Travel

My wife and I were talking about traveling somewhere soon, and I started thinking about the countries I've been to. 14 in all, not including the US. Now that I see them all on a map, it doesn't look all that impressive. Just as a note, landing in a country to change planes does not count. These are all countries that I have stayed in for more than a day, lived in, or traveled through as I was sightseeing.

Kristin and I are back from Europe. We had a fantastic time in Spain and Germany. This trip was a little more special than Kristin originally thought it would be. But before I talk about that, let me back track and talk a little about our trip.

Kristin and I are leaving for Europe this Friday. For our family and friends, I wanted to give them a run down of where we will be and where we are going once we get there.
 

Hey everyone! Its been a while since I have written on here and a few of you have emailed me wondering whats going on so let me see if I can recap the last month or so.

So I have finally arrived at my last month in Germany. It has been a long LONG year here in Europe. Its been more difficult than I could have ever imagined being away from my my loved ones this long.
Having said that.....I know that I have learned more this past year than I could ever have dreamed. I have made new friendships, learned another language, saw some of the most wonderful sights of Europe with my family, and completed my bachelors degree in Anthropology.

It was a very quick trip to Valencia, but well worth it. I went with my good friends Javier and Ruth to their home town of Valencia Spain. I felt like I was living in a movie preview because we didn't have time to do anything but my quick drives and walks through the city. But it was so worth it.

My sister Jennifer and her husband Greg came to visit me in Germany. Boy did we have a great time!!!

The day they got here we went for a walk and I took them to my favorite store Kaufland. :-) Afterwards, we went to eat at my favorite restaurant "Neckermuller" where all of my friends were to meet us later that night. It was sometime that day that things started getting a little crazy for Jennifer.

I have been thinking about this lately. The last few times I have stayed at a hostel, people seem surprised by the things that I do to make my stay much more enjoyable. Here are some tips you can do to save money, time, and make your stay more comfortable.

London was such a wonderful time. I can't believe how much there is to see and do there. The great part is that most of the museums are all free. So here is a run down of everything I did. I'll try to post pictures on here as well.

I arrived yesterday around 2 or 3 pm. It was a LONG day. I didn't do much but sleep when I arrived at the hostel.

First....before I start rambling.....
Here are some pictures for you that I took walking around.
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