Saturday, June 30, 2007
Berlin BABY!
Comming to yous all from Berlin, Germany after a strenous 12h train ride from Interlaken. We are now approaching the end of our trip and are up some of the best nightlife Europe has to offer.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Interlaken, the place to be!
SOOOOOO, we are finally sitting down in front of a computer. Been a long time since we updated and for that we are truly sorry. However we do have a reason, the last couple of days have been hectic and thrilling! Interlaken is what all what all adrenelinseekers have wet dreams about. At our summer camp-like hostel, Balmers Herberge (filled with Americans, Canadians and a couple of Aussies) one can sign up for anything from sky diving to river rafting.
So far we've indulged ourselves in the "black eagle" high tree rope course, the hardest white water rafting and some hardcore hiking in the alps. We have also been signed up for canyoning but for the last couple of day the full day course has been closed due to poor weather conditions which makes the rivers too harsh and thus prolongs our stay here. We ain't gonna leave until we have us some canyoning!
We also started out longboarding a whole lot around town and some of the surrounding hills. It was all good until we started talking to some locals who kindly let us know that if your caught longboarding on Swiss roads you receive a 1000 sfr (500 €) fine. OUCH. So after that we've only used our newly painted rides for beer runs and grocery shopping.
Next up on the itinerary is Munich, and later Berlin. Our time is slowly running out so we don't know if we'll make it to Belgium like we promised David *sadface*
Be sure to check back in for some nice pics!
So far we've indulged ourselves in the "black eagle" high tree rope course, the hardest white water rafting and some hardcore hiking in the alps. We have also been signed up for canyoning but for the last couple of day the full day course has been closed due to poor weather conditions which makes the rivers too harsh and thus prolongs our stay here. We ain't gonna leave until we have us some canyoning!
We also started out longboarding a whole lot around town and some of the surrounding hills. It was all good until we started talking to some locals who kindly let us know that if your caught longboarding on Swiss roads you receive a 1000 sfr (500 €) fine. OUCH. So after that we've only used our newly painted rides for beer runs and grocery shopping.
Next up on the itinerary is Munich, and later Berlin. Our time is slowly running out so we don't know if we'll make it to Belgium like we promised David *sadface*
Be sure to check back in for some nice pics!
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Nice
We know a lot of you have been asking for pictures and we are sorry for the lack om them. There is still no way to transfer the pictures from camera-mobile to the internet. However here are a few random pictures that we managed to transfer.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Florence
Hey readers, comming to you now from Florence Italy!
We've just got out of the shower after spending some 24+ hours travelling from split by boat, sleeping on sofas and gambling for dinner... Great success!
judging from what we're paying for our hostel, we wont be hanging out here for long... Our next stop is the Alpes in France.
Tomorrow we're planning a 70km longboarding trip from Florence to Sienna... I can feel my feet acheing already. We've got 1 minute left on the countdown for the internet cafe so BYE!
We've just got out of the shower after spending some 24+ hours travelling from split by boat, sleeping on sofas and gambling for dinner... Great success!
judging from what we're paying for our hostel, we wont be hanging out here for long... Our next stop is the Alpes in France.
Tomorrow we're planning a 70km longboarding trip from Florence to Sienna... I can feel my feet acheing already. We've got 1 minute left on the countdown for the internet cafe so BYE!
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Split and Hvar
Dear readers, Erik and I are writing to you from a sunny split. We're afraid to say that we've been somewhat dumbfounded by the beauty of Crotia. Having deleted our previous post we would like to take some time to share our experiences of Split and Hvar.
We arrived to Split early last Monday and stayed one night. We felt it was a bit too touristy and we wanted to get away from the sundburned and stomach pouch-wearing tourists. Also after having been ripped off at a yacht club where we paid two days of food budget on one meal. We therefor decided to head over to the island of Hvar.
Firstly, just taking the catamaran boat was an enjoyable experience. Being accustomed to the Swedish archipelago we almost felt at home amongst these rocky and tree clad islands. We had no success in finding the hostels we had put down for our Hvar stay. Lukka's lodge was nowhere to be found and we had to settle for living in a "apartman" with a grouchy old local lady who spoke a mix between Croatian, German and a few words of English. Erik's German skills did come in handy!
On the first day we went out to see some sights. The mountain on which the fortress of Hvar was located was highly hikable and we are starting to wondering about their security measures. As for the longboarding, Hvar has little to offer in the likes of good asphalt. The only boardable spots was the boardwalk around the island which stretched from Hvar town to our rocky private beach. We did get some footage though so we are satisfied.
As some of you might have figured out, Hvar did have a lot to offer concerning the nightlife and bars. Although this, we were disappointed with the club. There was only one open during our stay and it was packed with meat-hunting and boat-owning oldies (Erik almost got picked up by a 35+-year old from Nevada).
Since we couldn't longboard we took interest in hiking. On the Second day we climbed what we perceived as the highest mountain Hvar had to offer. The hike took us about 2 hours and at the top we were treated with a remarkable view of most of the island.
After this exhausting hike we had to replenish our energy storage. With this in mind we went to Groda and ordered the Hvar town-renowned meat steak plate. A week of meat in just one night, that was a lot of protein! We literally broke a sweat by eating.
Enough about that, we are now waiting for the ferry to Ancora, Italy. We are going to go eat the wonderful Ceasersallad at pier here in Split. To sum up our stay in Croatia: good beaches, bad boarding, good hiking, bad clubbing and not a real good backpacking destination. However we loved it and we are leaving good memories and tanned skin.
Yours truely,
BoardEurope!
We arrived to Split early last Monday and stayed one night. We felt it was a bit too touristy and we wanted to get away from the sundburned and stomach pouch-wearing tourists. Also after having been ripped off at a yacht club where we paid two days of food budget on one meal. We therefor decided to head over to the island of Hvar.
Firstly, just taking the catamaran boat was an enjoyable experience. Being accustomed to the Swedish archipelago we almost felt at home amongst these rocky and tree clad islands. We had no success in finding the hostels we had put down for our Hvar stay. Lukka's lodge was nowhere to be found and we had to settle for living in a "apartman" with a grouchy old local lady who spoke a mix between Croatian, German and a few words of English. Erik's German skills did come in handy!
On the first day we went out to see some sights. The mountain on which the fortress of Hvar was located was highly hikable and we are starting to wondering about their security measures. As for the longboarding, Hvar has little to offer in the likes of good asphalt. The only boardable spots was the boardwalk around the island which stretched from Hvar town to our rocky private beach. We did get some footage though so we are satisfied.
As some of you might have figured out, Hvar did have a lot to offer concerning the nightlife and bars. Although this, we were disappointed with the club. There was only one open during our stay and it was packed with meat-hunting and boat-owning oldies (Erik almost got picked up by a 35+-year old from Nevada).
Since we couldn't longboard we took interest in hiking. On the Second day we climbed what we perceived as the highest mountain Hvar had to offer. The hike took us about 2 hours and at the top we were treated with a remarkable view of most of the island.
After this exhausting hike we had to replenish our energy storage. With this in mind we went to Groda and ordered the Hvar town-renowned meat steak plate. A week of meat in just one night, that was a lot of protein! We literally broke a sweat by eating.
Enough about that, we are now waiting for the ferry to Ancora, Italy. We are going to go eat the wonderful Ceasersallad at pier here in Split. To sum up our stay in Croatia: good beaches, bad boarding, good hiking, bad clubbing and not a real good backpacking destination. However we loved it and we are leaving good memories and tanned skin.
Yours truely,
BoardEurope!
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