After the debacle that was dropping mom off at the airport (involving an entire round trip on the shuttle after missing our stop, and ending up having to take a cab) it was time to continue on my solo journey. The next stop on the list was Antwerp, Belgium, named for the giant who got his hand cut off and thrown in the river for imposing too high of taxes... Or so they say. Spent one full day here wandering around and seeing the classic Dutch style houses and o...

Another week flew by as I entered 'the real Europe' with mom by my side. We rode the Eurostar train to Paris from London, riding backwards the whole time (which was a bit of an issue for half of us... The older half... Who needed gravol to make it without having a fit) but nonetheless we managed to get there. I was feeling a bit anxious about leaving the English language behind in the British Isles, but seemed to manage okay for the majority of the time in Pari...

To say that the last week has flown by would be quite the understatement. I feel as though the train ride from London to Paris was the first time we really sat down and relaxed all week. It started with me arriving in London first and getting off at the wrong tube stop causing me to have a long walk through not the most comforting area. This led to me being about 40 minutes late to meet the friend of the girl whose apartment we were staying at with air bnb.. W...

I suppose the blog title is slightly misleading because my first stop on the journey was actually Wales. Had a couple nights exploring within the country's capital of Cardiff. Two notable sights included the castle which came with an actual moat surrounding and a very touching tribute in the Bay Area. I walked by and caught a glimpse of the clearly still active memorial and read the words, "for what he did to save the children." Slightly confused I looked to ...

After making it to Edinburgh still sick, I planned on doing the exact same thing I had a week before, take it easy by having some soup and watching a movie. This obviously has yet to work as once again 5 days later as I'm typing this I'm still blowing my nose... (tmi?) Anyways I wasn't going to let a little sickness stop me from exploring so the next morning I set out to do some shopping and explore the sights. Little did I know I was about to encounter possib...