Rails, Ales & Old Towns Europe Travel Podcast
Tips for Great Europe Trips
Europe is definitely more associated with medieval castles and train journeys than sand castles and ferry rides in most people’s minds, but any close inspection of a map reveals that the continent is home to thousands of miles of coastline and scores of islands off its shores. Some islands in Europe are well known homes …
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We actually spent a few weeks in Budapest, Hungary, lowlighted by a disastrous stint volunteering in a hostel in exchange for room and board. In between the chaos of that fiasco, we managed to have a pretty good time and trekked up a hill one day to get this picture of the Danube River and …
After a few days in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s skyscraping capital and renowned center for sidewalk rodent-punting, we boarded a bus for the island of Penang. I say island, and I know according to mapmakers and the planet Earth, Penang is indeed one, but it didn’t really feel like an island to me. Penang is massive …
We were in between apartments recently, and as a result ended up with some time on our hands to go out and explore some parts of Holland we hadn’t seen yet. We ended up spending a few hours walking around the town of Hoorn, Holland looking at things and having lunch. We even took some pictures …
This picture was totally taken only three days ago. After spending a few days with Julia’s family in Northern England, we headed for the southern seaside resort of Brighton, and true to its name, the weather was bright and sunny the entire time we were there. We were walking down some street and since I …
When people are asked to come up with a collection of words that define Europe, “historical,” “romantic” and “fairytale” are often among the first descriptors that crop up. The last one is certainly no coincidence, as Europe was the setting for fairytales from famous yarn-spinners like the Brothers Grimm and is the modern inspiration for …
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We only planned on spending one night in Toledo, Spain but we loved it so much we stayed two. Lots of people just do Toledo as a day trip from Madrid, but I totally recommend staying the night. While there, we took this cheesy little tour where they drive you around town on this wheely-train …
We were living in Arizona when we decided to move to Amsterdam. Our flight to Amsterdam left from Boston, so we had to drive clear ‘cross the United States in the space of a few days. This is the story of those few days. After our criminally-quick hit of the Grand Canyon and a long …
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We spent a few days driving around New Zealand in a campervan. We were pleasantly surprised to find out that the country was chock-full of oddball roadside attractions, including this one of a giant sheep head made out of corrugated iron in Tirau. It seems weird until you consider that sheep outnumber people in New …
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We spent a few days in Cavtat, Croatia which lies on the far outskirts of the world famous Dubrovnik. One thing I have noticed from my trips to the Croatian coast is that they really love their water polo, and it’s not unusual at all to just see pick up games going down. Speaking of …
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