Author Archives: Jim@HiTek

The main floor of the hostel was very nice, with a long bar, comfy couches with lots of nearby electrical outlets, free breakfast, and uncrowded rooms. There is a central, open courtyard of which my, and every other interior room on the 4th floor, had … Continue reading →

This is from my 4th day in Prague and this was just a sit around and relax day. I’d made arrangements a couple days before to travel to Berlin and the best way for me was by bus. Today, after … Continue reading →

I was having an excellent time in Prague, and I really appreciated how stuff was so low cost here in the Czech Republic. I also met so many happy 20 somethings, well aware of their luck of having been born too … Continue reading →

My room was very nice…along with the rest of the hotel, it had ultra hip drawings, paintings, and color scheme. In their ads, they call it a ‘Funky Design Hotel’. Some of the quotes painted on the walls were thought provoking, but … Continue reading →

As I said last issue, my last two days were not all that noteworthy. I just wandered around town, took a 2nd leisurely trip out to If Castle, gawked at the ocean and the cool sailboats in the harbor, and the … Continue reading →

So today’s plan was to walk past the harbor, visit the fort overlooking the harbor entrance, retrace my steps back to board the subway, to the train station, hop on the Cassis train, make my way to the Cassis Harbor by bus … Continue reading →

Another beautiful day in Marseille…I was NOT regretting my decision to travel down here. Another beginning to what looked like a weather perfect day. What was happening though was that we had a very early morning rainstorm. I could feel … Continue reading →

The previous evening, I’d enjoyed eating out and then an excursion to the bar at the park before settling in at the apartment. My host didn’t get home until around nightfall, which at this time of the year was at 8:30 … Continue reading →

The day arrived, and off I went to the Gare Lyon train station to get out of this wet weather by traveling to Marseille by high speed train. Cost was 93€ for a 1st class ticket. First class gets you better, … Continue reading →

After my day off, due mainly to weather, I couldn’t just sit in the house another whole day, even though the weather was just as bad as yesterday. I did ask for, and received, permission to stay another 2 days in … Continue reading →