Traveling sans airplane!

By backpackingchica, on July 30th, 2009%

Watching Northern Italy roll by

Traveling overland (that is, traveling sans airplane) is not a new concept, per se. However, a renaissance of sorts is happening with the growth of eco-tourism and environmentally responsible travel.

Counting castles while cruising (cheaply) down the river Rhine (that’s a tongue twister)!

Personally, I’m a huge proponent of overland travel just . . . → Read More: Traveling sans airplane!

Feel like having a belgium waffle with that beer? Try Amsterdam on for size!

By backpackingchica, on July 10th, 2009%

I’ve visited Amsterdam twice in my life. Once when I was too young to know the true “allure” of the place (or to even know what the word “allure” means!) and the second time during my all-encompassing (or so I thought!) Europe trip in 2005.

Bikes, bikes, and more bikes.

During this second trip, I think I got . . . → Read More: Feel like having a belgium waffle with that beer? Try Amsterdam on for size!

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