Since extensively traveling Europe in 2015, I've accumulated plenty of experiences from staying in free accommodations, namely through Couchsurfing. I've already detailed the merits and drawbacks to it in a previous post, but I didn't share with you some of the bizarre, hilarious, and just downright uncomfortable situations I've had through this site. The time … Continue reading Crazy Travel Stories #4: That One Time I Stayed with a Crazy Couchsurfer…
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Following my half-day trip to Carcassonne, I headed out again the next morning for another day trip to a nearby town in Toulouse. I chose to visit Albi, a small town about an hour's drive from Toulouse. Although quite small and relatively off-the-touristy radar (at least, for international visitors), Albi nevertheless boasts a considerable amount … Continue reading Destination: Albi, France
While staying in Toulouse earlier this year, I made a few day trips to other towns in the southwest of France-- one of them was Carcassonne, a fortified Medieval town that's a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Perched on a hill and picturesque, it's no wonder that it attracts plenty of tourists each year, as they … Continue reading Destination: Carcassonne, France
Following my visit to the musée des Augustins, I continued to explore the rest of Toulouse during my first day in town after the New Year. It was sometime in the late afternoon by then, and I wanted to stay in the center until the sun set to capture the gorgeous views of the pont Neuf and the Capitole lit up; … Continue reading Destination: Toulouse, France (2018 Edition– Part 2)
If my time in Paris after New Years had been the "apéritif" of my month-long travels in January, then Toulouse was my "appetizer." If anything, the two French cities were just starters as I would discover afterwards, but I'm getting ahead of myself...any case, I spent four nights in Toulouse with a friend, and from … Continue reading Destination: Toulouse, France (2018 Edition– Part 1)
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