This blog is seriously outdated, so I figured I really need to update it. In the space of my last update from Budapest, which actually wasn't in Budapest come to think about it, I have been in Vienna, Venice, Munich, Prague and I sit writing this at my friends house in Leipzig. Thanks a lot for letting us stay here Julia!!!! You get a Blog mention, und velleicht morgen wurde ich deutsch mit dir sprechen. So where do I begin, Venice. Venice is one of these citie...

Despite arriving at Budapest too early to check in, too early to get any money, and too early to eat, Budapest is an incredible city. I´m pretty sure i´ve spelt too wrong but oh well, wandering around Budapest at 8 am is something I would recommend to anyone. The city is absolutely incredible and it was amazing to see soo manzy different sights. The reallz cool thing was learning that Budapest is actually to different parts of a city, Buda the old part with th...

Today my journey through Romania ends, and as I look back upon the three days I've spent here, it's amazing how different the country changes the more you travel through. The contrast between Bucharest and Brasov is incredible, granted any city will look a lot different to the capital; London is nowhere near like lets say Windsor, but it's a lot easier to gain some kind of relationship wiith a smaller city than it is to embrace a bustling capital. Brasov is in a...

According to the above picture Romania may look picturesque, and indeed in some ways it is. Large boulevards, beautiful medieval buildings etc. The night long journey into Bucharest was in all honesty not that bad. Occasional wink of sleep and the constant police marching through the train was an interesting experience to say the least. Walking around the city of Bucharest there certainly was a very nice feel to it. People seemed genuinely friendly and despit th...

Sofia is an interesting town. Contrary to the opinion of former Soviet States being incredibly run down, the renovation of Sofia during the last 10 years, although still leaves the city looking rather grey, the very rugged and stiff look of the city has a interesting allure to it. Although I have yet to discover the 'tourist' parts of Sofia, there still seems to be a certain 'Balkan' attitude that is so friendly, that I fail to understand why people are afraid o...