Many people think that because I travel, it somehow means that I have some vast reserve of gold hidden away in the mountains (which is why I had to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, duh).
Alas, my trusty treasure trove fails to support the lavish habits of many travelers and vacation-goers – namely, staying at hotels (or even hostels).
So where do I sleep whilst out and about in the world? Simple: wherever I can.
The following is a (non-exhaustive) collection of places I found to lay my head during my recent time spent in the Europe. Many of these sleeping spots came from the generosity of local Couchsurfing communities, others came from friends abroad, and some came as a result of fortunate circumstances.
But most importantly, they were all free of charge (with the exception of the occasional rub n' tug).
Note: not represented are the many train stations, bus stops (with one exception), and various means of public transportation I found myself taking advantage of when in need of the ever elusive sleep.
Sharing a room with an Australian in Sweden – Stockholm, Sweden
A welcomed escape from sleeping at the train station – Stockholm, Sweden
Courtesy of a Belgian couple in Sweden – Uppsala, Sweden
Camping at the bus stop was a terrible idea – Kiruna, Sweden
Someone tried to charge me to sleep here – Kiruna, Sweden
Squatting on an unsuspecting hostel's couch – Abisko National Park, Sweden
I spy a Japanese porno mag – Malmö, Sweden
The cat was fond of waking me in the night – Malmö, Sweden
The living room, for maximum privacy – Bordeaux, France
Here be spiders – Clermont-Ferrand, France
Sleeping off my birthday festivities – GR4, France
Somewhere along the GR4 in France
I even had my own picnic table – GR4, France
My very own room! -Antwerp, Belgium
A blanket! – Maastricht, The Netherlands
No bed? No problem! – Dortmund, Germany
Taking over the roommate's room – Hannover, Germany
A leather couch and a deaf German Shepherd, perfect – Oslo, Norway
