Travelling in 2024

Not much travelling if you ask me though did go to Dublin in February for my friend’s birthday just for weekend so mostly party and meet ups with old friends from my dublin days, I April to Faro, Portugal with my family to celebrate my dad (seems like im just using any birthdays as an excuse for traveling) But great non the less my dad paid this and we had an amazing time, I showed them a little around as it was my 3rd time there, We had rented a big house with a billard pool by the pool and ocean view, two cars (we were 6 adults), the young car was a cabriolet. We saw the famous sunset from the southest place in europe with like 50-100 other people (I didnt count but a lot), was amazing 10/10 do it.

In June I went interrailing to Amsterdam, where I met some amazing people at “Worst hostel in the world”, tough honestly not that bad but after sitting at the owners table and talking with them I got book about their marketing about being the worst. Then I went out when 2 guys who were also staying at that hostel, and visited the coffee shop and walked to the red light district where we found a stripclup and the rest you might if you have been there if not all I can say is go have fun and be openminded I of cause also went to the rijks museum and Hard rock for a glass to my sister and also went to rotterdam to see the food market. But still have lots to see in Holland.

I had a day in Brussels, Belgium to visit a chocolate factory and the peeing boy statue. Important stuff right. And then a walking tour arround town with brussel stories in my ears, and then on to Paris to watch Denmark against slovenia, and when the game ended I went on to Cannes, the reason for my trip. The student trip, Festival of Creativity. Opening party on the beach and the RTL beach, next day, Party on a yacht then RTL beach party ending at the corner bar all free party I might add. Then danish meet up at 10am with no sleep, going to a pool party with the swedish actress community celebrating a little swedish midsummer. Then Denmark played against England so met up with all the danes at a penthouse with a view over the harbour amazing view and that one goal Denmark could be heard all over Cannes. Final dinner with my class and end party after, ending with a full day of sleeping.

But my vacation wasnt over, I went to Monaco very tired and quickly on to pisa, where I had a few days to walk around here and watch the famous leaning tower you know it the one you need to push back into place, before heading to florence, for a little last minute sightseeing and then home in a very long train ride.

I have learned a lot and it’s been great to be back on Crete after 20 years rehashing some of the memories. Crete is a Mecca for nature lovers, hikers and historians. And though I don’t get to walk the Samaria Gorge as it’s closed, I hope to walk Imvros gorge and I’ve seen the old town of Rethymnon and Chania. Learned some Greek, tasted lots of Greek food and wine.

Looking forward to see what is next for me.

Empire State Building

Jeg ankom til new York den 30. December kl 20, hvor jeg kom op på hotellet og fik sat mine ting af hvorefter vi tog op i the Empire State building på 86. Etage (ikke helt op) man kunne dog se rigeligt på trods af tåge. Velkommen. Udover udsigten var der også en udstilling deroppe med historier fra opbygning, filmetaseringer hvor bygningen har en signifikant betydning, som for eksempel King Kong.

Ismuseet og nytår

Næste dag tog vi først en tur ind fordi M og M butikken ved time square, hvor folk allerede nu stod og ventede på det store show med kugledroppet, her var klokken altså kun 12 middag. Vi gad ikke vente så vi tog på is museet, meget sjovere. De lagde ud med en pink kakao med is. Vi fik i alt 3 is herefter indenfor en halv time og en afsluttende tur i svømmehal, men istedet for vand var det krymmel i plastik bolde. Der var en rutsjetur man forventede var lille og hyggelig, men sammen med den is man lige havde spist lidt mere kvalmende og rundtosset xD.

De andre tog hjem til familien og holdte nytår, jeg fortsatte med nogle fra CouchSurfer, en platform for rejsende der søger andre rejsende eller lokale steder og overnatte. Det blev en sjov fuld aften med en lidt længere tur i elevatoren end forventet, da vi skulle op til tagterrassen for at komme ind i det nye år med en god udsigt over festlighederne. Vi var omkring 20 personer i elevatoren og var der i omtrent 30 minutter, hele tiden i godt humør dog og vi nåede ud til at der var 3 minutter til midnat.

The tonight show starring Jimmy Fallon

Selvfølgelig skulle jeg da ind og se the tonight show. Det foregik i nbc bygningen, som er rockerfeller Plaza og det var ligeså fedt som jeg havde håbet på trods af corona og det faktum at halvdelen af gæsterne var andre steder enten på video skærmen, eller optaget andet sted. Gæsterne var milo Ventimiglia, Sabrina Carpenter og Yola.

The friends experience

Så fik jeg besøgt the friend experience. Fik sidder i den røde sofa, var forbi chandler og joey lejlighed og Monica og Rachels lejlighed. Og afsluttende med kaffe på central perk.

Efterfulgt af en øl på bar Arcade, eller barcade, hvor vi fik spillede de gode gamle arkade spil såsom donkey kong og pacman. Og herefter tog vi op på Mc Gees baren inspireret til how i Met your mother seriens bar McLarens, hvor vi fik lækre drinks med navne fra serien og afsluttende en Manhattan i Manhattan.

High Bridge, New Jersey

Hvor jeg bor, hos min veninde Pia. En lille landsby ret langt væk fra alting men de har biler så vi kan komme rundt. Vi har været i biografen og se spiderman: No Way home. Awesome film! <3, vi har været forbi hendes far og fået hummer bisque og så tog Pia mig forbi det lokals bryggeri for at smage på nogle af deres øl. Ellers hygger vi hjemme, ser film og serier og spiller catan.