An Extended Jaunt and a Half: From Istanbul to Cape St. Vincent by Foot
Hello, greetings. Welcome to the beginning of my blog Fugacious Follies. I always enjoy beginnings, but I hate writing them. Where do I begin? Do I start with an esoteric quote, a stanza from a poem?...
View ArticleTravels and an Arrival
Greetings folks, I am currently writing from my current Couchsurfing host's apartment in the Gayrettepe neighborhood in Istanbul. The several flights came and went, and I've been hit hard by the jet...
View ArticleTurkey: The Land of Incomparable Hospitality and Terrible Dogs.
Hello everyone.I've finally managed to make it to a place where I could find reliable internet. I've only been walking for six days but this week has been full of enough stories for a lifetime. I'm...
View ArticleCoursing the Highways & Pounding on Pavement: Walking Through Bulgaria
Howdy there, thanks for tuning in to another round of Fugacious Follies. I do so greatly appreciate your eyeballs right now. Out of all the things you could be looking at in the world, you chose me....
View ArticleSo You're Walking Through Bulgaria
Hello! So you're thinking of or already are walking through Bulgaria. This post will (hopefully) enlighten you on the wonders and dangers of backpacking through Bulgaria. Don't worry, the dangers are...
View ArticleHiking the Kom-Emine Trail Backwards: Part 1
Hello everyone, thanks again for checking in to Fugacious Follies, Today's post is going to be a breakdown of my hike along the Kom-Emine trail (or, in my case, Emine-Kom trail). I'm currently writing...
View ArticleHiking the Kom Emine Trail Backwards Part 2
Howdy! Well, I finally did it. I managed to complete the Kom-Emine trail (or rather, Emine-Kom trail), and then make my way from Bulgaria to its western neighbor, Serbia. I'm currently writing from the...
View ArticleHiking in Serbia: Beautiful Views and Wonderful People
Hello everyone, I'm back with yet another blog post. Finding access to the internet on the E3 in Romania has proven to be difficult, but I've finally managed to do it. I'm currently 160 kilometers into...
View ArticlePain and Pleasure in the Mountains: Hiking the E3 in Romania
Greetings everyone, I'm reaching out to you from the capital of Romania's Bihor county, Oradea. While I have been enjoying myself immensely, I am currently going through the throes of an intestinal...
View ArticleHiking and Hallucinating in Hungary
Greetings, dear reader, I hope that all is going well. I'm currently writing from a hostel in Košice Slovakia. The rain is pouring down in droves, and I've curled up with my laptop and a fine pint of...
View ArticleStruggles in Slovakia and the Passion of Poland
Greetings dearest reader, I hope that you are doing well, and I am so grateful for your patience. There has been a plethora of life and adventure on the E3 that was filled new challenges that needed to...
View ArticleThe Return of the Blog or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Sneak Out of...
Hello dear reader, it's been a while hasn't it? October came and went, the Presidential Election is finally over, more legendary celebrities died, and the world is still wondering whether or not the...
View ArticleWe'll Call It A Plan For Now
The rest of The Route, more or less. I’ve recently been in the nastiest of states: antsiness. I’ve been in this state for more than five weeks. I haven’t felt so antsy since I was waiting to graduate...
View ArticleHow to Find Joy During a Frigid Journey: Thru-Hiking in Central Europe in...
Several months have passed, and now it is my pleasure to revisit the memories of the Czech Republic and Poland. Please bear with me as I will do my best to set the stage for my month long journey...
View ArticleGermany's Generation of Generosity & How to Dawdle Across Deutschland
Hiking in Germany. Greetings, dear reader. Thank you for your patience regarding this latest blog update, it has been a while, hasn't it? The last time I had published a post I was still in Leipzig...
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