I was able to find a coach fare from London, England to Paris, France for 19£ (roughly 38USD). The bus departed, driving on the left side of the road, was loaded on a train, the train went under the English Channel, drove off the train, switched to driving on the right side of the [...]

Here are some other pictures I took while exploring London.

The London Eye

London is full of museums and the best part is that most of them are free. I was able to visit the National Galleria, and the Tate Modern in one day and the British Museum the following day. Visiting museums one after another can easily lead to an overdose. Spreading these museum excursions in between [...]

We decided to take a free walking tour. Free? What’s the catch? It seems that most major historic cities have these free walking tours. The tour guides are hired by the Sandmans company that does many of the free walking tours throughout Europe, the most famous one being Berlin. They are not paid hourly or [...]

I am still diligently working on the London and Paris posts. So in the mean time, here’s a funny image.

In the wee hours of the morning, 7:30am, mostly everything is closed; the hostel booking standing, the internet cafes, the public library, tourist information booths, etc. The only place we found open were morning coffee shops where we grabbed a bite to eat. I sit outside in the cold. It is windy on and off [...]

I ascend a spiraling staircase of our hostel in Inverness, triumphant from our recent campaign up Ben Nevis. We have again arrived at Inverness, via bus ride. Here at Highlander Hostel we came back to recharge our batteries and prepare for the journey to London. We take it easy for the day and enjoy another [...]

Standing in the first corner hailing from Wichita, KS USA with no previous mountaineering experience what so ever, a limited arsenal of budget general winter gear adapted to mountaineering, and standing at 1.75meters (5ft 9in) is the challenger Wei Hu. In the second corner hailing from Lochaber, Scotland standing 1,344meters (4,000 feet) the undisputed tallest [...]