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Could I Live Here? Warsaw Edition
There’s something awesome about going to a city with little to no expectations and having the few expectations you do have be wrong. Warsaw was way more upscale than I expected, but is it a place I’d like to live? Here is how Warsaw ranks in some major quality of life categories. Safety Having been in…
Come to Poland, get rich quick
God bless the Polish złoty. After a couple of weeks of the Euro, I feel like Kanye West in Warsaw (before he went bankrupt and had to beg Mark Zuckerberg for money). From Amsterdam to Berlin, my friend and I have bounced around from a questionable hostel to an even more questionable east Berlin apartment. We didn’t…
What to expect from Berlin’s nightlife
This article should more aptly be called “How to Survive Berlin’s Nightlife” because I was there for only 4 days and I’m wrecked. You’ll quickly realize Berlin’s nightlife is also its daylife, because going out is their whole life. We stayed at an Airbnb so we were greeted by our local host with a question about…
Could I Live Here? Berlin Edition
In a few short days, Berlin has shown me more hospitality than any other city I’ve visited on this trip. It’s full of the culture and character I want from a place to live. So is Berlin going to be the new Haus of Gnome? Let’s break it down. Safety Berlin is huge city and…
Could I Live Here? Amsterdam Edition
Before this visit, I had once previously been to Amsterdam and loved it though I couldn’t really remember why. Now I do. Here is the down low on what makes Amsterdam awesome. Safety In terms of petty and serious crime, Amsterdam is one of the safest places in the world. You can walk down any…
The thoughts you have on an 9.5-hour bus in Europe
I’ve only ever taken trains to travel through Europe but in the interest of saving money, on a recent journey from Amsterdam to Berlin, I booked a bus. These are my bus thoughts while on that 8 hour trek that ended up being 9.5 hours. I have to sit in the last row? Great. Thank…
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