Yerevan in a word: Passable. Chance of Hooking up: 1.75 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3.75 / 5 Nightlife: 2 / 5 Smoking tolerance: 2 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Bachelor’s budget: $50 per day Beer: $1.70 a pint. Bed: $30 per night for an apartment. Bud: $30 for a matchbox. Food: $2-3 for a meal. Currency […]
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City Guide: Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi in a word: Purty. Chance of Hooking up: 2 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3.25 / 5 Nightlife: 2 / 5 Smoking tolerance: 2 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Bachelor’s budget: $60 per day Beer: $2 a pint Bed: $35 per night for an apartment. $12 for a dorm. Bud: 50GEL ($30) for a matchbox. […]
Oslo City Guide (Norway)
Oslo in a word: Exorbitant. Chance of Hooking up: 4 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3.5 / 5 Nightlife: 3.5 / 5 Smoking tolerance level: 4 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: $12 average per 40ml beer 😮 Bed: $40 for a dorm bed! Bud: $15 per gram (hash). Board: $30 for a pizza out. Budget other: This is […]
What happened to the Baltics?
Four years ago, me and some buddies travelled to the Baltics: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Ryanair had just started flights to the area and at that time it remained largely untrodden compared to other parts of Eastern Europe. When I first visited cities like Riga and Tallinn, I was convinced I had discovered pussy heaven. There […]
Leprechauns, threesomes & vodka
I’ll keep it short and sweet. I’m having too much fun at the moment and haven’t had a chance to post. I’m travelling with a crew of three pirates and two leprechauns (I’m dressed like the former of course). I’ve just spend two nights in Oslo and last night in Riga. I’m going to Tallinn […]
Snapshot: Amsterdam (the Netherlands)
Snapshots are mini town/city guides for smaller places or cities I have only experienced briefly. Here’s a little snapshot of Amsterdam. What are one’s first impressions of Amsterdam? What’s that delicious smell? Hmm…. What the!? – That cyclist nearly knocked me over! I almost ended up in the canal. Welcome to one of the most liberal cities the world. …also […]
Malta Reloaded
Some of you may remember last year when me and my crew stormed the island in the Siege of Malta. So last weekend the Naughty Nomad decided to pop in to see how things were going… The reason I returned? Well during the last Siege I sadly lost one of crew, Cut-throat, to the heart […]
A Weekend Ramble in Cork…
So since I’m back doing a Masters (in International Relations – fiitting eh?) I thought I’d make the most of the year back in university. I joined up to the inter-cultural society (aka the variety society). It’s a wonderful group where everything’s on the menu: Asian, Arabs, Africans, Latinas, Euros and everything in between. The best bit? It’s […]
Nicosia City Guide (Cyprus)
Nicosia in a word: Divided. Chance of Hooking up: 3 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3.75 / 5 Nightlife: 3 / 5 Smoking tolerance level: 1 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: €4.50 average per pint. Bed: €40 for a private room. €10 per dorm. Bud: €20 per gram. Board: €6.50 for a traditional kebab. Budget other: Some of clubs/bars […]