Author: Austin G
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Ibiza, Spain-Europe Day 6
Waking up in the Che Guevara suite, last night’s hijinks were but a distant memory, with only a faint reminder in the form of a minor headache. Kiana and I had the free breakfast at the hostel, croissant, orange juice, and coffee. It wasn’t much, but the croissant was one of the best I’ve ever…
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Ibiza, Spain-Europe Day 5
What a difference a good night of sleep makes. I felt like a new man waking up in Ibiza. Kiana and I grabbed a quick breakfast down on the beach and moved our bags over to the hostel across the street. The hostel was the most hippyesque place I have ever stayed, to give an…
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Final Thoughts on the cruise
I loved the idea of travelling to Europe by way of cruise ship, but at the same time I realize it was probably detrimental to my backpacking experience. After two weeks on a cruise, I became accustomed to 3 buffets a day and a fancy stateroom. However, my backpacking experience will be nothing like that.…
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Barcelona-Ibiza, Spain-Europe Day 4
My first real day of Backpacking Europe. Kiana and I woke up, showered and packed our bags to be out of the room by 11am, a checkout time we later learned is nearly universal. Our first stop of the day was back downstairs to the hotel where our parents were staying to continue using their…
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Barcelona, Spain-Europe Trip Day 2
Last night seemed like a faint memory walking down the nearly vacant Las Ramblas. Aside from an occasional streamer, all indications of last nights mayhem were gone. We spent the day exploring Gaudi’s park at the top of Barcelona. The park was absolutely beautiful. Gaudi had originally designed it to be a private neighborhood, but…
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Cruise
I journaled my entire cruise trip, but most of the details proved to be boring. Not to say the cruise was boring but most of the entries read something along the lines of this “Got up late, ate breakfast buffet, played chess with Ali, read for a bit, lunch, shuffleboard, gym, shower, dinner, more chess…
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Barcelona, Spain-Europe Trip Day 1
My first day in Barcelona off the cruise ship was exhausting to say the least. We woke up on the ship at 6, ate breakfast at 6:30, and disembarked at 7. As early as all this was keep in mind I also went to bed at 4am the night before. Stepping onto land and leaving…
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Cruising to Spain
The next few weeks months are going to be filled with a lot of travelling for me. I’m going on a two week cruise with my family starting May 14th and arriving in Spain May 28th. The cruise is through Disney Cruise Lines leaving out of Port Canaveral travelling south to Castaway Cay, Disney’s private…