http://travelpunk.com/blogs/offhegoes03 Solo backpacking in Europe before Grad School takes over my life Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:33:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey guys, I kept a more extensive blog of my travels this summer for my family and wasn't able to update this one as much.  I just imported all of my blog entries from the other blog and I will hopefully add in some pictures as well.  Also, I will ... http://travelpunk.com/blogs/offhegoes03/2008/10/06/photographic-interview/ This trip has felt like it has lasted forever, and yet I also can´t believe how fast this trip has gone by.  I fly back to the States tomorrow, and I´m both excited to come back and yet I want to stay longer.  I will post a big post once I ... http://travelpunk.com/blogs/offhegoes03/2008/07/08/i-can%c2%b4t-believe-a-month-has-already-gone-by/ I arrived in Barcelona this morning and I´m checked into my hostel.  The night train was alright, but I was on the top bunk in a 4 bed cauchette.  I had heard it gets hot in the top bunk because of the closed space and the heat rising.  Hot doesn´t ... http://travelpunk.com/blogs/offhegoes03/2008/07/08/last-post-from-abroad/ So I'm not sure if any of you guys have  talked to my parents or not, but apparently the high speed trains in France fill up pretty fast on weekends.  I got down to the train station pretty early, got a ticket and hopped on a train.  Unfortunately I looked at ... http://travelpunk.com/blogs/offhegoes03/2008/07/05/i-guess-there-could-be-worse-places-to-be-stranded/ I can't type for too long since my internet time is almost over, but I promise to fill in the gaps once I get back from my trip.  I've been keeping a journal almost every day just so that I remember everything that goes on.  Mountain Hostel in Gimmelwald, Switzerland is ... http://travelpunk.com/blogs/offhegoes03/2008/07/03/gimmelwald-is-one-of-the-most-amazing-places-i-have-ever-been/ Today was the biggest hike that I have attempted so far.  Gimmelwald where I'm staying is at about 1400 meters high and the peak of Schilthorn was about 2900 meters high.  It was also the location of one of the Bond films (one of the really bad ones apparently.  I ... http://travelpunk.com/blogs/offhegoes03/2008/07/02/to-the-top-of-schilthorn/ So I just got to Switzerland yesterday evening, and I definitely did not build it up too much for myself.  The views are amazing and I will definitely do a bit of hiking this week.  I can't write a lot now because some people are waiting to use the computer, but ... http://travelpunk.com/blogs/offhegoes03/2008/06/28/switzerland-at-last/ So yesterday I headed out on an "alternative berlin tour" with someone from the hostel.  It's supposed to take you to the cultural and "insider" locations in Berlin that you wouldn't normally see on a tour.  Parts of the tour were pretty cool, but it was the tour guide's first ... http://travelpunk.com/blogs/offhegoes03/2008/06/24/berlin-street-artalternative-tour/ So, things were going a bit too smoothly, and something was bound to go wrong eventually.  I’ve been moving around so much, that I forgot that I would be arriving in Munich on a weekend.  When I tried to book some of the hostels, they were all booked up for ... http://travelpunk.com/blogs/offhegoes03/2008/06/22/change-of-plans-slightly/ Hey guys, just an update on things.  I got here in Berlin yesterday around 5:30 in the evening.  I booked my train ahead of time for Switzerland so that I do not have to go back to the station until I leave on Friday.  Apparently the public transport is really ... http://travelpunk.com/blogs/offhegoes03/2008/06/22/berlin/