Day seven of my European road trip adventure left from Turin and headed straight for the town of Como on its namesake Lake Como, then up to Bellagio and down to Bergamo. It was a great day and here are the highlights. Lake Como, Como and Bellagio, Italy I was supposed to go to my […]
Europe Road Trip Day 6: Monte Carlo, Monaco and Turin, Italy
September 10, 2012 by 12 Comments
Day 6 of my European road trip took me back to Monaco for the first time since 2000 and to the site of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. I was very excited to go to both places and neither disappointed although the costs in Monaco are outrageous, Monte Carlo, Monaco To say that […]
Europe Road Trip Day 5: Marseille, St. Tropez, Cannes & Nice
September 9, 2012 by 18 Comments
Day 5 of my road trip through Europe was one of those dream days. We started in Marseille and drove east through the French Riviera. It is some of the most beautiful scenery anywhere on the Mediterranean and possibly on Earth. Marseille, France Marseille in my mind was one of the most exotic places I […]
Europe Road Trip Day 4: Lyon, Avignon & Aix-En-Provence
September 7, 2012 by 12 Comments
Day 4 of my road trip through Europe was full of surprises. I was really surprised about how much I liked each place we visited and especially loved Avignon. The day also cemented my belief that there is more to see and do in France than any other country in Europe. Here are some highlights […]
Europe Road Trip Day 3: Chamonix, Albertville & Grenoble
September 6, 2012 by 19 Comments
Day 3 was my favorite day of the road trip around Europe thus far. We stopped at 3 different awesome French Alp towns. All 3 of which hosted a Winter Olympics. Chamonix in 1924; Albertville in 1992; and Grenoble in 1968. I love going to skiing towns in the summer. Here are some highlights and […]
Europe Road Trip Day 2: Basel, Bern and Lausanne
September 5, 2012 by 14 Comments
Day 2 of my 9 day European road trip started out in Strasbourg, France and went south into Switzerland for three stops along the way. Here are the highlights from my time in Basel, Bern and Lausanne, Switzerland. Basel, Switzerland Best known for pharmaceuticals and my favorite tennis player, Roger Federer, Basel is a nice […]
Europe Road Trip Day 1: Heidelberg, Stuttgart & Strasbourg
September 4, 2012 by 11 Comments
If you follow my site, Facebook or Twitter regularly then you know how much I love road trips. I am now on an epic 9-day road trip of Europe where I will be visiting a ton of different places in several different countries. I don’t know the exact route as it will be determined on […]
Wedding Weekend in Eisenach, Germany
September 3, 2012 by 16 Comments
Germany is such a great place to visit and has so much to offer that sometimes you forget how cool it actually is. Germany has all the big cities and festivals that everyone knows about but then it has secondary type towns that are even better than cities like Munich or Berlin. They are smaller, […]
How to Plan a Bachelor Party in Kiev
August 27, 2012 by 19 Comments
My third time in Ukraine was my first time there with friends. I had done the scouting out for years and couldn’t wait for the opportunity to throw a bachelor/stag party in Kiev. My friend Mike finally obliged by getting engaged and then entrusted me with figuring out a suitable site and planning his bachelor […]
My Upcoming European Trip
August 21, 2012 by 28 Comments
I thought I would give a little update about my upcoming trip to Europe. I leave Thursday from New York to Kiev, Ukraine for my friends’ bachelor party this weekend. From Kiev, we are flying via Moscow to Varna, Bulgaria for 3-4 days at the Black Sea resort town. We will also do a daytrip […]
