After partying it up in Rome we headed to a small beach village on the Italian West coast. We were deffinitley in need of some R&R. The beach was beautiful and the hotel we stayed in was 25 euro a night which included a huge balcony with an amazing view. We didn’t do too much sight seeing, mostly we bought cheap bottles of wine and drank on our balcony. After soaking up the sun (maybe a little to much) we headed to Milan (where we got accosted by many drunks) and from there we spent one long …

During the Summer of 2007, I had the opportunity to backpack around Europe for 2 weeks. I talked about it often before I left. My girlfriend however, although great in many respects, was not the world’s greatest listener. I left on Friday June 1st. Despite even calling her to say goodbye the night before, she never realized I left. When I arrived home 2 weeks later, I had several emails from her, waiting in my inbox… For this and more, check out www.jdsmanstories.net And because this comes …

My European Backpacking Trip