posted by: petros

I stumbled on some cheap fares ($640ish) from SFO to Heathrow. I was planning a big Europe trip in 2009, but there is no reason I can’t do this in addition to the other trip. Class is out in the beginning of May, and I want to leave as soon as I can. […]

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Ramada Tamworth M42 Ashby de la Zouch, England
The White Swan Hotel Barton upon Humber, England
Bath Backpackers Bath, England
Bath YMCA Bath, England
Roban House Bath, England
St Christopher?s Inn Bath, England
The Windsor Bath, England
Wentworth House Hotel Bath Bath, England
YHA Bath Bath, England
Berwick on Tweed Backpackers Berwick on Tweed, England
Apollo […]

A month long trip to Brazil’s northern Amazon was just what I needed to get over a broken heart. I thought a break from the university where I taught would refresh my mind and allow me to see that there were more options than giving up and going home. I took a bus north for […]

One week is not a lot of time to get to know 22 other backpackers, but I made an attempt to have at least one conversation with each person on my bus tour through the UK. I’m pretty sure I succeeded, even though the conversation I had with Jen, a girl from Taiwan who spoke […]

The first night of my three month backpacking trip to Europe found me in the basement club at St. Christopher’s Village Inn Hostel with my new Canadian friend Jason. The drink special was £1.50 Corona longnecks. Now, I’ve got nothing against Corona, I mean, it’s not the best tasting beer, just put a lime in […]