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
So far, I’ve been mistaken for being French, Dutch, German, and Australian. Unfortunately, the second I open my mouth all doubts vanish and it’s obvious what I am, “a Canadian, right?” While I’m flattered as hell that people think I’m a foreigner, the downside is that they speak to me in their mother tongues, and … Continue reading The Backpacking Diaries #12 Berlin, Germany
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
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
Every shower I take now feels like the best shower of my entire life. I don't feel clean, but that's not the point. Nothing I own is clean. I definitely knew that this would be something I'd have to deal with, but I'm not completely comfortable with being so gross all the time. My hostel … Continue reading The Backpacking Diaries #5 More of Copenhagen
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
