By happy coincidence, I was Budapest for their national holiday - St Stephens day. Stephen was the first king of Hungary and is considered to be the man who unified the country for the first time. He ruled from 955 ad and as seems to be the case in Hungary, the peace didn't last long. King Stephen was killed in battle and a while later his body was exhumed. 'Miracously' they found that his right arm was perfectly preserved, so they chopped it in to 3 parts and g...

Hello hello, My last night in Zurich was spent checking out the Zurich Street Parade. The street parade happens once a year and this year I was lucky enough to get to experience it. All thanks to Bec and Seth's generous hospitality.From what I can tell Zurich, an ultra conservative city, just let's loose once year and that is on Street Parade day. I think originally it was a gay pride type party but now is much more like the Berlin Love Parade.The people get out...

Greuzie! I have been in Switzerland just under a week now and have to admit that I am no closer to understanding the language than I was before I got here. Even though they speak German here and I can speak a bit of german, the Swiss German is an odd variation and it has some particularly Swiss words that can really throw a tourist! Zurich is a bustling, corporate city full of very trendy, busy people. It has some great sights and a beautiful old town area that...

Buon Giorno! Well, some how over the last week or so, I have managed to fall in love with Italy even more! The sights, the sounds, the people... all of it is amazing and beautiful! Palermo was a great chill out location and I didn't exert myself too much. I mostly spent my days wondering around the city and then one day at the Beach which was about an hour away on the bus. Beautiful and relaxing. After booking an extra day in Palermo, I mostly spent that day g...

Well, it has been a busy week or so. After Genoa, I headed towards the Cinque Terre. This is a national park and world heritage site that has 5 towns all attached to the rugged cliffs of the coast. There are walking trails between the towns and around the national park too. The most famous (and easiest) walk is the Via dell'Amore, the walk of love. Along this short path there are hundreds of padlocks attached to pretty much whatever is available, as a sign of l...