Spent my day wandering aimlessly (common theme?). The lack of a kitchen in this place is really bugging me, but I’ll live. This has been an horrendously expensive day, due entirely to the fact that I bought a rather nice waterproof jacket. An essential, right? Right?
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Kiskassa has just shot to the top of my ‘places to work when I run out of rail pass’ list. Kate and I arrived mid-afternoon after a few hours train from Budapest, a wander through downtown Pecs and forty-minute bus ride out to the village. Kiskassa has one street, maybe two hundred and eighty residents [...]
This will be my last night in Budapest for a while. In the morning I’m headed south to a village near Pecs, to spend a few days relaxing on a farm. I’m hoping I’ll get a chance to do some riding or maybe hiking, depending on the terrain. I’ll be back in the city on [...]
The ‘Up and Left Tour’, which at its peak consisted of Paul, Kate, Tash, Ben, Barney, Lori and myself, has split. Paul and Tash, with their superior passports, are headed up into the wilds of Moldova. Lori has a schedule and fled for Budapest a few days ago. Ben and Kate both have flights to [...]