I am back from my Big Western Europe City Hop

It's been 4 weeks since my last post, I didn't really have the time or the patience to blog while I was hopping from one tourist hub to the next. As planned, we hit up all the majors: Madrid, Granada, Venice, Florence, Rome, Paris, Amsterdam, and Brussels. What I didn't plan on, however, was the severe sense of homesickness and general malaise I would feel after about 1 week of backpacking in Western Europe.

I wrote everything down in my paper journal (gasp!) and I am not sure that I will post my thoughts during my travels. All I can say is that I am so very happy to be back in San Francisco, where the summers are not hot, and where the food is the best in the world. I believe I have the experience to make such a general statement. We do food well here.

I missed Papalote most, my favorite burrito joint in SF. I missed my fluffy down comforters and my spacious shower. Creature comforts. I have written off backpacking as a means of traveling - from now on, I will spend 1+ week in all future destinations, parking myself in one place, with one accomodation/base camp and the ability to take day trips. That's the way to go.