Perusing Pinterest as one does looking to excite your travel senses and you see “The Ultimate Guide to Travelling Europe for under $350”. Since you’re having sleep for dinner tonight but love to travel, your interest is certainly peaked. You eagerly click on the article, hungry for dinner but also hungry for the secrets buried inside this seemingly scrumptious […]
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Europe is old. Older than that dried-out package of crackers in the back of your cupboard, older than dial-up internet and the Spice Girls, and possibly older than the Queen of England. Possibly. That being said, some of its buildings may not be fully intact, which is completely understandable. I can’t make a Lego house last more
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If you have been even REMOTELY one of the following plane personas or know someone who is currently, give them or yourself a smack. Curious George on planes It’s as dark as the 6th Harry Potter film inside the plane. You are ecstatic. You grab your earplugs and position the headrest corners perfectly. Your cheek lightly brushes the curved headrest which
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Are you currently sleeping on an acquaintance’s couch/ in their closet, resting your head on a questionably stained pillow, freezing your ass off because of the sheet you were given (note: when you accepted it you said, “Oh, no! This is PERFECT! I am always way too warm.”) covers only your left butt cheek? Is your
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Leading up to your travels, your departure date is ingrained in your memory like an over-rehearsed show. You can’t accelerate quick enough to play through the grounded days separating you from your final bow. Years later, you may even be able to recall the exact date of your first travel matinee. Once you step onto
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You may have heard that the Netherlands has this thing where they adore bicycles. Not in the charming, they’re practical way but in the sense of if you don’t have one, you’re an idiot. Any other mode of transportation is seen as ridiculous. Are you seriously walking? Types of bicycles: Bakfiets literally translates to “container
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Normally, I enjoy heading down that dodgy unbeaten path as much as the next backpacker; festivals are the exception to this. This is one time where more IS merrier, throw in some alcohol and you have yourself a good time. Queen’s Day/ King’s Day- Amsterdam, Netherlands Date of Awesomeness: April 26 2014 Queen’s night is
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So you’re in that classic situation where you’ve just spent all your hard-earned money on travelling and now you’ve come back home, completely broke. I am sure some a**hole has recently made some stupid comment to you, about how “life experiences can’t pay the rent”. Hopefully, your travels have matured you enough and you’ve refrained
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Amsterdam is such a babe. Check her out. Museum Card I am not much of a museum person but I do like savings which is what prompted me to buy one of these cards. You can buy them at the Rijksmuseum and various other museums. Just wait in the normal lineup. I think it was
I talked about it almost daily. It was years since my last but I knew I was ready for another one. I had become a mature twenty-three-year-old woman and I longed for companionship. For those trips to the supermarket; those late nights after a crazy evening; those messy mornings. I needed my own, to nurture
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