meg eurotrip Archive

Paris, quite possibly the most famous city on Earth, a mecca for art lovers, history buffs, and, of course, star crossed lovers. Looking for hostels in Paris proved troublesome at first- on Hostel World and Hostel Bookers, my normal go-to hostel sites, …

The island of Korcula stands as a perfect example of why so many people love Croatia’s beaches, sunshine, and those charming, ever-present Old Towns. Korcula Town, where I stayed, is a mix of café bars, kitchy souvenirs, and an endearing Old Town. …

While in Spit, Croatia, I went canyoning! What is canyoning you ask? It involves a mix of hiking, cliff jumping, swimming, and sliding through rapids on your back. Kind of like a water park you might send your children to if you …

My time in Split was divided into two chunks – two days at the beginning and three days at the end leg of my trip, since Split was my port of arrival and departure. My second stay in Split was in the …

Next I headed off to do a whirlwind tour of Dubrovnik. Don’t Keep All Your Eggs in One Money Pouch After a long, sweaty, four hour ride to the Dubrovnik bus station, I maneuvered my way through the always-confusing and exasperating local …

I paused mid-chew as I realized in horror what I had just done. Moments ago I had picked up a dirty Bosnia-Herzegovina mark coin from the ground with the very fingers that now tore apart my deliciously  greasy chevapi and plucked the …