P1000950 300x225 Wombats: Not Just Australian MarsupialsA little while back, I had written about the best method for finding and booking hostels. Having had one of my best hostel experiences while traveling around Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic, I decided to write a follow up post giving a little shout out to the hostel I stayed at while on the trip: Wombat’s hostel chain. We stayed at Wombat’s in both Munich and Vienna so I was able to get a really good feel for the chain overall. Read the rest of this entry

P1010316 300x225 Czeching out Central Europe

Prague

I just got back from my 9 days in Central/ Eastern Europe – Munich, Vienna, Salzburg, and Prague.  It was my most successful trip thus far in terms of actually seeing the sights and experiencing local culture.  I’m getting pretty good at the whole tourist thing, and I should be after making my way through 8 different countries since I’ve been abroad.

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