What can I say? The spontaneity that began this trip certainly continued with our adventures in Turkey. After blowing it out during our first night in Istanbul, we decided to head South and check out the scenic coastline that so many people have recommended. Fortunately, flights in Turkey are dirt cheap, so we were able […]

OUCH! I don’t want to call it a complete waste, but most of our day was spent recovering from an all night bender last night. Our first 18 hours in Istanbul could have occurred in London, New York or Las Vegas for that matter. Our plane landed from Sarajevo at 7pm, we checked into the […]

Our time in Croatia is easily separated into two distinct trips: partying and introspection. We ended up spending 3 nights in Split mainly because we befriended some locals who turned out to be absolutely fantastic hosts. In addition to taking time to show us their city, they integrated us into the local Split nightlife. Both […]

We’ve tried pretty hard to keep a pretty open schedule, and mind, during this trip.  The only ‘planning’ we did was to make sure we had a place to stay in Rome, an assigned seat on a flight from Rome to Split, Croatia and a ticket from Istanbul back to Seattle.  Everything else has been […]

We landed in Croatia last night and there’s no way I can summarize our entire Rome trip in one post. So in the spirit of brevity I’ll try to touch on the highlights…of where there are certainly a few: Highlight #1: Scooter drag racing. Ok, we didn’t really drag-race, but given that we couldn’t sleep […]

22 days ago I left my job. Today, I just about killed myself weaving in and of rush hour traffic on a scooter…in Rome! My, how quickly environments can change. Here’s the situation. I’m bound and determined to make the most of the next 2-3 months. I have a mini-bucket list of sorts, and a […]

I don’t have a ton of regrets.  I might stress myself out analyzing the hell out of my decisions, but once I’ve made a decision, I typically don’t look back.  Why should I? What’s done is done and you need to feel like you’re moving towards something. Now, all that being said, I do think […]