Whew, what a year! I started the year all low key with no expectations and wham, bam, least year shall now forever more be defined as my year of travel.

( I've been a busy bee year this year )

So, I'm going to New York in November ( Read more... )

Since committing myself to my Balkan adventure, I now find myself at a bit of a frenzy checking and double checking the costs and the exact date as to when I will be leaving. The news of my workmate, TM’s impending nuptials at her hometown of Thessaloniki at the same time of my expected departure has led to me to reconsider a slight change to my ( Read more... )

After a couple of months of toiling about, I have officially committed to my Balkan adventure and have decided on my final route to Istanbul on the train. Have sent off my itinerary to European Rail for a quote before booking the tickets from them closer to the dates. I have decided to travel in the middle of September mainly because Istanbul will ( Read more... )

Back from Vienna. It was lovely and cold and the snow definitely boosted me a notch towards the whole Christmas spirit. The highlights and lowlights are as follows ( Read more... )

I'm jetting off to my Hapsburg holiday tomorrow. Ridiculous flight at stupid o'clock but it means that I get an extra whole day to run around in Vienna. Current weather forecasts shows that it will be bitchin' cold and a possibility of snow. What a great way to kick start my Christmas mood: eating roasted chestnuts and walking around the ( Read more... )