I hadn’t experienced any difficulties while I was standing on top of a cliff in Dubrovnik seconds before jumping into whatever was in store for me below. I didn’t feel weary when a large Nordic man asked me to sit on his lap in a public park. I hardly bat an eye after I shared … Continue reading The Backpacking Diaries Italy #13
The sole information I knew about Mostar before visiting was that there was a pretty sick looking bridge. That was enough for me to book a bus ticket to Bosnia. Believe it or not, but there's actually more to this city than one bridge. Blasphemy. There was a brutal war that happened in the 90's … Continue reading The Backpacking Diaries #11 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
To preface, I'm not a GoT fan, but I may need to start watching after my last few days in Dubrovnik. They literally trap tourists with anything and everything Game of Thrones in this city. There was sign outside of a massage place for a "GoT massage," whatever that means, for double the price of … Continue reading The Backpacking Diaries #10 Dubrovnik, Croatia
After three unimaginably strenuous weeks of globe trotting filled with nothing but beer and elbow grease, I re-stuffed my amazon prime packing cubes inside my glorified suitcase and headed to where I knew I'd be most accepted for my love of Lightroom presets; the beach. Succeeding my landing on the Croatian runway and deplaning my … Continue reading The Backpacking Diaries #9 Split, Croatia
Sure, you're aware need a microfiber towel and a reusable grocery bag, I'm not here to list out the obvious. I have an entire post detailing what I packed in my luggage while I spent 3 months in Europe, but here are 5 not-so-obvious items you'll want during your backpacking adventures across Europe. A lighter … Continue reading 5 Things You Didn’t Know You Needed While Backpacking Europe
As a wise winter princess once said, and I quote, "the past is in the past, let it go." Last week was no bueno, but during my 4 hours trek in a Flix bus (would highly recommend) from Prague to Vienna, I promised myself that I'd make this city different. One thing I've managed to … Continue reading The Backpacking Diaries #8 Vienna, Austria
I have to physically restrain myself from buying candy every single day. In Charleston I had my roommates to tell me whether I should go to the corner store or not, given they always said to do it, it's not the same. By myself it'd be so easy to eat candy for every meal of … Continue reading The Backpacking Diaries #7 Prague, Czech Republic
Traveling solo is like being on a constant first date, and not only that, but they're all blind dates. You roll off the same small talk questions and see if it'll lead to a friendship. Not too much humor, but just enough. Sometimes you hit it off right away and other times it takes a … Continue reading The Backpacking Diaries #6 Closing the Copenhagen Chapter
Today I paid $16 to wash my clothes but forgot to put in laundry detergent. Trying to figure out a laundry machine that only has directions in a foreign language is equivalent to trying to solve a Rubik's cube with your eyes closed. I've had a few big learning points over the last couple of … Continue reading The Backpacking Diaries #4 Copenhagen, Denmark
It would've been much easier to make a video of this, but due to my fear of speaking on camera, you're getting a typed out blog post. For reference, here are a few of my favorite packing videos that are similar to my trip. In no particular order: 1, 2, 3. There are a bazillion … Continue reading What I’m Packing for 3 Months in Europe
A Scout's Journey 