Tag: europe
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Rome
From Florence I took a high speed train to Rome in late June. I stayed at a small Airbnb loft near Palatine Hill, the Colosseum, Circus Maximus, and many other historic locations. Since I was a kid I’d been fascinated by Rome, a small city that somehow became a vast empire through technological superiority and…
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Florence
After my stay in Venice I jumped on a high speed train — the trains in Venice leave directly from the main islands via a bridge — over to Florence. Or as the Italians call the city, Firenze. I stayed at Hotel Axial, a relatively no-frills hotel that occupies a single floor of a building…
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Barcelona
In the very first post in this blog, I justified its creation by stating that I had some things to talk about, or “In other words, no vacation slides” as I said at the time. Realistically I wanted to start a blog to talk about my fascination with a local immersive art installation known as…
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Eurotrip 2017: Itinerary and transportation costs
In a previous post about my trip to the Mediterranean earlier this summer, I broke down how I decided to take a month long vacation on a whim after finding out about a cheap flight directly from Oakland to Barcelona. Here, I’m going to explain where I went and how much the transportation cost at…
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I took that crazy cheap flight to Barcelona
Recently a new airline called Level introduced a crazy cheap nonstop flight from Oakland to Barcelona. I immediately decided to take the plunge and book a trip. If that sounds insane, keep in mind Level is from the same company as British Airways and Iberia, so it’s not just some random startup with an airplane…
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Copenhagen
Recently I had some time to explore the streets of Copenhagen. It’s the capital of Denmark, an old seaside city with a distinctly fairy tale look. Every Dane is blond, blue eyed, in great shape, and is born with a bicycle in their hands. If you forget someone’s name, you can just call them “Christian…
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It’s a trap! Why American bathrooms don’t smell awful
Do you ever get up in the morning, head to the bathroom, take a nice deep breath and proclaim, “Gee, I’m sure glad my bathroom doesn’t smell like shit!” Of course not. Because as an American, you live in a country where bathrooms only smell terrible after someone has recently defecated. What you may not…
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Lisbon’s Super Mario Bros. obsession
As mentioned in the previous post, Lisbon has a Super Mario thing going on with its street art. Someone must be nostalgic for the 8-bit days. I think the sign in the 4th image is for a bar… can’t be certain since it was closed both times I walked by.
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