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The hidden cost of night trains
Though we booked almost everything in advance of our trip to get a better value, all train routes from Krakow to Bratislava were for some reason only available for purchase in person from a train station in Poland, not online. So we had no transportation, but we did have a hotel booked in Bratislava so…
Could I Live Here? Bratislava Edition
How do you say “No, thank you” in Slovak? Bratislava has a lot of redeeming qualities, but for the most part, it’s not my cup of tea. We arrived in Bratislava at 5:30 am on a night train, and I don’t know what’s worse, getting here that early, or getting here after dark. We couldn’t…
Practical and financial concerns you should have when you move abroad
It may not seem like it, but I’m very practical and responsible. But there is a part of me that is impulsive, stubborn, and flighty. And I have to admit, that part won out a little bit when I booked a one-way flight to Belgium. Here’s the thing, my hometown has a ridiculously high cost of…
NDSM Wharf: A place beyond belief
One of the coolest free things to do in Amsterdam is visit the NDSM wharf, an old shipping dock where you can find plenty to see, and on many days of the year, you can also enjoy the scheduled activities, including festivals and concerts. The wharf is accessible by a free GVB ferry from behind…
Could I Live Here? Kraków Edition
It only took five minutes for me to completely fall in love with Kraków. Here is why. Safety Kraków is actually not as small as I thought it would be and having walked a whole lot of it over the past couple of days, I can definitely say that it’s hard to find a bad…
Visiting Auschwitz or how to spend and entire day losing faith in humanity
I lived in DC for two years and on my one and only attempt to visit the Holocaust Museum, I left crying before getting to the main exhibit. So I don’t know why I thought I could tour Auschwitz and Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camps, and be fine. There are two ways to visit Auschwitz…
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