Mostar

Throughout my journey, starting in Zadar, when talking to locals and fellow travelers and inquiring about what places to visit, the name Mostar came up. I have never heard the name before and put it on the back burner. When I reached Sarajevo, towards the end of my journey, I had 4/5 days left before [...]

She’s baaaaaaack!

After studying three months abroad, herewith Stephanie Vegliante’s last piece. Thanks Ms Vegliante. Based on all the students who came and talk to me about your experience(s), I know I am not the only one who enjoyed this!
My trip to study abroad began just over 3 months ago in Boston. It was a huge culture [...]

The Passion Play

As most of you know, the single event I was looking forward to most during my 2010 trip, was attending the Passion Play in Oberammergau on May 22, 2010. When I arrived in Munich, I was told that the hostel where I normally stay was sold out, so I had to stay next door. Although [...]

Our girl made it to Rome

Stephanie made it to Italy (eventually). She and her cousin were going to go during their equivalent of our spring break. But, then the volcano hit the fan! Here’s her story (with gorgeous pics, as usual!)
I took a 4-hour boat trip from the island to Athens with my cousin on our way to Italy. We [...]

No Rome for Stephanie, yet!

Stephanie and her cousin planned to visit Italy during their break. Instead, because of the volcano eruption in Iceland, this is the message that I got. It pays to keep one’s cool and have a sense of humor. If they do manage to get to Italy, I will post her report before I leave in [...]

More happiness from Greece

Another installment from Stephanie who is studying in Greece this semester. Y’all read this and tell me whether she is having the time of her life or not? So, when are YOU going??
Easter here was unbelievably crowded. Tourists started coming in the week before and all the cafes were finally opened. The streets were painted [...]

Meet Jesus

On May 15, the Passion Play will open in Oberammergau. This will be start of opening the floodgates to more than 500K people coming from all over the world to attend this spectacle that is staged once every ten years. Only people who were born in the village, or have lived there for at least [...]

Greetings from Greece!

Only this morning a student asked whether I had heard from Stephanie … well, here it is, her first posting from Greece (together with her very own pics … great stuff, so she was taught well in the School of Communication!)
We flew into Heathrow, had a 12-hr layover (overnight), got a room, woke up around [...]

Unspoken Code

Michel wrote this piece for his blog at Clubhouse@Myparistrips.com and I “lifted” it with his permission. I will be back in Paris this summer and as I have told y’all, I did not have a good time. After having read this piece, I was wondering: could have been my fault? Thanks for this Michel, [...]

What about the laptop?

When I met the young Canadian boys in Prague, I noticed that they were tagging a laptop along. Why did you bring that with you, I asked. We have a blog and by recording our experiences on the blog, everybody can see what we are doing. That’s nice, I said, but there are internet cafes [...]

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