Last night I went out with my couch surfing host to a house party so I got a late start to my last day here in Europe. I hunted down the jewelled skeleton of the patron saint of spinsters and then the rest of the day in probably the best museum I have been to so far in Europe, the Deutsches Museum. Everything in the museum is interactive and it is absolutely massive. There is no way to see this massive museum in one day, so I will probably be going back when I return to Munich next year.
So tomorrow I fly to Cuba. While in Cuba my posts may be delayed by a few days, as the internet situation in Cuba is interesting to say the least, but you will hear all about that while I am there I’m sure. So please forgive me and expect some upload/posting delays over the next 5 weeks or so.
I also only just realised I am now more than halfway through this project, and jetting off to Cuba and South america will be a real change in gears. For starters, I will be picking up a travel buddy for the next few months, so will no longer be traveling solo. I am also really trying to learn some spanish along the way which to help us get through south america which should be interesting and challenging.
I have been going through and cleaning out some of the (25,000) photos from the past 185 days I have spent in Europe. It has been an unforgettable experience meeting so many awesome people, making some great new friends and seeing some spectacular places along the way so far. I have had such a huge smile on my face while going back through the photos. A great benefit of doing a project like this is knowing precisely how long ago and under what circumstances I met some of you amazing, awesome people. For example…
179 days ago Romi, Fabian, Jamie, Spencer and I were being ambushed by monkeys and almost being drowned by drunk boat captains on Ubin Island, Singapore.
175 days ago Coops and I were drinking sangria at the Clampham Common Green in the (rare) London sun.
171 days ago I was hanging out with Tori and her folks in her hometown in Scotland.
169 days ago I was sitting on a hill in the scottish highlands drinking a bottle of whiskey and watching the sun set with Gruff and Dylan.
175 days ago I was crashing with my buddy Jessica in Leeds who I met in Japan 2 years before.
162 days ago Cat, Brandon and I were celebrating cats 21st under, above and around the pier in Brighton.
155 days ago Tashcha and I were exploring London parks, streets, markets and partying all night with New Zealand friends I made in Japan 2 years ago.
149 days ago Siri, Ella and I were hooning around the Dutch countryside on bikes.
138 days ago A friend I made in Fiji 2 years ago, Liere, was giving me a tour of her hometown of Zarautz.
135 days ago Boyang and I were eating a massive amazing steak dinner and having knives pulled on us in Zarautz, Spain..
131 days ago Fraser, Bridget and I were attempting to hitchhike to the top of the the crazy awesome moorish castle of sintra.
130 days ago Fraser and I went out with Lina and Evita in Barrio Alto for an awesome night of Portuguese steak dinner and live music.
127 days ago Fraser, Jessica and I were rocking out to QOTSA on my birthday at Super Bock, Super Rock.
110 days ago Abhi, my couch surfing host from Singapore and I were attempting to locate a hidden waterfall in the outskirts of Granada.
103 days ago Jenny, Boyang, Valerie and myself were trying to get to a monastery outside of Barcelona and discovering caves and waterfalls along the way.
96 days ago Katie, Aarin, Adam, Louis, Tamsin and myself were swimming among the ancient underwater ruins of baia.
86 days ago Tom and I were exploring the amazing Plitvice lakes national park in Croatia together.
81 days ago I was eating late night kebabs in a gutter with David and Deidre in Sarajevo.
79 days ago David and I were climbing an ancient Bosnian “Pyramid”
78 days ago I was drinking rakia with lovely Yana while exploring Belgrades amazing nightlife..
73 days ago I was chopping wood with Darko and Lazza in Nis.
51 days ago Wendi and myself were climbing a mountain and watching sunsets on Santorini.
47 days ago Evita was teaching me how to beat her at backgammon in Athens.
36 days ago Adorably forgetful Lina and I were exploring Gjirokaster together.
34 days ago Rudi was showing me the meaning of Albanian hospitality and kindness in Tirana.
28 days ago Blagoja was showing me around his home sculpture filled city of Skopje
20 days ago Jamie, Michael and I were drinking a bottle of Rakia on top of the abandoned UFO communist monument high in the mountains of Bulgaria.
13 days ago Michelle, charlotte, Melissa stacey and I were squeezing through tiny spaces in the caves below Budapest.
6 days ago Kaylia and I were dinning at and all you can eat buffet, Singing Bohemian Rhapsody and smoking shish while watching Folk bands in Budapest
5 days ago Matty, Kat, I and the others from David Hasslehostel were cruising the streets of Budapest on a 12 person beer bike.
