What's up everyone!
This post I'm sending out is actually one that has been a draft on Blogger for almost 2 years now. It's the final post from Newcastle that I never got around to sending. It covers our (Carly and I) trip to Amsterdam and Brussels and the Olympic games we attended (I was in Newcastle in the summer of 2012, remember?) The tense of the post is a bit off and I tried to edit it, but then I gave up. Apologies about that.
I'm going to try to get out one post per week, but we'll see how that goes haha! I'm also still working on the new layout so it might change a few times before I get it right. And my future posts will be way, way shorter than this one. I believe in continuity so I wanted to make sure the final Newcastle post got sent.
Thank you so much to everyone who read my posts and welcome back :) !!!
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Sunday, February 9, 2014
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
The Final Countdown
The title of this post pretty much explains everything.
Exactly two months from today I will be back in the USA!
I can't believe my year is almost over. Crazy. I'll make sure to compile a "farewell post" soon.Not soon enough. BUT until September 3, I've still got a LOT to do here in Newcastle/elsewhere.
First off, Carly and I are taking another trip to Europe. We're going to Amsterdam and Brussels!! The cool part about this trip is that we're not taking any flights the entire trip. We'll be getting on a overnight ferry cruise to Amsterdam, taking a bus to Brussels and then taking a train from Brussels to Newcastle (with a connection in London). That'll be our last trip until we each come home. We're going to have a blast and I already can't wait to post about it :)
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Exactly two months from today I will be back in the USA!
I can't believe my year is almost over. Crazy. I'll make sure to compile a "farewell post" soon.
First off, Carly and I are taking another trip to Europe. We're going to Amsterdam and Brussels!! The cool part about this trip is that we're not taking any flights the entire trip. We'll be getting on a overnight ferry cruise to Amsterdam, taking a bus to Brussels and then taking a train from Brussels to Newcastle (with a connection in London). That'll be our last trip until we each come home. We're going to have a blast and I already can't wait to post about it :)
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Monday, June 11, 2012
The Great Big European Adventure Part 3
Congratulations everyone! You've made it to Part 3! In the final chapter in this story, I'll show you all the things we did in Prague and Berlin.
To read other parts:
Part 1 - click here
Part 2 - click here
Prague - April 7 - April 10
The next morning we boarded a bus to Prague. It was another fancy coach bus so we didn't mind it much. Half way to Prague, our driver pulled over into a rest stop. I thought to myself "This is either a passport check or a very bad situation". Turns out it was a passport check.
*Quick backstory: Since the development of the Eurozone, the borders between countries aren't as restrictive as they had once been. The only time I had my passport stamped the entire trip was when I landed in Rome. Travelling by bus or train, most countries usually won't bother checking/stamping passports. Back to the main story.
The Prague police officers came up to Carly and I to check our passports. The check involved flipping through each page to see where we had been. Since I got my new passport (I lost it in Madrid in December) I ordered a 52 page book, since it was free so why not. And that police officer flipped through each and every page. I really didn't mind though because that is his job. He then proceeded to ask me where I had been in Europe. I told him Italy, Austria and Germany. He asked why I didn't have any stamps. I was like:
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To read other parts:
Part 1 - click here
Part 2 - click here
Prague - April 7 - April 10
The next morning we boarded a bus to Prague. It was another fancy coach bus so we didn't mind it much. Half way to Prague, our driver pulled over into a rest stop. I thought to myself "This is either a passport check or a very bad situation". Turns out it was a passport check.
*Quick backstory: Since the development of the Eurozone, the borders between countries aren't as restrictive as they had once been. The only time I had my passport stamped the entire trip was when I landed in Rome. Travelling by bus or train, most countries usually won't bother checking/stamping passports. Back to the main story.
The Prague police officers came up to Carly and I to check our passports. The check involved flipping through each page to see where we had been. Since I got my new passport (I lost it in Madrid in December) I ordered a 52 page book, since it was free so why not. And that police officer flipped through each and every page. I really didn't mind though because that is his job. He then proceeded to ask me where I had been in Europe. I told him Italy, Austria and Germany. He asked why I didn't have any stamps. I was like:
Are you serious?
Obviously I didn't really say that out loud because I didn't want to be arrested. I told the officer that I didn't have any stamps because no one checked my passport as we traveled because we went by train. He seemed confused that I wouldn't have gone through any kind of customs. I immediately started showing him each of our train tickets and hostel receipts to show him where we had been. The guy was so overwhelmed and probably annoyed that he said it was okay and then left me alone to go to the next passenger. Victory for me! I thought about it a bit longer and realized it was stupid for the police officers to check for stamps when they aren't given on every mode of international transport in the first place.
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The Great Big European Adventure Part 2
Welcome to Part 2, survivors!
This post will be all about Vienna and Munich!
To read other parts:
Part 1 - click here
Part 3 - click here
Continuing from where I left off, we woke up the next morning and were off for Vienna! Our final 45 minute water bus ride and we were at Santa Lucia train station. Since we had purchased train tickets from our travel agent and these tickets said "train Santa Lucia" on them. We figured we were in the right place.
We made it to the station with 20 minutes to spare. Our train wasn't listed on the departure board so we asked the travel desk where our train would depart. To our profound surprise, the travel desk assistant pointed to a little section on our ticket that said 'bus'. We weren't taking a train, we were supposed to be on a bus. A 4 hour bus ride to our train (a real train) connection in Villach, Austria. Fan-freaking-tastic. Naturally, we asked where the buses were parked.
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This post will be all about Vienna and Munich!
To read other parts:
Part 1 - click here
Part 3 - click here
Continuing from where I left off, we woke up the next morning and were off for Vienna! Our final 45 minute water bus ride and we were at Santa Lucia train station. Since we had purchased train tickets from our travel agent and these tickets said "train Santa Lucia" on them. We figured we were in the right place.
We made it to the station with 20 minutes to spare. Our train wasn't listed on the departure board so we asked the travel desk where our train would depart. To our profound surprise, the travel desk assistant pointed to a little section on our ticket that said 'bus'. We weren't taking a train, we were supposed to be on a bus. A 4 hour bus ride to our train (a real train) connection in Villach, Austria. Fan-freaking-tastic. Naturally, we asked where the buses were parked.
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The Great Big European Adventure Part 1
Alrighty then.
Better late than never to post about my massive vacation I guess.
If you follow my blog/know me/stalk me you're already aware that I recently came back from a 17-day long trip across Europe with my friend Carly. I've been keeping notes the whole time and I'm going to try and tell you all the fun/strange/interesting things we experienced in a concise and entertaining matter.
These posts are going to work the same as the last trip I posted about. I'm going to blog about 2 cities per post for a total of 3 posts. I'm going to put fewer pictures since there are so many posts BUT I will provide links to my Photobucket account where you can see every single one of my almost 900 pictures :). Let's begin!
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Better late than never to post about my massive vacation I guess.
If you follow my blog/know me/stalk me you're already aware that I recently came back from a 17-day long trip across Europe with my friend Carly. I've been keeping notes the whole time and I'm going to try and tell you all the fun/strange/interesting things we experienced in a concise and entertaining matter.
These posts are going to work the same as the last trip I posted about. I'm going to blog about 2 cities per post for a total of 3 posts. I'm going to put fewer pictures since there are so many posts BUT I will provide links to my Photobucket account where you can see every single one of my almost 900 pictures :). Let's begin!
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Sorry to Keep You Waiting
Hi everyone!
I apologize 1,000 times over for not posting in a month!! Ever since I got back from our Big Trip I have been working overtime to rewrite my dissertation proposal and complete two 4,000 word essays by the 18th.
I apologize 1,000 times over for not posting in a month!! Ever since I got back from our Big Trip I have been working overtime to rewrite my dissertation proposal and complete two 4,000 word essays by the 18th.
which feels a lot like this
BUT I've been slowly working on my blog posts and I should have them up in 2 weeks or so. Yay!
In other news which will be expanded upon later:
- The sun is out all the time in Newcastle so its no longer unbearable here
- Yesterday I booked my flight home :) I'll be back in NJ on September 3
- I'm applying for a job and may have another one in the works so I can update you on that soon
- I'm doing some volunteering coming up as well so once that gets finalized I can let you know about that
- Carly and I are going to London next week and we'll hopefully meet up with some awesome La Salle friends
- WE ARE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS! Carly and I bought tickets for 3 soccer games that play in Newcastle! We're seeing Brazil v. New Zealand, Japan v. Morocco and Spain v. Honduras
That's all I have right now but I'll try to get the Big Trip posts out as soon as possible
xoxo Becstar
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
We're Back :)
This post is being typed from the comfort of my family room in Cranford, NJ!
Yes that is correct ladies and gentlemen, I AM HOME! Carly and I arrived in the USA on Tuesday in order to surprise our friends and family! I had an awesome surprise for my Cranford friends and then I met up with Carly at La Salle on St. Patrick's Day for another wonderful surprise and THEN I surprised my grandparents at their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday.
It's been quite a whirlwind week!
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Yes that is correct ladies and gentlemen, I AM HOME! Carly and I arrived in the USA on Tuesday in order to surprise our friends and family! I had an awesome surprise for my Cranford friends and then I met up with Carly at La Salle on St. Patrick's Day for another wonderful surprise and THEN I surprised my grandparents at their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday.
It's been quite a whirlwind week!
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