Random Thoughts

Random Thoughts and Memories from Backpacking around Eastern Europe


- I can’t believe there are still Yugo’s running!

- Its weird when you have a conversation with someone who speaks a different language, but you still completely understand each other.

- Why can I only find flavored or fizzy water in Budapest? And why does fizzy water have a blue cap on the bottle in Hungary and a green cap for flat water, while in Bosnia it’s the exact opposite?

- Why is there so much grafitti in all of the cities of Eastern Europe? (and some of it is quite good)

- Does everyone eat ice cream during the summer in Eastern Europe?

- Listening to Hotel California play from a souvenier stand while on top of Cathedral Hill in Budapest.

- Hearing James Brown “It’s a Man’s World” over the radio when leaving Sarajevo

- Hearing Madonna’s “Holiday” when entering Dubrovnik

- Turing the music off at café’s in Sarajevo during the Muslim call to prayer at sunset.

- Is there an Apple Computer store in every country I visit?

- Why are people in America fatter than people in Europe?

- There is a lot of business conducted in the hotel lobbies of the world

- Soda with sugar tastes betten than soda with high fructose corn syrup.

- And I can’t wait till the World Cup stars as well! Less than a week!!