The only two people I saw all day. I had heard about Bad Gastein from the Euro Youth Hostel that I stayed in the first time in Munich, they had ads running on the TVs advertising their sister hostel there. Its a tiny hiking and ski village about 4 hours from Munich. Its a direct […]

The start of the day the table had four German guys, then these lovely Austrians turned up to save the day. Where do I start with Oktoberfest… Hopped on the train at Rome Terminal station at 7pm, and was due to arrive at 6:30am the next morning at Munich HBF. I used the last slot […]

I don’t think ive ever worn this shirt to such perfection. Still have no idea why he held up a map of the city. Staying in hostels you get your fair share of pretty dud room mates. Im not talking about people that just keep to themselves and don’t talk much, thats their decision to […]

Inside the Sistine Chapel. How do you like them apples ‘Mr. NO PHOTO!’ If the Colosseum and Roman Forum are the number one thing to see in Rome, then St Paul’s Basilica and Vatican Museum are surely number two. Over the course of my five days in Rome I visited Vatican City five times. The […]

The Colosseum in all its glory. And a crane. Probably the most famous site in all of Rome, and something everyone in the world has probably seen in some form, is the Colosseum. I caught the metro from near the hostel down the few stations to get there. They planned all this pretty damn well, […]