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  • Topdeck Travel: Days Twelve Through Fourteen

    Oh hey internet. You know how in my last entry I was preparing for something called ‘Amsterdamage’? I was not wrong. The reason you haven’t heard from me in almost ten days is because I was in recovery. Picture foetal position and weeping, but the good kind of weeping, you know? Anyway, here’s what happened:…

  • Topdeck Travel: Days Ten & Eleven

    Day Ten Austria was a nice quiet day for me. I managed to sleep off some of the quasi-Freshers’ Flu that I’ve been the last to contract, while everyone else paraglided and canyon-jumped to their hearts’ content in Tyrol, Austria. The hostel has more of a homey vibe than a lot of places we’ve stayed.…

  • Topdeck Travel: Day Nine

    Up for breakfast at 9.30 today, which happens to be the longest sleep in we’ve had all trip. Which is new, because usually getting up before noon is a triumph for me. We all headed into the heart of Venice for gondola rides and mask-buying. Apprently the local delicacy is squid ink pasta but I…

  • Topdeck Travel: Day Eight

    Ciao bella! Today was also hangover day. Grande grande hangover day. There was a toga party at the hostel last night. I did not wear a toga, but I did drink until I felt like sheet. The hostel here has a real Schoolies vibe. It doesn’t feel very ‘authentically Italian’ but it is a nice…

  • Topdeck Travel: Day Seven

    Bon giorno! Today was hangover day. The hostel is part of the Plus Hostels chain. They do their drinks in buckets here. We had a six hour walking tour of Rome this morning, which was pretty awesome. We saw the Spanish Steps, where a protest was held last year, the Colosseum, and Trevi Fountain. As…

  • Topdeck Travel: Day Five

    Last night was definitely the best night of the trip. A lot of us decided to chill by the ‘lake’ (a tiny stream next to reception where people put their beers to keep them cool), and had a sing-a-long with Croc and his guitar. I had a few beers and might have actually sung a…

  • Topdeck Travel: Days Two & Three

    I’m currently typing this in our cabin at the Schutzenbach-retreat in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. Everything here looks like a postcard, it’s slightly surreal to think we were in Paris this morning. Speaking of which… Day Two The second day of our tour began by waking up in Paris. Not bad. Our breakfast was provided by the…

  • Topdeck Travel: Day One

    Bonjour, solipsists. As promised, here is the first update. I am in Paris! The first day of the European Wonder tour saw us congregate at the Clink 78 Hostel at 6am, where I had spent the night previously (mostly through fear of missing the coach). The hostel had a really nice atmosphere and breakfast was included,…

  • Reviewing a View: Topdeck Travel

    So I graduated last week. But as the opening line of Avenue Q so eloquently questions, “What can you do with a BA in English?” Well: who has two thumbs, speaks limited french, and is going on a 14-day tour of Europe?   Yes, it’s time for something a little different here at The Solipsistic Socialite.…