BUDAPEST - HUNGARY

After yet another day of buses and trains we arrived in Budapest late in the evening. After a while we ended up checking into a hostel which was a first for me. The thought of sleeping in a dorm room was not good but at the time I was so tired I would sleep everywhere. For the first time the others headed out to a bar band I stayed in but then again I had 2 late nights in a row. We got talking to a few other travelers over a beer which was a good start.

The next day we split up into small groups and all went off doing different things. I went up castle hill and got a great view of the city from the top.

At night we got talking to loads of other people staying at the hostel, there was some sort of open air party by the river and we all ended up going. The bouncers wouldn't let us in with the vodka we were all carrying so we had to stash it all in a hedge outside. (We never did go back and collect it).

The night didn't start off too well, within minutes Scott was in some sort of argument with someone. He had accidentally elbowed some girl in the face who's boyfriend happened to be the biggest person in there. This was typical of Scott who always had the habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The rest of the night went great and was the highlight of the whole trip, we left when we were ready to go. I got lost for the third time on the trip and didn't get back to the hostel until about 5am. We were meant to be leaving the next day but everyone had the same look on their face and we all ended up staying.

The following day they were all moving on in the direction of Croatia, I had enough of buses and trains to be honest and booked my flight home for the following day. Jamie who's feet were giving him a lot of pain also stayed behind. The others continued traveling for another 2 weeks getting as far as Split

That final day I was on my own as Jamie was sleeping most of the time. I went out around the town during the day with a couple of lads who were each traveling alone. It was here I got the inspiration to go traveling alone.

Most of the trip with the exception of the last few days was boring, I knew that if I had traveled alone and made the decisions myself none of the stupidity I had to put up with would have happened.

My final night there was a bit of a let down as I had a stomach upset, flew back home the next day with Jamie rambling on in my ear all the way home.

It was over 3 years before I went abroad again..................