Sunday, April 24, 2011

Back from Europe!

First of all, sorry I haven't been keeping up with this blog lately.
Secondly, I just got back from my trip around Europe about 10 days ago, and I want to go back already! It was one of the most amazing experiences I've had, and it was definitely eye-opening. I got to meet so many new people and caught up with some old friends as well. The food, people, history, and culture was just incredible and I can't wait to go back!
We were pretty good about following our itinerary, but instead of going to Prague we decided to go to Munich instead. This was a really last-minute decision, but we didn't have much trouble booking hostels, and it was at these times where I really appreciated having our Eurail pass. Here is where we actually ended up going and a list of hostels we stayed at:

15 London: Palmers Lodge Swiss Cottage

16 London: Palmers Lodge Swiss Cottage

17 London: Palmers Lodge Swiss Cottage

18 London: Palmers Lodge Swiss Cottage 18

19 Leeds: a friends place

20 London: Palmers Lodge Swiss Cottage

21 Rome: Mosaic Hostel

22 Rome: Mosaic Hostel

23 Rome: Mosaic Hostel

24 Rome: Mosaic Hostel

25 Cinque Terre: Hostel 5 Terre

26 Cinque Terre: Hostel 5 Terre

27 Interlaken: Backpackers Villa Sonnenhof

28 Interlaken: Backpackers Villa Sonnenhof

29 Interlaken: Valley Hostel

30 Interlaken: Valley Hostel

31 Berlin: Wombats City Hostel Berlin

April 1 Berlin: Wombats City Hostel Berlin

2 Berlin: Wombats City Hostel Berlin

3 Berlin/Hamburg: Wombats City Hostel Berlin

4 Berlin: Wombats City Hostel Berlin

5 Munich: Wombats City Hostel Munich

6 Munich: Wombats City Hostel Munich

7 Munich: New Euro Youth Hostel

8 Paris: Port Royal Hotel

9 Paris: Port Royal Hotel

10 Paris: Port Royal Hotel

11 Paris: Port Royal Hotel

12 Brussels: 2GO4 Quality Hostel

I highly recommend all of these hostels! They were really affordable, very clean and we never had a bad experience.
Favorite hostels would have to be:
Backpackers Villa Sonnenhof (we did our laundry for free here with the tokens included with our stay, really yummy breakfast included and our Jungfrau view-ensuite dorm with wifi was amazing!), Wombats Berlin/Munich (very clean and spacious dorm rooms, good, cheap breakfast for 3.70-euro and very helpful staff at both locations), and 2GO4 in Brussels (we had a private room here in a loft, very modern with a large bathtub! Best private room we had on this trip.) I will try to blog about each city we were in with more pictures, and how we budgeted our time and money as well. But for now, here are just a few pictures!

Saturday, April 23, 2011

20th Birthday Giveway: Yuklui*Style



Urban Decay Black Palette

Mystery Prize: Urban Decay Naked Palette

She is also giving away the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils 15 Year Anniversary Collection as a mystery gift. Check out her blog post for more info on how to win!