I’ve had a lot of people ask me the same question ever since I decided that I would do a solo backpacking trip in Europe—“So, how much is this going to cost?” Overall, the trip cost me just a little bit over $3,100. I feel that I budgeted pretty well and was very conscious of […]
revised packing list
Despite my best efforts, I overpacked. It wasn’t super noticeable for the first half of my trip but I was starting to get tired of packing and repacking too many things by the end of it. I will admit that the different climate zones I traveled in did require different kinds of clothes, but I […]
unexpected toronto day
This morning I woke up around 8AM, finished packing, and checked out of the hostel at 9AM. I ate a bowl of cereal while I waited for my taxi at 9:15 and talked to a Russian guy and a Colombian girl for a little while before they both started to say super not chill and […]
budapest day four
Today I got breakfast with Grace and Katie at the hostel and we decided that we wanted to spend the day at Szechenyi Baths, a historical medicinal bathhouse only a 25 minute walk away from the hostel. We got to the baths around noon and got a pass for 4900HUF (18USD).
budapest day three
I got breakfast with Ainura and Grace around 10AM this morning and we hung out in the common area for a few hours while Ainura caught up on some work. We decided to go to the House of Terror, a museum that was formerly used as headquarters during both fascist and communist regimes in Hungary. It […]
budapest day two
This morning I woke up around 9AM and got breakfast with Grace and Ainura at the hostel. Since I didn’t have any clean t-shirts left and my laundry wouldn’t be done until later in the day, I needed to get a short sleeved shirt to wear around for the day since it was projected to […]
budapest day one
I woke up this morning around 8AM, packed, checked out, and left my big bag in the luggage room at the hostel. I went to the grocery store for breakfast and some souvenirs and got a pastry and some Mozartkugel for my family and friends. I then walked over to Belvedere Palace, took some pictures, and ate […]
vienna day two + bratislava day trip
Yesterday I woke up around 9AM to two Mexican girls playing music from their phones at full blast as they got ready for the day and packed all of their belongings for the next leg of their journey. I thought it was really inconsiderate. I took the U-Bahn to Schönburnn Palace around 10AM and bought a […]
vienna day one
I had a really hard time falling asleep last night and didn’t sleep very well once I did. I was awoken around 10AM when the cleaning ladies came into the room, turned on the lights, and had conversations at full volume. Wasn’t exactly the best way to wake up, but it was effective. I woke […]
salzburg day five
Last night we got a new addition to the room, and she snored so loud that I’d thought my earplugs had fallen out. Thankfully I was tired enough fom hiking ~20km that day where it didn’t really bother me as much as it could have, but I still woke up around 9AM pretty tired. I […]