True North Strong

Hi Everyone! I'm officially in the Italy parts now of Italy. What I mean is, it wasn't feeling very "Italy" when I crossed over from Switzerland up in the Alps, but now it's just like what I've seen and loved from the movies. Milan is the fashion capital of Italy and where all the famous brands (Gucci, Versace, etc.) are all headquartered. This goes back 100+ years and makes some sense as this is also where the raw materials and fabrics are created. Milan is an ancient city g

Hi Everyone! After Bavaria I figured I was so close to Switzerland that I better go and check it out. I hopped on a train from Munich first to Zurich, stayed there for about 3 hours, and then back on the train reach and spend the night in Geneva. Zurich was pretty cool. I scootered around the town which was fun and a great way to see a lot in a little time. I could tell this place is used to having loads of snow, so it seemed a bit odd to be there in +28 Celsius. Geneva wa

Hi Everyone! So some of you may know a bunch of this, and others (like me) will have had no clue going into this. Neuschwanstein Castle was the place in the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang that the baron/bad guys captured and hid the children in. It's also the visual inspiration for the Disney Castle in Disneyland and in the Disney logo/intro to movies. But it's actually the last Castle commissioned to be constructed by Ludwig II one of the last, and certainly the most crazy

Hi Everyone! I'm putting some miles on for this next one. Travelling from Dubrovnik to Split by ferry. Don't worry, it was a safe and barf free journey. Spent the night in Split and then I was back on the main train network. From there I went to Zagreb the capital city of Croatia. The train was very slow and winding. It was beautiful countryside, but it took about 8 hours which felt about 6 hours too long. As you will see in the video, I stayed in what looked like the s

Hi Everyone! Dubrovnik was amazing. Great views of the city, good food, very friendly people. I first went to the nearby Lokrum island to get some good clips of views across to the city and to explore. Lots of outside scenes for Game of Thrones were shot on this island and that TV show has become a major part of tourism in Dubrovnik and on this island. The island had a nude beach but nude only - if you had clothes on you weren't allowed to go and creep on people. From my

Hi Everyone! Sorry for the delay. I've ramped up my speed touring this next bit before Italy and as a result I had little time for editing movies and writing blog posts in between exploring, booking, renting, laundry, being seasick (spoiler for today's video), training, and oh yeah... sleeping. I've finally got some down time now so I am going to try and push hard to get a few of these ready and queued up for you all. Milos, the bits I saw anyway, was very quant and quiet - c

Hi Everyone! Left Mykonos this morning and got to Thira (Greek name for the island of Santorini) at a decent time - about noon. Santorini in my head and the real place were not at all the same - but in a good way. I had always pictured little white buildings each with blue domes/roofs. Yes there were a few of those iconic houses, yes mostly all white, but all sorts of other colors and randomness going on. Actually, Mykonos had more of a consistent theme going on I would ha

Hi Everyone! This is the start of a 3-day adventure through some of the islands of Greece. I have booked the fast ferries along the way and let me tell you... they are FAST! Everything about them is fast, not just the speed (35-40 Knots), but getting on and getting off. It's a wild circus each time. People pushing and shoving, cars and motor bikes whizzing past. Ferry staff yelling and blowing whistles telling everyone to move even faster yet than the already crazy hussl

Hi Everyone! This leg of my adventure was perhaps the most action packed and was certainly included stops at some of the most historic and impactful locations in all of Greece and perhaps within human civilization and advancement. First stop was the ruined city of Delphi. Home of the Oracle of Delphi and once the religious, political, and diplomatic capital of Greece, Delphi even to this day holds a place of great mystery and spiritual significance to the Greek people. Al

Hi Everyone! I've always wanted to go and visit Greece. I have such a fascination and affinity for the ancient culture, god, myths, and actual real life legends. Athens... simply exceeded my already high expectations. The Acropolis was stunning. There is rich history and story seemingly on every street corner and hill top. I learned something that may or may not be obvious to most people - they mix their Ancient Greek letters in with mostly the rest of the roman alphabet a

Hi Everyone! I've been having several action packed days and I have given myself very little time to work on putting together these videos - sorry about that... only a little bit though ;) Istanbul is HUGE - about 16 million people. It took me 1.5 hours on the subway just to make it in from the airport alone. What a sprawling ginormous place. My hostel was right in the heart of the ancient city of Constantinople and just 2 minutes away from the Hagia Sofia and the Blue Mosq

Hi Everyone, I had a little down time and some legal paperwork stuff to do so I was laying low for a few days. My totally awesome and amazing friend Cristian let me stay in his apartment in Bucharest - beyond being such a large and helpful gesture, it was so needed and used. I had the quiet time needed to focus on the things I was working on and to just relax and unwind. Truly cannot say thank you enough Cristian for your generosity and hospitality. I even included a spec

Hi Everyone, I've made it to Romania... specifically Transylvania. I took a night train from Budapest to Brasov. Luckily there were only 3 of us in the 6 person couchette - 6 would have been impossibly uncomfortable I think. 3 was just fine. It wasn't the best sleep but it was fun as a first time experience. I got into Brasov at 9:00 in the morning and my hostel check-in wasn't until 3:00 PM so I decided to hop right onto the bus taking me to Castle Bran, the former home

Hi Everyone! Budapest went off with a BANG!!! When I got here, everyone in the hostel was gearing up to go on a party boat up and down the Danube. Naturally I decided to go along and I'm glad I did. All of Budapest's major buildings and architecture are along the waterfront and they all light up at night - what a view! The party itself was also loads of fun - it was an excellent way to get to know my fellow hostel mates super quickly. I had me some authentic Hungarian mea

Hope I'm not going to offend anyone with the following (trigger warning)... Bratislava was kind of lame. Dirty place, cool castle. Generally unfriendly people. Horrible food. Felt a bit like a missing sense of true identity - like leftovers from the fallen USSR that Czechia even didn't want to keep around either. Certainly the most eastern/closed mindset so far on my trip. There were shines of positivity though throughout. Cute little families taking their kids out and

Hi Everyone, Was in Vienna for the past two days. A lot more quiet of a leg this time 'round. My little "Vienna Boutique Hostel" was a bit of a ghost town. I made the most of it though and put on 37,000 steps yesterday alone! The city was once one of the cultural epicentres for opera, music, art, education, etc. and still lives up to this in many ways. It's very much a destination university town for artists and musicians. Of the people that were in the hostel, some were

Hi Everyone, I just go into Vienna after a wonderful 3 days in Prague. Laszlo, you were absolutely right, Prague is such a beautiful city. The medieval architecture is extremely captivating. Prague is an ancient city built to be protectable and is situated on a giant assed series of hills that kicked my butt several times having to climb. Wanna see the beautiful Pražský hrad (Prague Castle)? It's to over there and up about a bajillion stairs. How about the Petrin Tower,

Hi Everyone, Berlin was so cool. Great food and grand sights to see. I stayed at my first large hostel - St. Christophers. It had some pros and cons. Everything is very laid out and super easy to understand, but it felt a bit like nickel and dimming you and trying always to get in your pocket. You want a late check out? that's easy just 5 Euros. Don't have a padlock? Need a towel? 2 for 1 drinks... at OUR bar downstairs. Etc. Breakfast was only 5 Euros a day if bought

Hi Everyone, Well Amsterdam was a blast. Arrived into Amsterdam Centraal station which really is the central hub of the city. From there I rented a bicycle to help me get around. Amsterdam has a very distinct combination of smells, it's like fresh baked bread and weed fused together. This was the first boutique or smaller business hostel that I stayed at thus far - Coco Mama. They did a great job of making me feel welcome and included, met some good people and made some go

Rain and drizzle all day, but I made the most of it. My little drone is also holding its own with the weather. Oodles of history here in Brussels - and lots of delicious chocolate! Easter is apparently a good time to be here I guess. 23,738 steps so far today. I think I got a lot of good shots with today's video. I tried to include more labelling on the specific locations and points of interest that I stumbled my way into. Heading to Amsterdam tomorrow for 3 sleeps. I wi