tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23631803.post3442928117794590560..comments2024-03-26T23:49:37.130-05:00Comments on detritus.: back door mansuttonhoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17292408097588177380noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23631803.post-38044082156375457992008-07-09T01:25:00.000-05:002008-07-09T01:25:00.000-05:00I love this post 'cos it reminded me that I'm not ...I love this post 'cos it reminded me that I'm not the only geek who enjoyed reading (and watching) Rick Steves.<BR/><BR/>My favourite memory of when I did the typical backpack thru Europe after graduation was when he said that one of the best places to grab a tea/coffee and croissant in Paris was on the roof of this department store that had a view of Paris. His book actually said that you should walk through the store looking like you know exactly where you're going, take the elevator up to the 6th floor and go up to the roof. I did just that and it was, by far, one of the most glorious things I've ever done. Summer in Paris on a rooftop (as cliched as it seems) is a beautiful thing.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for reminding me of this experience and helping me realize I need a lot more of these experiences!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23631803.post-40601198505590939122008-07-08T09:53:00.000-05:002008-07-08T09:53:00.000-05:00That's nothing. I've rambled through Europe on a t...That's nothing. I've rambled through Europe on a tiny budget for almost 35 years.Mikkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305664364394823106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23631803.post-21424382990333727022008-07-07T10:13:00.000-05:002008-07-07T10:13:00.000-05:00Oh man. I am yearning now, in earnest. We've bee...Oh man. I am yearning now, in earnest. We've been putting off trips this year due to family expectations, and the cost of gas, and the sinking dollar, and it leaves me wondering if it can be done on the cheap any more. <BR/><BR/>You've got me all twinkly and hopeful.anniemcqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321843578386603574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23631803.post-8751865570543060662008-07-06T23:04:00.000-05:002008-07-06T23:04:00.000-05:00Ah sweet experience. I too rambled through Europe ...Ah sweet experience. I too rambled through Europe on a similar budget. I wish I had read Steves' book before then. We lived on bread and peaches all through Italy, finally heading into the soon to collapse Yugoslavia just to eat all we could of the inexpensive meals. I lost 15 pounds in a month, slept only three nights in a room for that entire time, spent my board money on museums all across Europe and slept on trains or in train stations.<BR/><BR/>We discovered that with a Eurail Pass, you could work two cities that had an overnight train between them. Catch a night train, sleep, wake up in Florence, spend the day, and head back to Innsbruck the next evening. If you scheduled your jumps right, you could spend most nights on the train. Weekdays this worked great. Weekends you could be stuck on a foldout hallway seat all night... No room in the cars. <BR/><BR/>One night in Venice, sleeping on the steps of the train station with several hundred other fellow travelers, I stayed up drinking wine and listening to the guitars and singing and couldn't imagine being any richer. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reminders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com