Imagine you were staying with a friend in Switzerland. Now imagine they told you one of their friends worked at a Ski Resort, had a place for you to sleep, and even knew of a concert being held in the chapel of a former monastery. Would you say no? Me, […]
Europe
Budapest Underground
Some of the coolest parts of Budapest seem to be those hidden underground. By day or early evening, the Labyrinthe on Castle Hill opens the twisting underground passages beneath the old fortress section of town to the wandering of visitors. Even better, for the last hour or two before the […]
Freud’s House in Vienna: Tell Me about your Relationship with your Mother
Freud’s psychology may be a bit far-flung for my taste at times, but he is rightfully one of Vienna’s most famous sons and obviously did a lot for the development of his discipline. Though I’d certainly never want to find myself on the guy’s couch, his former office and apartments […]
Vienna’s Naschmarkt
If you ever need to track me down in a foreign city, find the biggest market in town on the busiest day of the week and you will almost certainly see me walk through at some point with a camera slung under my left shoulder. Vienna is no exception to […]
Budapest Castle Hill
In Budapest for my friend Oscar’s birthday weekend, we only had one day to really have a look around and do the touristy thing. With that, of course, we went straight to the heart of tourst Budapest: Castle Hill. Castles, churches, and statues galore; it was definitely just enough of […]
Budget: Moldova
Moldova actually felt a bit pricier than Ukraine, though looking at this it overall shouldn’t have been. Though I couchsurfed for all but the first night (because nobody wants to receive a guest at 4am), there was a pretty nice hostel in Chishinau for 100 Lei/ night. I’m told that […]