This is a throwback of ultimate throwbacks. Back in 2015, I went to the Venice of the Netherlands- Geithoorn. The town of no roads is a solid 2+ hours by public transport from Amsterdam each way, so prepare for a wild adventure. I’ve used the words wild adventure instead of “mild shittiness” for obvious reasons. […]
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Taking the bus from Prizren to Skopje was smooth sailing, or whatever you say for a bus. If you’re missing the 90s when everyone could smoke everywhere. Inside, outside, upside- just head to Kosovo and Macedonia. These Balkan countries are one big ashtray. I saw the odd sign to not smoke, but I think people
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I flew into Zurich to get to Liechtenstein so I could visit every country in Europe. After I walked across a country (what a flex!), I spent a night or two in Zurich to get my money’s worth of flying all that way (just over an hour flight) from Amsterdam. I’d been to Swizzy before,
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After arriving back in Stone Town, I needed to catch a ferry to the mainland. I had scoped out the ferry times when I was first in Stone Town and there seemed to be a couple companies and a few options for departure times. My flight back to Amsterdam left at midnight the following day
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After my safari, I arrived at my Arusha accommodation around 16:30. There was some traffic and we needed to drop off a number of people at different parts of the city- bit of a schlep. I had one night before catching a flight to Zanzibar the next day. It got dark around 18:00 and I
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Before I begin any epic trip, I watch a Disney movie. You’ll find there is one for nearly all occasions! arusha- start of safari Arusha is where most safaris leave from.I flew into Kilimanjaro airport from Amsterdam and arranged for a taxi to pick me up from my accommodation. If I’ve never been to the
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I want to get licked by a giraffe, it’s been my lifelong dream since April of the same year- so I booked a trip to Tanzania. I later learned that the giraffe is their national animal. I love when I make good, thought-through life choices. My route: It takes about 2 hours to get from
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I stayed outside of the center at Hyatt Place Krakow. It was a bit of a jaunt into the center, but I needed a name-branded hotel after my spicay, distrusting stay in the Gran Canaria. There was a tram stop right out front of the hotel, but most trams only accept coins in their machines-
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Grand Canaria, part of the Canary Islands, Spain over Christmas time/ December.
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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
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