Hani on travel, technology and life
August 15, 2006 | In: Europe, Travel
My guidebook revealed that the first Sunday of every month was free admission day to all museums on the Mueseuminsl (Museum Island) in Berlin. Today was the first Sunday in June, so off to Museuminsel I went. On arrival, I found out that the info was out...
August 14, 2006 | In: Europe, Travel
I had breakfast with Marc and Angela and decided to go down to the Fan Mile stretching the length between the Brandenburger Tor to the Victory Pillar. The weather was great. The games of the day were Britain vs. Portugal and Brazil Vs. France. The place...
August 12, 2006 | In: General
After checking out a little more of Amsterdam, I went to the train station 90 minutes early. I met two American girls who seemed to be hopelessly lost, had the backpacker conversation and showed them where to validate their rail passes. On the train I sat...
August 12, 2006 | In: Europe, Travel
Second rule of budget travel: If you intend to extend your stay, pay for your hostel bed in advance the night before. I got kicked out of the hostel in Amsterdam the following day because, unbeknown to me, you can't extend your stay in the morning...
August 11, 2006 | In: General
Spent the day wandering the streets of Brussels. Well at least Central brussels. The Grand' Place-Grote Markt area is awesome. The architectural attention to detail in the Gothic buildings is mind-blowing. You can just stand there and stare for 20...
August 10, 2006 | In: General
First rule of budget travel: make advance hostel bookings in the high seasons to avoid unnecessary hassles as exemplified below. Arrived in Paris and headed straight to the hostel as planned. They had no available beds. Nice. I should've made the...
August 9, 2006 | In: General
I was just thinking how much I hate long flights and how I don't mind excruciatingly long train rides (especially in Euope). Rail travel in Europe is a pleasure. 10 hours of good scenery, a good book, my music and plenty of time to think about anything...
August 9, 2006 | In: Europe, Travel
Arrived in Bern at 8:20 and met Bettina, one of my hosts from CouchSurfing who was waiting at the station as agreed. We went to their apartment and I met with the rest of the flat mates: Nils, Simmy and Andrea (3 siblings). They were a really cool and...
