La Spezia, Italy – Part 1 (April 20th – 22nd, 2018)

NOTE:  You will notice on some of my pictures that I've changed my "signature" to Bluegreenpacker.  This is because I was trying to come up with a catchy/cool name for my account on Instragram and I came up with bluegreenpacker.  Pretty much it's because I love blue and green, I have a blue and green backpacks, … Continue reading La Spezia, Italy – Part 1 (April 20th – 22nd, 2018)

Franz Josef Glacier (December 23rd – 26th, 2017)

December 23rd Yesterday on our way into Franz Josef Glacier, the activity sheet made its way around the bus and I signed up for the Franz Josef Glacier heli-hike and the Fox Glacier skydive. Both are highly weather-dependent and expensive! I debated with myself whether I really wanted to (in a budget-conscious mind-frame) do both … Continue reading Franz Josef Glacier (December 23rd – 26th, 2017)

Free Days (December 1st and 2nd, 2017)

December 1st Nothing too much of interest really to write about for today. It was a beautiful sunny day when I woke up. I did a lot of writing for my blog to get you updated. I updated my finances spreadsheet and paid off my credit card which has started to smoke (no not really, … Continue reading Free Days (December 1st and 2nd, 2017)

Hoi An, Vietnam (October 27th and 28th)

October 27th The overnight train from Nha Trang to Hoi An (technically Da Nang - will explain later) left at approximately 8:00-ish. Now that we were experts on overnight trains, we weren't quite as excited as we were for the first one. So, no real party in one sleeper cabin this time. We all were … Continue reading Hoi An, Vietnam (October 27th and 28th)