Monthly Archives: August 2011

Castle Hill

Day 78: Big City Solitude

Budapest, Hungary So much happened today and by the time I got back to my hostel in the evening, my legs felt like jelly from the amount of walking I did. Morning – had to move to a new hostel since the one I stayed […]

View of Erzebert Hid (Elizabeth Bridge) from Gellert Hill

Day 77: Aly, Walk With Me

Zagreb, Croatia – Budapest, Hungary Mirta drove me to the Zagreb railway and by 10am, I was onboard the train heading to Budapest. One way ticket cost $45 and the trip took 6 hours. The ride was quite lame as there’s no air conditioning on […]

Jump Bagi Jump

Day 76: Dođi Bagi!

Zagreb, Croatia Mirta didn’t have to work today due to a Croatian national holiday. She, Bagi and I went to Lake Jarun and spent some relaxing and fun time there. Lake Jarun and the park surrounding it are where locals come to jog, rollerblade, bike, […]

Framed hallway

Day 75: The Medium Is The Message?

Zagreb, Croatia On her way to work, Mirta dropped me off Maksimir Park where I spent two hours walking around and relaxing on the bench under the shades writing my blog entries. Then it’s onto Mirogoj cemetery. Boy, is this place pretty. I guess it’s […]

Zagreb

Day 74: Vilo Moja

Zagreb, Croatia  Today was spent mostly walking around the center of Zagreb, visiting its Upper Town (Gornji Grad) and Lower Town (Donji Grad) area. I hit pretty much all the touristy spots. Some pictures to share: The highlight of the day was finding out about […]

Zagreb at Night

Day 73: Couchsurfing or Floorsurfing, Rather…

Vienna, Austria – Zagreb, Croatia Hurrah! Back on track! I’m honestly dead nervous traveling alone but I have my pride on the line! My Croat friend, Kris, is out of town and Elly (who was gonna join my trip for 3 weeks had to bail […]

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Day 72: Second Time Is The Charm

New York, USA – Vienna, Austria “Second time is the charm,” said Nathan to me at the airport. My mishaps from early last month probably worth entries in the Fail Blog: Dive Master Internship – Fail Staying at a hostel and not get attacked by […]