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from mia1 Monday, July 18, 2005 - 17:53 (Agree/Disagree?) You should go to Prague, I loved Prague.... M. (reply to this comment)

from Phoenixkidd Monday, July 18, 2005 - 15:39 (Agree/Disagree?) Hey Urderek, I live in PHoenix, Lived at the HCS for short periods of time, hit me up....BTW howdja square enough money to go to Europe? THe Euro is much higher than the dollar now. Shoot me an email or comment here! (reply to this comment)

From URDerek Monday, July 18, 2005, 23:48 (Agree/Disagree?) Sup mang.....think I knew you at HCBS.....My dad was Silas & he knew everyone.... As for the $ ....I'm just working my arse off all summer long, my GF left me & my lease is over at the end of this month so combined....I'm able to save pretty well. I'm not gonna be big pimping over there....I'm thinking about bringing a bike & doing the whole tent thing for abit. It's still 2 months away so I'm just getting ideas right now on what I can expect. But yeah.....our dollar sucks right now....damn republicans :((reply to this comment)

From Phoenixkidd Tuesday, July 19, 2005, 16:09 (Agree/Disagree?) That's great! 2 whole months. Are you the eldest of Silas' kids? The one with the dark hair or the one with the red hair? Remember Fukuoka how crazy that was with Mike & Crystal? (reply to this comment)

From URDerek Wednesday, July 20, 2005, 00:27 (Agree/Disagree?) Holy Poopshoot.....Fuckuoka was a zoo. I hope Mike & Crystal are in some kind of witness protection program now? Probably a good idea for em. Anywayz...ya I'm the oldest, turning 27 this year & it's scaring the bejesus out of me. I guess this is why I'm taking off for awhile, could this be some kind of pre mid life thing? I don't know.....I hope to get some perspective yada yada.... Or maybe I'll find some religion or cause or group or some easy way to answer all those questions. Anyone else have similar ambitions when they travelled? Is all the world just as insignificant & worthless as the US? I guess I'll find out ;) PS. Did we get in a Fight there? Or was that some other Japanese kid? I think it might of been Peter, I was one of the "special" kids at that place.(reply to this comment)

From Phoenixkidd Wednesday, July 20, 2005, 12:37 (Agree/Disagree?) No this isn't Peter, although I do remember him well. My name was formerly, Tim, I just remember you were in Fukuoka. The world is all preetty much messed up but America seems to advertise it's messes the best to the rest of the world. Every single thing becomes an issue because of our media. (reply to this comment)

from Sir Rantalot Monday, July 18, 2005 - 11:54 (Agree/Disagree?) If you end up near Florence, Italy, give me a shout. (reply to this comment)

From a little kitten Monday, July 18, 2005, 12:09 (Agree/Disagree?) ^^^ Well, that one confirms my suspicions! How are you, dear?(reply to this comment)

from Korpesco Monday, July 18, 2005 - 10:27 (Agree/Disagree?) If you want to really be a hedon and get away with it financially, head on over to Czech or eastern europe. If you are a culture vulture then western europe is better. (reply to this comment)

From Red Monday, July 18, 2005, 14:33 (Agree/Disagree?) There is plenty of culture in Eastern Europe. I'll be moving to Prague in a week, send a mail if you're there and we can meet up for some good ol' Czech beer. ;-)(reply to this comment)

from Ne Oublie Monday, July 18, 2005 - 10:23 (Agree/Disagree?) Go ahead & give me a call if you're in London & we'll get a pint. (reply to this comment)

from SeanSwede Monday, July 18, 2005 - 10:17 (Agree/Disagree?) You are very welcome to stop by here in Stockholm, Sweden. You might as well travel on the train thru Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland to get a real taste of the Norse regions. The views are just fantastic. (reply to this comment)

From URDerek Monday, July 18, 2005, 11:06 (Agree/Disagree?) What train is dat? I really want to check out the frosty north before they go to bed for the winter......I dig the socialist high tax paying way of life, I think! I heard that Scandanavia will suck up my scrilla alot faster than the rest of europe.......is this just a rumor to keep out the bums & former cult kids? Or is there a econmicly friendly way to see the country w/o getting a 2nd mortgae on my bicycle? Thx for the help....(reply to this comment)

From same here Monday, July 18, 2005, 11:46 (Agree/Disagree?) How fun. I will be backpacking for a month, starting in stockholm-which was £4 one way fom the UK- from there you can ferry it to turku or helsinki-get a train north to see santa's groto on the north pole. You can ferry it to Tallin;Estonia, which is cheap as chips-also take the train down to Latvia, Lituania and Poland-where you'll get a good rate for your dollar. You can get cheap flights out of katowice, czech and berlin. Look at RyanAir online booking. In Sweden, Finland and Estonia, cycling is the way to go as it is pretty flat. http://www.hostelbookers.com/booking/index.cfm?hostel=3622&affiliate=cha Youth hostels are cheap and provide everything you need, as well as meeting other travelers. You can even book ahead. Polish beer zywiec, is one of the best beers I've ever tasted. lonely planet and rough guide (which you can find online or at a bookstore) are an excellant aid too! Have a great trip!(reply to this comment)