Learning French from locals

Cheese:My dear pal C told me about this delicious cheese: Trou de cru. I told my friends P & E about it and E howled in laughter. Apparently the way I said it sounded like "trou de cul", which means... asshole. Lol 😂😂 Eventually, I ordered the cheese at the Marché couvert Saint-Cyprien with much … Continue reading Learning French from locals →

First 2 weeks in Toulouse

Got up about 9am after some more coughing Walking around and got keys cut. Looking for a gym too: 1st one, Basic Fit, is not so friendly but cheaper ; 2nd one I went to, Movida, is friendly and more pricey. It's closer to market P recommended too. Walked to my new airbnb to … Continue reading First 2 weeks in Toulouse →

Day trip to: Florence!

Woke up at 7am and feeling well rested more or less! Yay to the fella not smoking. I think he was pretty worried as I was coughing still a bit last night and he asked about me haha. Skipped outta the house at about 0810. Brisk, nice day so I wore shorts. People were staring … Continue reading Day trip to: Florence! →

Day trip to Bratislava

Woke up early and go out on my way again to go to Bratislava! I swear I saw a bus for 8am but turns out it's 0650 or 0850 so I end up waiting for an hour as I'm super early at 745am at the stop. Finally, I'm on the 850am RegioJet bus. They have … Continue reading Day trip to Bratislava →

Venturing about Vienna

Breakfast with Birgit 😃 was great! We haven't seen each other for 7 years pretty much since we both left Vancouver December 2012. We had a great catch up and she treated me to breakfast which was very generous 🙂 The portions were MASSIVE at the café & restaurant Freiraum. Walked around went to a … Continue reading Venturing about Vienna →

Bouncing about Berlin

Flight aboard Easyjet was smooth, on time and pleasant enough. I didn't know that they only allowed 1 baggage... so only carry on, not even a backpack or purse! Luckily one attendant was nice enough to let me on through to put my pack for free in the hold (ie: checked baggage area) and then … Continue reading Bouncing about Berlin →

Full day out in Prague

Good walk to the castle this morning. I left the house at about 8:45am and it was a bit cooler for a walk. It did get humid early by the time I got there around 930am-ish! People working there seemed bored or unhappy I got a ticket from a nice fellow for the Prague … Continue reading Full day out in Prague →

Parting ways for Prague

Took it easy this morning. Luckily, I felt better after more rest. A quick breakfast and then I opted to go for a short stroll and get some bread for a lunch sandwich. It was already very hot in the sun; Okay in the shade. Lots of people were out but sitting in the shade … Continue reading Parting ways for Prague →

Nature walk in Split

I got up early and made breakfast to take away with me. I wanted to take advantage of the cooler weather in the morning to walk around and explore the Marjan Forest Park. It was a good decision (despite being a bit tired and sleepy!) to take in more of the day and the cooler … Continue reading Nature walk in Split →

Island hopped to Hvar

I woke up early and after packing up my breakfast, clothes, snacks and water, off I bolted off to get the 7am train to link up with the 740am ferry. Forgot my hat silly me, so will need to be in the shade for sure! As I walked the short 7min/500m dash to the train … Continue reading Island hopped to Hvar →