People don’t usually travel to Frankfurt, Germany to see the herons, or even the pretty Japanese Garden, but I think this shot alone might have been worth the trip. The day was cool and wonderful. I can still feel the breeze.
World’s Strangest Hotels
Exploring the world’s strangest hotels is certainly a fun thing to do, given the extremes hotels have gone to, just in the name of being “strange”.
Extraordinary Vagabonds: Harry Franck, Pioneer of the Vagabonds
Harry Franck’s willingness to travel with no money, his keen eye for the details of his journey and the societies he recorded (some of which soon disappeared) make him a welcome addition to our list of Extraordinary Vagabonds.
My 3 Best Kept World Travel Secrets
I’ve decided to spill the beans on my three best kept travel secrets. Some of you may have figured out tricks similar to these along your travels, but this is the first time I’m letting these three out of the bag. 1) Finding a great hotel without paying full price. Usually, you can find all [...]
Vagobond in Germany
5/19/09 As I said before, getting out of Madrid was slightly hellish and after that anywhere would have been nice, but thankfully, Frankfurt was incredibly nice. The first night I stayed in the Frankfurt Hostel and after that I had a couch lined up with a couchsurfer named Josephine. The Chinese Garden in Frankfurt. The [...]
Madrid and Frankfurt
5/14/09 Okay, a fairly quick update. I’m not a big fan of Madrid…I didn’t see much of it, but here is the deal. I arrived at around 5 pm, went to my Couchsurfing host who had kindly left his keys under the door for me. Then I tried to take care of my paypal account [...]
