London.

For those who are heading out to Europe or simply

want to live vicariously through a little bit of sharing.

HERE IT IS:
Queen. Tea & lots of jetlag.


Arriving at the 'LONDON GATWICK' airport.
The 13 of obvious tourists wander with their million bags through the city
in an attempt to find our first hostel.

ASTOR HYDE PARK.

If there was anything we needed, it was 'Oyster Cards'.
So that we could swiftly travel around with no worries
for the lack of change in our pockets.

It's a must that we devour all of the local goodness while were there.
SOOO the obvious choice of Fish & Chips was a must.

Summary: to die for. I don't care if you're about 1500 calories.
cause baby, you're worth it.

LONDON EYE:
suggested that we didn't do it. Its just a giant Ferris Wheel
the view OF is it better than the view FROM it.

TATE MODERN:
There was no way I wasn't going to walk through the (almost)
always jaw dropping Turbine Hall.

Sucks for me it wasn't the season for awe
inspiring installations to hit this place yet =(

<3.
Piccadilly Circus @ night.

Other to visit places include:

ST. PAUL CATHEDRAL -- the 500+ steps up to the top is much
worth the thigh muscle destruction. The view is fantasticular.

PORTOBELLO MARKET (@notting hill station) --
New things + Vintage things
can be found on this cute little strip.
Try going in the mornings where more vendors can be found =).

- - -

"I might be drunk, but you're ugly."
-Winston Churchill

europe unraveled.

To awake from Toronto and to feel in London.

To live in Amsterdam and to love in Paris.

To feel free in Madrid and to be reminded in Barcelona.

To let time pass in Nice and to watch time pass in Venice.

To create in Florence and to experience in Rome.

To escape in Sorrento only to be realized in Bari.

RSID EUROGRAD 11'.

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- - -

After 4 weeks of "backpacking" through Europe.

One can only assume that eyes were opened

and perspectives were shifted.

If there was ANYTHING Europe did for me its the realization of

how non-standard life should be.

Here I am sitting as an unemployed grad (woohoo!)

wishing nothing more but to continue

to bask in the joys of irresponsibility.

It's not partially because I'm lazy but its also

cause I realized that my whole life

seemed to be suuuuuch a straight line.

Highschool - University - Graduate - Work - Work - Work - Die

All these people I kept meeting in

hostels had one thing is common.

They were all :

HAPPY.

Bouncing around working in one place

to the next, they were simply getting by.

Yet they were so much happier and

satisfied than people I know that have

been working 6 figure salaries for years.

Sure this whole nomad business isn't for everyone,

but it boggled me to know that some people

wandered Europe with no plan, with nothing but their

hearts to dictate their direction for yyyyears.

Its so easy to say "live life", but to actually take the step of doing so?

Gee, it takes more than just courage, but vision =).

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mok's travel logs -- coming soon.