-hopping, islands, kyklades, Naxos, pension houses, review, service, Slow Travel, travel
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Bergen, Norway: The High Cost of Low Living
I arrived in Bergen yesterday afternoon. It’s a lovely town, but not the sort of place with which I could fall in love. It’s a tourist haven. It feels like the outdoorsperson’s variant of a place like Bruges or the … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels
Tagged bergen, budget, budget travel, eating on a budget, europe, Europe Trip, hostels, norway, travel, traveling, travelogue
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Which Hostel is Right For Me? (More Questions to Help You Get What You Want From Travel)
I’ve been meaning to write about hostels for a few months, but it seems today is the day for it. It’s a bit rainy outside, and after three or four days of heavy walking or travel, I’m sticking around the … Continue reading
Walking the Dam
I walked a lot today. I love the feeling I get from long walks. And one really gets to know one’s backpack on multi-mile jaunts through a crowded city. I get to know it’s weight, its dimensions, and its stressors. … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels
Tagged Amsterdam, art, arts, artwork, hostels, model ships, Museums, Netherlands, rijksmuseum, ships, Slow Travel, travel, travels, walking tour, wandering
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Surprise Ferry Crossing
Surprise! Your train is boarding a large boat. This would surprise you, no? Well, it surely surprised me. I suppose I didn’t pay very close attention to the route we’d be taking, or I would have noticed the large body … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Travelogue, Travelogue 2015
Tagged Copenhagen, europe, Ferry Crossing, Hamburg, hostels, train travel, trains, traveling
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