Madrid!

Chels.arsenault August 23, 2010
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After over 10 hours on Busabout and my new-found stomach bug (i think from drinking tap water everyday in Barcelona!) that caused a bit of vomit here and there…we arrived in beautiful Madrid! We didn’t have the energy to find …

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Barcelona

Chels.arsenault August 18, 2010
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FINALLY we make it to Spain! And better yet…to Barcelona! A city we have been excited for! The first thing we see as we arrive on the bus…a butt ass naked dude walking around in the middle of town! That’s …

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Nice!

Chels.arsenault August 18, 2010
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Our next stop being Nice, Brad and I were excited for a new country …but a little nervous that neither of us know ANY French! We found some last minute couchsurfers just outside of Nice in a cute town called …

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Venezia

bradleyfarsenault April 30, 2010
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When we arrived to Venice, a major hub for Italy, the train station was CRAZY because of all the cancelled flights! We were going to try and book a night train to Zagreb, but the line was just too long, …

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Cinque Terre

bradleyfarsenault April 30, 2010
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We woke up early to catch the bus to the national park. The weather was cloudy and looked pretty grim but since we had heard from so many travelers how incredible Cinque Terre was/is we didn`t let it kill our …

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Pisa!

bradleyfarsenault April 30, 2010
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So today we woke up early and caught the train to Pisa just for a quick stop to basically…well get the famous picture of holding the building up! Ha! Brad thought it was ridiculous, but luckily he loves me, and went …

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Firenze!

bradleyfarsenault April 15, 2010
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Ok, finally some free internet! From Roma we moved on to Florence or Firenze in Italia.. (Not exactly sure how that translation came about) The entire train ride was a blur. Our attempted all-nighter with Maura prior to riding being the …

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Ciao Morlupo and a night out in Roma!

bradleyfarsenault April 15, 2010
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The next day, we sadly said goodbye to the house and to Morlupo! We really love that town and their little shops! We made a thank you note to send to the Parisi’s, so here it is! And a picture …

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Riding in Trains

bradleyfarsenault April 14, 2010
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Today we woke up pretty early, and were happy to find the guy at the campgrounds decided to give us the discount! We asked the night before if he would do 5 euros a person …instead of 8 euros… and he …

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Beautiful Sorrento and the almalfi coast!

bradleyfarsenault April 14, 2010
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Everybody talks about the Almalfi coast, and how beautiful it is, so we decided to go for it! We were warned of the CRAZY bus driver and that you shouldn’t go if you get car sick…so we were crossing our fingers …

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