For 6 months each year, Munich is home to one of the most unusual hostels we’ve been to. Located in a botanical garden about 6 kilometers from the city centre is The Tent, a summer-only hostel providing accommodations in tents. It is the cheapest place to sleep in Munich. It’s…
Europe
Impressions of Germany
Germany has a lot of similarities to Austria. After about a week in Germany, here are some of the things we’ve noticed. Germany is a financial powerhouse of Europe, despite spending a fortune to re-integrate East Germany since 1989. There are still considerable economic differences between the former East and West. Germany…
Impressions of Austria
The first country in Europe that we’re traveling through is Austria. Here are some things we find interesting about Austria. Because it’s our first foray into Europe, we can’t be sure whether these items are unique to Austria or more common throughout the continent. Among other things, Austriais famous for…
Jolly Old England
We’ll enough about our preparations… We spent our first day in London with Natasha Koroluk, Patrick’s cousin’s daughter (first cousin once removed). She was a terrific host, who met us at the airport, got us to our hotel, and led us around for the first day. This helped to familiarize…