15 Jul
Spain and Portugal

MadridI arrived in Madrid in the morning and spent much too long trying to figure out the metro system. When I finally made it downtown I contacted my Couchsurfing host, Raquel, and met at her flat. I quickly showered and settled in, then we went...

02 Jul
Cross Country – Zurich to Madrid

Hitchhiking in SwitzerlandI arrived in Zurich airport at 6:30 in the evening, exhausted beyond belief. I had stayed overnight at the Ho Chi Minh airport because my flight was leaving at 5am. I didn’t want to pay for a night at a hostel as well...