If you live in central Europe, you learn about a weather pattern unique to this part of the globe. It is called ‘Föhn’: pronounced “fehrn.” It works best spoken in a proper voice and placed at the very front of the mouth. Like a british pronunciation of the word fern. Kind of. I’m still trying … More Föhn

One time someone tried explaining to me why smoking weed was good: “It’s nice at the end of the day,” they said; “It calms you down, makes you more focused, and you usually end up reflecting on your day, or your life. It’s nice.” “Hmm. Nice” I thought, “and if I didn’t know better, I’d … More High on Life

  Final destination: Berlin! Back in good ol’ Germany where I still can’t speak the language but understand so much more of it than Polish! We had a generous offer to stay with a friend of my host mom’s who lived there, so we looked forward to not having to lock our things up in … More End of the Line: Berlin

When traveling, arriving early in a city is one of the best decisions you can make because it gives you an entire day to explore and get orientated in a new place. We arrived in Kraków around 7am, had breakfast, and dropped our bags off at the hostel all before our first appointment: Auschwitz Tour. … More Kraków: of Saints and Villians

I ended the last post with the end of my old world experience of Europe and the beginning of a trip through WWII history. Many of those stories are too long to put into a blog post, but suffice to say there are places and stories I am glad to have experienced yet wholeheartedly hate. … More Castles, WWII, and Roman Baths: Budapest 2-3

We arrived in Budapest very early in the morning. First order of business: change currency. Currencies only get stranger the further from home you get. In Hungary we were dealing with prices in the 1,000 range on a regular basis. We paid 4,000 forints for breakfast every morning. This is equivalent to 7 Euro so it’s … More Castles and Architecture: Budapest 1.5