When I told her about this trip, one of my old university roommates told me that I absolutely HAD to stay at Retox Party Hostel while in Budapest. She was so enthusiastic and vehement in her recommendation that I quickly booked Retox before I even left the U.S., which is the first time I’ve ever booked accommodation more than a couple days prior… View Post
Lviv, a hilly city in western Ukraine, first came onto my radar after reading Heart My Backpack’s glowing post about her time there. Lviv is about an eight hour bus ride ($26 USD) from Kraków, so it was an easy addition to my route. Overall, I very much enjoyed my time in Lviv, but I’d be lying if I said I… View Post
One of my favorite things about traveling in Europe is the free walking tours. I try to do them in every city, and when available, I do the Jewish specific tours. I’ve always been interested in WWII history, and taking these tours is a history lesson brought to life. This couldn’t have been more true in Kraków’s Kazimierz Jewish Quarter, only an… View Post
Oh, pretty pretty Prague. All of the ramblings I heard about it being one of Europe’s most beautiful cities were absolutely true. Prague was my first stop of the trip, finally making it there after missing my connecting flight from Paris. On my first night, a Turkish girl from my hostel and I walked around the Old Town Square. I’m… View Post
When I come back from my Central/Eastern Europe jaunt, I’m not sure exactly where I’ll be working. I’m currently a travel nurse in Denver (more about travel nursing here and here ), and my current contract ends four days before I fly to Prague to begin the next adventure. I was offered the opportunity to extend this contract, but I chose not to as… View Post