When leaving the Warsaw airport, if you want to catch the bus into town, don’t follow the ‘coach’ signs- they lead you to the long distances buses. When I went through the doors at arrivals, there wasn’t clear signage- but I always say that when I don’t pay attention and put 2% effort into looking […]
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From Cambridge, you can easily do a cheeky day trip to London, England (there is one in Canada as well, don’t mix them up) since it’s only about an hour by train. eat. If you want to convince me to marry you for under 40 quid, just take me to my favourite restaurant- Flat Iron.
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I forgot for a minute there that I lived in Cambridge, United Kingdom. This post is a blast from 2021 past. I had to look up the year because from 2020-2023 I have no memory of this place. I do remember that my accommodation was near a Lidl supermarket, which I was jazzed about because
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Our Peruvian story last left off with the hero’s (me and my cousin, obviously) mesmerising ascent towards the ancient Inca Sun Gate, the original entranceway for the mystical Machu Picchu- followed by a free t-shirt. Hard to say what impressed me more. Snaking our way down towards the ruins, we experienced our last moments of
Machu picchu: aguas calientes – peru, adieu Read More »
Yes, our inca trail tour company (Orange Nation) did provide snacks. I know that is your biggest concern before you’re about to hike 43 kilometers over 4 days, in savagely high altitudes with a broken tailbone. On top of the ones provided by the tour company, I brought my own snacks, obviously, and ate some
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First time in South America? You feta believe it. I’ve been consuming a lot of cheese lately, sorry/ not sorry. I met my cousin in Lima, Peru to begin our epic adventure. Our route: arrival in Lima A rough 12h and 30 minutes later about mid-afternoon, I arrived in Lima from Amsterdam. I exchanged my
Machu picchu: Peru, nice to meet you Read More »
10 out of 10 would recommend hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (known as machu eat-chu up to some), keep in mind it isn’t something you can just roll out of bed and put on pants for. It requires a little more prep than that. when to book My cousin and I were planning
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Italy really puts the rail in Eurail. so that’s why I decided to take a ferry from Durres, Albania to Bari, Italy- so I could use my train pass. From Bari, I headed north to Rimini. How did I end up in the relaxed seaside town of Rimini for 4 nights? Bit of background info,
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Oh Banja, Banja, Luka. This inconveniently located town in Bosnia and Hair of Genovia (most commonly known as Herzegovina) is where a little known low-cost airline called Ryanair flies to. banja luka summed up What’s here you might ask? That’s a great question. I’ll take Tears and Sadness for 500, Alex. (I only use the
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Through a series of unfortunate events, I booked remote working with my friend in Slovenia in July 2022, but then a few months later when we arrived, I ended up not working while he had to still work (don’t ask). itinerary I always think 6 a.m. flights are a good idea when I see the
Slovenia not Slovakia or Souvlaki Read More »
