10.1.21 It is day 9 of my travels and I haven’t taken a day to relax or calm down. I think it’s because of the pressure I feel to fully experience all of these cities that I am in. I do not feel I want to waste a day or even an hour when there… Read More Day 9: A Rainy Day Well Spent
9.30.21 I started my day with a starbucks coffee around 10am. It was a pretty cold day, not too rainy, but pretty overcast. I first walked to the Foam Fotografie Museum. I really, really enjoyed this museum, probably my favorite one yet. The photography featured was incredible. They all told amazingly unique stories of each… Read More Day 8: Amsterdam Art
9.29.21 Today I said my farewells to Belgium and departed to the Netherlands. After packing back up my rucksack and walking the 30 minutes to the station (this time in the rain), I boarded a 3 hour train to Amsterdam. I got off at Amsterdam Centraal Station and walked the crowded, chaotic, and overall strange… Read More Day 7: Brussels —> Amsterdam
9.28.21 I had an early morning to catch a train to Knokke- a coastal city of Belgium. The train ride was about an hour and a half (for which I mostly spent napping). Once arrived, I walked along a long strip of stores and couldn’t help but notice that this city was mostly filled with… Read More Day 6: Beaches and Waffles
9.27.21 Since getting to Brussels, I haven’t yet had the opportunity to walk through the main city center, so that was my plan for the day. Waking up in yet another empty hostel dorm, I filled up on the free hostel breakfast and set off. It looked to be overcast and rainy all day, so… Read More Day 5: Exploring Brussels
9.26.21 I made it a rule to be back to my hostel before dark when I am alone. On the train from Bruge to Brussels, I realized I hadn’t eaten anything but chocolate and toast, and it was almost 6pm. I knew I had seen a lot of patisseries and set on saving some money,… Read More Day 4 cont: A Scary Walk Home
9.26.21 I knew the weather in Brussels wouldn’t stay this good for long, so I planned a day trip to Bruges (not so much planned as woke up and decided to go). I enjoyed the free hostel breakfast, packed my day pack, and headed to the train station. I was very excited to find a… Read More Day 4: A Day Trip to Bruges
9.22.21 Beginning this journey, I would be lying if I said I didn’t have any doubts. There are many. They exist in every inconsistency in this plan I’ve made and every consistency in the lives of my peers painted on social media. It screams that maybe I should have just gone to college like everyone… Read More Day 0: Airplane Thoughts
9.23.21 Our plane landed at 8:30am London time, I got about 4 hours of sleep (which is actually pretty good considering it was spent on a plane). Melina, with a backpack and 2 suitcases, and me, with my giant rucksack, travelled about an hour through busy metro stations to where we would be staying at… Read More Day 1: London Flowers
9.25.21 Today I was set on my own. Melina dropped me off at St Pancras INTL train station where I went through security and boarded the EuroStar train to Brussels. The ride was about 2 hours, I napped most of the way but was too scared to really fall asleep in case I missed my… Read More Day 3: London —> Brussels
Maile Abroad 