European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #3, Paris
Thursday, June 14, 2012 – Since today was set to be our last official day in Paris, we left our hotel and walked to the metro to hop on a train towards the Eiffel Tower. It was suggested that we start our walk of the Parisian landmarks at the Trocadero metro stop, for the best [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #2, Paris
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 – Julia & I woke up and headed down for breakfast in the restaurant at Hotel Design de la Sorbonne, since we had made a reservation the night before. We had high expectations for our meal, since we were told it was a ‘buffet’ and it was setting us back 18 € [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #1, YYZ to CDG
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 – What a crazy 36-hours! Julia & I exchanged our vows, we celebrated the occasion with our close family & friends and then started our 20-night European honeymoon. To say I’m incredibly lucky & fortunate would be a vast understatement. My parents offered to drive us to Pearson International Airport for [...]
Dave & Nick’s European Adventure, 2002 – pt. 2
We woke up pretty early today and left the hostel around 10am. We stopped and got some croissants for breakfast, because they just looked so good, but we ate as we walked. It was a little overcast today, with a misty skies. Our first mission was to get to the Arc de Triomphe, so we [...]
Dave & Nick’s European Adventure, 2002 – pt. 1
As the trip got closer, we had nailed down a few key ideas, at least for the start of the trip. Knowing that our flight was landing in Paris, France, we booked two nights at the Aloha Hostel. After that, we were going to use the Lonely Planet guide book to help us decide on [...]
Dave & Nick’s European Adventure, 2002
After my initial trip to Italy in February, 2002, my friend Nick & I decided to make a two-week trek through Europe later that summer. I had originally been interested in a tour through Brazil & the Amazon that sounded pretty cool, but when Nick got on board with traveling, we opted for Europe. We [...]
Love of Travel – The Tattoo
How much do you love traveling? Enough to get a tattoo relating to your interest, love or devotion to traveling? I do, and did! I had been pondering a second tattoo for a long time, probably since my first one back in 2000, and I had finally decided that getting a piece that represented my [...]
