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orte & geschichten - Europe
 
Please see a list of stories contributed by our readers and users featured below. These are first hand accounts and make for some pretty interesting reading! If you have a tale which you would like to have added to this list please click here.


ARMENIA  

Armenian Adventure
Craig G
"As I have travelled through former Soviet Union countries before, I expected the drab, bleak, utilitarian buildings and drab, bleak people. I couldn’t have been more wrong."

AUSTRIA  

Vienna
Doris Leow
"Places may be different. Foreign culture may deter. But people's hearts can always meet."

BALTICS  

Driving through the Baltics
Kladiusz Wesolek
On the road in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia...in a Tauria.

CZECH REPUBLIC  

Cycling in Bohemia
Peter Skala
A broken bicycle leads to an unforgettable taste of Czech hospitality.

The Little Mother
Ryan Forsythe
Ryan Forsythe tells the tale of his first international adventure, from Frankfurt to Prague, with a triple shot of ice cream, love and kismet.

DENMARK  

A Bicycle & Ferry Trip through Denmark

Author Michael Shapiro contributes this story on an extensive bike tour, complete with images.

ENGLAND  

London
Dale Norris
"My first impression of "non-airport" London was a run down rat hole train called the Thameslink that traveled through piles of trash and smelled of BO."

Pulling Pints in a Pub in England
Kate Brown
Hobbling on a broken foot, with nothing but oranges to eat, Kate Brown stumples into a fine job on the road.

Nottingham, or Robin Hood, Demonic Possession and English Ale
Vincent Yanez
Part 2 of Vincent's Euro-adventure features pub play, a picnic and the mystery of a closed Burger King.

Taco Bell, Knock-Knock Jokes and Lawrence of Arabia
Vincent Yanez
Worthy adventures in a worldly city in this first installment of Vincent's wonderful Euro-journey.

Vikings, Fish & Chips, and The Pet Shop Boys
Vincent Yanez
Vincent finds the "perfect pub experience" and more in York.

EUROPE  

Eurail Trouble
Nicole
A scam? Simple mistake? Read this cautionary tale about a mis-punched Eurail pass.

The Language of Music
Logan Balkovek
Impressions from an American high school chorus tour of Europe.

Twins Do Europe
Jacqui O'Loughlin
A wandering, partying, hostelling, pointed journey from Britain to Greece.

Europe Roadtrip
Debbie Cousins
The Cast: Debbie (44 yr old nurse) Valerie (her 18 yr old daughter( and Robert (Valerie's 19 yr old boyfriend).

Keeping Up With the Natives
Scott Dixon
Some pointers on how not to find yourself being taken advantage of on your European trip.

FRANCE  

Cannes Film Festival
Scott Kelley
If you can't get in with the movie stars, take home a chunk of red carpet as a souvenir.

A Journey to the South of France on a Motorcycle and Other Mistakes I've Made
Michael Knapen
Isn't The Title Enough?

Love in Paris
Anonymous
An anonymous romantic in Paris explains that while it really is the most romantic city in the world, you don’t always find true love there.

Paris Au Pouvre
Maureen Hennessy
How to enjoy Europe's grandest city with a light purse.

Adventures around the Eif
Alrac
This visitor to Paris made the Eiffel tower her home on a school trip to France.

Stinky Cheese, Dr. Scholls and Unfriendly ATM's
Vincent Yanez
Vincent's travels through Europe continue.

GERMANY  

One World, No Ice
Keith O'Brien
On Berlin: "...if it were like this everyday, the economy would solely consist of wig manufacturers and Vodka sales."

Tale from Darmstadt
Sascha A.
On great modern art and noisy hostellers.

Last Minute in Frankfurt
P.A. Donnelly
P.A. Donnelly encounters Frau Hitler in Frankfurt in 1974...but did she live up to her name?

IRELAND  

The Aussie who Pissed in a Bucket
Melissa Kennedy
What do you do when you're locked in a hostel room and the urges of the morning grow strong?

Tales from Belfast
Terra Mortensen
"I put off writing about Belfast for a long time because, in a way, it's just too intense to explain easily."

ITALY  

A Cheaper Venice
Clark Hamilton
A quick and sly suggestion on how to save some moolah in a pinch.

The Degenerate Cinder Boy and the Grand Ball of Firenze
Dale Norris
Dale and his compatriots take on the wonders of north Italy's gem city.

Finding Family
Susanne Cooper Tanner
A tale about finding roots alive and well in a foreign land.

Gassed and Robbed in Italy
Stacey Keleher
A travel legend comes to life. It could happen to you.

Overview of my Italy Trip

A marvellous journal of travel in an artful land.

Roma Italy
Dale Norris
"Grand adventures, a silly dance and magical tales of sweet romance."

Montepulciano
Dale Norris
Read how some inspired "degenerates" take on Tuscany with a smile.

My Vanished Venice
Evan L. Balkan
"Perhaps America’s love affair with Venice springs from their opposition to one another: for while America symbolizes, in many respects, a never ending push for progress, Venice is a perfectly preserved relic of the past."

NETHERLANDS  

Travel in Holland
Sandy Simco
Surprised by a hostel, enchanted by a castle, and cooled with a dip at the beach in Domburg, Holland.

POLAND  

An Impression of Krakow
Nigel from Dublin
One traveler picks this cultural center of Poland as among the best.

PORTUGAL  

The Azores
Drumnadrochit
A quick recommendation of these Portuguese jewels.

RUSSIA  

St. Petersburg
C.V. Moore
A note from CV Moore about Saint Petersburg sets the tone for travelers.

Midnight Train to Moscow
Alex Budak
Travel teaches you a lot of things: that the American way isn't the only way; that experience is the best teacher; and that despite outward differences, the human spirit connects us all.

SCOTLAND  

Carbisdale Castle
Adelia McLean
Take an easy tour of a fine old castle, but keep an eye out for Betty the ghost.

Cycling Through the Western Isles of Scotland
Peter Main
This is the story of a 6 day cycle tour undertaken in April/May 2003. It started in Newtonmore and moved from there to the Western Isles from Barra to Lewis.

SLOVENIA  

Slovenia
Dan Oakes
"...we visited this beautiful little central European country and came away absolutely astounded that it isn't overrun by tourists."

SPAIN  

Madrid
Sconebaby
A smiling memory of a fine hostel in meaty Madrid.

Running with the Bulls
Scott Kelley
Running into the bulls is probably more apt.

Sleeping in Pamplona
Scott Kelley
The wonders and risks of getting a free night's sleep.

San Fermin
Anita Silva
Anita Silva gives a brief but highly descriptive account of the world famous 'Running of the Bulls'.

San Sebastian Boogie Nights
Krista Belles
"Only when the bus stopped in a square, did I really look at my new surroundings and realize that San Sebastian is a beautiful city."

I Love You Too, Sangria
Joe Markovitch
Madrid, quite honestly, stole my heart, and I will return this summer to try and retrieve it, although I quite like it being there.

Homeless in Barcelona
Chi T. Ng
Here are my impressions of Spain where I stayed for a week in Madrid in June 2007 and 3 days in Barcelona in June 2007.

SWITZERLAND  

St. Moritz
Sandy Simco
A brief glimpse of Alpine delight.

TURKEY  

Greetings from Turkey
Joe Ehrlich
Hop aboard the Fez Bus for a budget adventure through this great land.

UKRAINE  

Trip to a Conference in Lviv
Kladiusz Wesolek
Observations of a Pole in the Ukraine

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