Egypt- Cairo Must visit: The Giza pyramids (and you don’t need a horse/camel to go around – it’s easy to walk) Transport: Flat 2EP fare for trains around town English spoken: 75% Did anyone try to pick my pocket? No Can I drink the water? Maybe – the locals filter it, but it tastes very [...]
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Comparison Test: Around the Mediterranean
Posted by dkendon on September 29, 2011
http://fastforwardlife.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/comparison-test-around-the-mediterranean/
Rome to Munich
I started by going to the train station and sending a parcel. Do not use the postal system in Italy. It is ridiculously expensive. €2 per postcard?! From there I set out for lunch (It took that long in the post office). Yes it cost €5 but it was SO GOOD. Neither had tomato paste. [...]
Posted by dkendon on September 23, 2011
http://fastforwardlife.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/rome-to-munich/
Rome Day 3
Because I had to listen to the drunks having a party outside my window until 3AM I overslept. Then I had to deal with the washing machine at the campsite, which swallowed my token and didn’t start. When I asked the man in the ‘bazaar’ when I bought the token, he told me ‘not my [...]
Posted by dkendon on September 18, 2011
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Rome Day 2
I started very early and was in the centre of Rome by 8.30. The only sign I could see at the Colosseum said entry was €12. What a rip! I went to the Palatine Hill. On the way I saw this There was no queue at the Palatine Hill, and I could buy a ticket [...]
Posted by dkendon on September 18, 2011
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Athens to Rome
I set out early to catch the Metro to the airport. Greece’s metro has been a target for austerity reductions so some lines have delays because there aren’t enough people to run it properly. The airport train only runs about every 30min, jusging by how long I had to wait. I had some postcards left [...]
Posted by dkendon on September 17, 2011
http://fastforwardlife.wordpress.com/2011/09/17/athens-to-rome/
