Italy is a country that will take all of your money away. First, everything made in Italy is beautiful, so you will want to shop. Also, everything cooked by Italians is delicious, so you will want to eat all the time. Then, there are the notorious pick pockets, a story I will tell further down in this post. To avoid
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Munich, capital of Bavaria, brought my first experience at a Beer Hall or Hofbrauhaus. It was also the first time that I had ever seen a liter of beer, and so of course I had to order one. I looked ridiculous drinking it in small sips and holding it with two hands. By the time I had finished the one
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To get to Switzerland, we drove south through France from Paris, pass Bourgonne and to the Swiss border. Clearly there is a very similar culture between the two countries as everyone in Lucerne was both stylish and physically in shape. The shopping was also amazing; I of course bought chocolates, but had to skip the finer Swiss products as it
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The driver’s helper asked us to bow our heads in silent prayer before we left the “bus station” in Pontianak to take an 11 hour bus ride into Borneo. We were then each handed a box with a bun/danish and some water, and off we went to Sintang, where I will spend half of my time in Indonesia. My room is upstairs in
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Ten years ago I set a goal to visit 30 countries by my 30th birthday. With no plan or country list to fulfill this goal, I decided to let life take me where it wished.
“See Simi Travel Blog | Adventures of a travel snob“, is just that. The account of an ex-20-something year exploring the world, usually solo, and on a very limited budget.
Every other week I try to tell you a story about the friends, food, fun and fails I’ve had along the way.
