The Tallest People in the World Are From Montenegro

No seriously. These people are giants! I looked it up on Wikipedia and apparently, they’re not THAT much taller than the rest of the world. But tell that to my eyes. The average person here walking down the street is a good 4-5 inches taller than me. Anyway. I began the day early. Well, early-ish. I left the hostel about 9:30 so I could try and catch the 10:30 bus from Dubrovnik to Tivat, Montenegro. Unfortunately for me, a...

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Doing Nothing in Dubrovnik

Ah. Sleep. I’ve been traveling for what... a DAY and already I’m tired and in need of a sleep in? So far, I’m just giving myself more and more evidence to my position among the elderly. Anyway, I slept in late in my amazing king sized bed. I took a long shower and went down to the market to get some stuff for lunch. First thing I notice about Croatians is cream cheese. Cream cheese is like, the national food here, and instantly, I’m...

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Stop Bitching, Get Your Own Life.

This was posted on the bulletin board at Hostel Anton where I was staying in Tivat, Montenegro a couple weeks ago. For those of you who are living in 1990 (or in the middle of nowhere in Spain) I will transcribe. This is your Life. Do what you love and do it often. If you don't like something, change it. If you don't like your job, quit. If you don't have enough time, stop watching TV. If you are looking for the love of your life, stop; they will be waiting for you when you start doing things you love.

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Spending the Night on a Towel on a Concrete Floor

For those of you who didn’t know, I will be spending the next two weeks on a quick tour of the west coast of the Balkan peninsula. If you have no idea what that is, click here to read the wikitravel article for a bit of background. I will be starting in Zadar croatia and working my way slowly down the coast by bus through Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Montenegro and Albania before arriving in Greece.

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I’m getting old or boring… or both

I sit here researching hostels for a two week long backpacking trip I’m taking next week across Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania and Greece. As I sit here filtering my search down on hostelworld, I suddenly dread the idea of walking up long hills to find kitschy small hostels. I’m narrowing my search by the distance to the bus station so I don’t have to walk that far. I’m kicking out the hostels with high party ratings in the hope of...

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The Things I Miss the Most About the US of A

Being away from home changes the way you look at life. First it was moving to Texas. I remembered not being able to get Taco Bueno or Quiktrip and thinking I'd officially moved too far away. These little comforts at first were a pain, but I found other things to replace them or binged on them while I was home and everything was alright. Then I made the move out to Los Angeles and even more things were lost...

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4 Damn Good Reasons You Should Go to Brooklyn, New York

Every day in the United States of America, people come from all over the world to New York City. Weeks can be spent wandering the streets of midtown, strolling the walking paths in central park, ferrying yourself across the various rivers and bays surrounding the city and stuffing your face with hotdogs and 99¢ slices of piping hot pizza. Oh yes, you could even easily spend a whole week in New York City and never leave...

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CONTEST: Name That Inspirational Travel Movie.

Ok, so that is a little deceptive. Yes this is a contest. But, there is no prize. Well, I guess there can be a prize. Ok, fine there’s a prize. But I don’t know what it is yet so, I guess enter anyway and find out later. It likely won’t be worth your while, but I’m not asking much, so get over it. The title is also deceptive because the movie wasn’t really made famous because it’s about travel, though it is. And most people probably wouldn’t call this movie...

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