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Toledo, Cordoba, Sevilla … oh my! Still not warm enough.

I am starting to summarize Spain in fewer words so I can finally catch up to where I am now, Bern, Switzerland. After we finished exploring Madrid, we hiked out on the train system for a day trip to Toledo. What a picturesque town, barely any of my photos of the approach of […]

Madrid: the land of dangling ham shanks, ridiculous gallery security, and ironically delicious vegetarian food

If I never see another Iberian ham leg dangling in front of my face, I will be happy. In Spain, these delighfully cured pig legs (complete with a blackened hoof intact, mind you) are hanging in every grocery store, plenty of other smaller stores, and we even once found a store dedicated totally to […]

London art galleries, museums, churches and monuments - eesh!

It is going to be impossible to write about every aspect of my trip, so I am giving some highlights as much as I can. Since I have been in this internet cafe for several hours now, this will be my last post. Of course I have to talk about the museums and […]

Food in London

As I expected, I had no problems whatsoever eating in London. I even had vegan food that was not all that bad on the airplane! Soon after I arrived I bought some fruit, pita and hummus at a local grocery store for breakfast and snacks. The first day, Donal took me out […]

There is life in London

One of the things that stood out most to me in London, was that despite the fact that the city was crowded and loud, interspersed throughout were beautiful gardens, called squares - little pockets of quiet and luscious spring growth. As I got used to the city I began to seek them out, peering […]

Last day in London - on couch surfing and observations

(at Kensington Palace - and there’s a 159 more photos of London where that came from, once I got over my camera-shy anti-tourist thing). Well, it has been an eventful and overall great experience in London. Sorry for not blogging until now, I’ve been wanting to experience everything and then write about […]

Mapping in progress

Here is a tentative map of my four month path across Europe using Google maps. I will be updating the markers since it will certainly change as I go (meeting people, learning of places I need to see).
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Travel updates part II: 6 days until departure

(15 Ways to Sleep on a Train. Want this zine (via etsy) by illustrator Olimpia Zagnoli. Hope my train rides are more comfortable than this.)

Behind on my research about each city, so far have thought in-depth only about London. Want to limit planning as much as possible to be on-the-go, over-thinking it seems […]

Travel updates

I apologize for being remiss on my posting - I’m 13 days and counting for my trip, which means my life has been filled with the tasks of purchasing VERY EXPENSIVE travel equipment (crying at cash registers) and learning about all of the exciting things I will soon be doing in other countries. This […]

Travelling Solo as a Vegan in Europe

I have been floating on a cloud - planning for my potential 3-4 month trip to Europe has been an outright obsession as it becomes more and more real. I’ve finally begun to look at the detailed, practical planning aspect of the trip and have to keep reminding myself that nothing is set in […]