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Cinque Terra

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

Written at 10:23 AM, 10-4-06, somewhere between La Spezia and Rome.

My evening at the Ostello Archi Rossi in Florence ended with relative quiet. After watching Raiders of the Lost Ark, we put on Last Samurai, which we (the other backpackers and I) watched until about midnight. About that time, most people broke apart and retreated to their respective sleeping quarters.
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Bicycles and Flowers

Friday, September 15th, 2006

Written at 4:50 PM, 9-15-06

I had an early night after writing my last blog. I checked out my new travel guide for a while, trying to figure out where to go and what to do next. I also spoke with a group of South Koreans who were staying in my room. It seems that only Americans and Asians stay in Balmer’s Hostel, with a sprinkling of Australians. [read on]

Treking the Track

Saturday, November 13th, 2004
Day 10 – Pichton to Queen Charlotte Track And so we began our mighty tramp. We woke up around seven in order to have enough time to get our things together and get to the water taxi by 7:45. We’d gotten ... [Continue reading this entry]

Ready, Set, Hike!

Friday, November 12th, 2004
Day 9 - St. Arnaud to Pichton With only a short drive before we got to Pichton, we set out early from St. Arnaud. The drive was brief and included only one intermittent stop in which we got gas at Blenheim. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Saturated

Thursday, November 4th, 2004
Day 2 – Christchurch to Mount Cook After an all-to-unsatisfying night of sleep we left Christchurch. Breakfast consisted of one whole muffin, after which the rental car agency picked us up and took us out to get our car. The car ... [Continue reading this entry]