Europe Travel Journals

Ambrosiana Art Gallery

by Tom
13th December 2003

Milan is beautiful and has many other sights but I remember this Gallery for 3 main things: 1. Got a haircut nearby before going in a tiny little hairdresser in a side alley before going but one of the best cuts I've had anywhere. 2. Leanardos "Portrait of a Musician" there is some dispute as to whether it is really a Da Vinci but very intricate small [Travel Journal]

TheDorchester

Europe » United Kingdom » England » London » City

by Tom
4th November 2003

Small digression from postings about Toronto - when I travelled more to Europe one thing that struck me was all the references to Hemmingway - where he slept, ate and wrote etc. One such location was the Dorchester hotel on Park Lane, NE side of High Park. There is this bookstore on the north side of Cambridge Circus I always go to when I was in London [Travel Journal]

Training

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Isle of Wight » Cowes

by Pikey
13th October 2003

The Boat....
Well, this is the boat I'm on. Used to be called Tyco II. Serious stuff.

Well, I'm in. Felt like the proverbial spare part a lot of the time, not wanting to touch anything in case the guy 100ft (yes, 100ft!) up the mast suddenly came crashing down to the deck. Did my fair share of grinding, which comes with the territory when you're built like a rugby player. How do you think that guy got up the mast? Learnt a bit [Travel Journal]

Training!!!

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Isle of Wight » Cowes

by Pikey
10th October 2003

Well, what I thought was going to be a chilled day, meeting the skipper and crew for a look around the boat, followed by a pie and a pint, has turned into two days of sail training! Got to be at Cowes ready to set sail by 10am tomorrow, which meant a lot of running about for my dear old mum yesterday, collecting foul weather gear for [Travel Journal]

Baptism of Fire!

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Isle of Wight » Cowes

by Pikey
7th October 2003

Well, I've just signed up to help deliver a 60ft Volvo racing yacht from Cowes to the Canaries, non-stop. It'll either be the best 8-10 days of my life, or I'll never want to see another boat again as long as I live. Watch this space. [Travel Journal]

A long time comming

Europe » France » Paris

by Scarver
23rd September 2003

Here's a long update that covers a bout a week, Get comfortable and enjoy! I need to catch you all up on a few days. I think I last entered comments having just arrived in Gryon. I checked in for 1 night and w/in 5 minutes had extended it to 2. The girl working there had just finished her undergrad pre-med and was enrolled in med school. [Travel Journal]

More updates

Europe » switzerland » Interlaken

by Scarver
13th September 2003

I got up this morning around 7am. I have neglected to do laundry until now (except a few pairS of socks I washed my dancing on in the bath tub w/ shampoo as I showered in Lyon), so I took it all down to the laundry room, went up took a shower, ate breakfast, and it just finished the wash, so I have another hour and a [Travel Journal]

A bunch of updates while I have 15 minutes

Europe » France » Southern France » Lyon

by Scarver
11th September 2003

I have learned the true difference between vacationing and touring. I can barely walk my legs are so sore. My feet sting with pain, and my ankles each have matching bleeding blisters from my most comfortable boots! I took a minute to understand why and mapped out what I walked today (a typical day thus far) it's somewhere between 12 and 15 miles, plus standing around in [Travel Journal]

a remedy

Europe » Poland

by ewrakej
8th September 2003

it always helps, a single thought of going up, gasping for breath, carrying all gear on your back, feeling your body when even a single thought seems to add some extra grams to all your always-excessively stuffed backpack. and when it actually happens i always find myself utterly happy so this is the remedy. mountains. and i have sensed that coming. this longing and desperate need to [Travel Journal]

through the looking glass

Europe » Poland

by ewrakej
6th September 2003

a bit of a substitute for a real experience. a visit to aquarium and getting sooooooo jealous of OTHER people getting so close to all those magnificent sharks and mantarays and turtles...uhh i have to try it one day. really feel like doing some diving. then a looooooooong walk chased by the sunset. another day not completely lost :-) [Travel Journal]

Ambrosiana Art Gallery Europe » Italy » Milan	by Tom 13th December 2003
Milan is beautiful and has many other sights but I remember this Gallery for 3 main things: 1. Got a haircut nearby before going in a tiny little hairdresser in a side alley before going but one of the best cuts I've had anywhere. 2. Leanardos "Portrait of a Musician" there is some dispute as to whether it is really a Da Vinci but very intricate small [Travel Journal]

TheDorchester Europe » United Kingdom » England » London » City	by Tom 4th November 2003
Small digression from postings about Toronto - when I travelled more to Europe one thing that struck me was all the references to Hemmingway - where he slept, ate and wrote etc. One such location was the Dorchester hotel on Park Lane, NE side of High Park. There is this bookstore on the north side of Cambridge Circus I always go to when I was in London [Travel Journal]

Training!!! Europe » United Kingdom » England » Isle of Wight » Cowes	by Pikey 10th October 2003
Well, what I thought was going to be a chilled day, meeting the skipper and crew for a look around the boat, followed by a pie and a pint, has turned into two days of sail training! Got to be at Cowes ready to set sail by 10am tomorrow, which meant a lot of running about for my dear old mum yesterday, collecting foul weather gear for [Travel Journal]

Baptism of Fire! Europe » United Kingdom » England » Isle of Wight » Cowes	by Pikey 7th October 2003
Well, I've just signed up to help deliver a 60ft Volvo racing yacht from Cowes to the Canaries, non-stop. It'll either be the best 8-10 days of my life, or I'll never want to see another boat again as long as I live. Watch this space. [Travel Journal]

A long time comming Europe » France » Paris	by Scarver 23rd September 2003
Here's a long update that covers a bout a week, Get comfortable and enjoy! I need to catch you all up on a few days. I think I last entered comments having just arrived in Gryon. I checked in for 1 night and w/in 5 minutes had extended it to 2. The girl working there had just finished her undergrad pre-med and was enrolled in med school. [Travel Journal]

More updates Europe » switzerland » Interlaken	by Scarver 13th September 2003
I got up this morning around 7am. I have neglected to do laundry until now (except a few pairS of socks I washed my dancing on in the bath tub w/ shampoo as I showered in Lyon), so I took it all down to the laundry room, went up took a shower, ate breakfast, and it just finished the wash, so I have another hour and a [Travel Journal]

through the looking glass Europe » Poland	by ewrakej 6th September 2003
a bit of a substitute for a real experience. a visit to aquarium and getting sooooooo jealous of OTHER people getting so close to all those magnificent sharks and mantarays and turtles...uhh i have to try it one day. really feel like doing some diving. then a looooooooong walk chased by the sunset. another day not completely lost :-) [Travel Journal]