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Dakar City Guide

Dakar City Guide

Dakar in a word: Soulless. Chance of Hooking up: 3 / 5 Quality of Girls: 4 / 5 Nightlife: 3.5 / 5 Smoking tolerance level: 2 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: €2.50-€5 for a small Star beer. Bed: €35 for a private room. Bud: ? No more than $4 per gram. Board: €7 for […]

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Gambian Coast Guide

Gambian Coast Guide

Gambia in a word: Brotha’. Chance of Hooking up: 3.5 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3 / 5 Nightlife: 3.5 / 5 Smoking tolerance level: 4 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: €1 for a local Julbrew. Bed: €15 – 20 for a private room. (Leybato) Bud: €2 buys you enough for a week! Board: […]

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Prague City Guide (Czech Republic)

Prague City Guide (Czech Republic)

Prague in a word: Enchanting. Chance of Hooking up: 3 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3.5 / 5 Smoking tolerance level: 4 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: €1.20 for a large beer. Bed: €25 for a private room. Bud: €10 per gram. Board: €10 for a steak. Budget other: Club entry around €8. Prices for […]

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Snapshot: Brno, Czech Republic

Snapshot: Brno, Czech Republic

Snapshots are mini town/city guides for smaller places or cities I have only experienced briefly. Here’s a little snapshot of Brno. What are one’s first impressions of Brno? Heavy on churches and tram lines. If you’re coming from Prague, you will think the city is rather mediocre. If you’re coming from Bratislava, you might consider Brno a slight upgrade. […]

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Port-au-Prince City Guide (Haiti)

Port-au-Prince City Guide (Haiti)

Port-au-Prince in a word: Post-apocalyptic. Chance of Hooking up: 4 / 5 Quality of Girls: 2.5 / 5 Smoking tolerance level: 3 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: €1 a beer in centre/€3 in Pétionville. Bed: under €20 i / €50 for a private room. Bud: ? €40 per oz. Board: €2-3 for a fast food […]

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Santo Domingo City Guide

Santo Domingo City Guide

Santo Domingo in a word: Dependable. Chance of Hooking up: 4 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3 / 5 Smoking tolerance level: 2 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: €3.00 for a pint bottle. Bed: €8 i / €20 for a private room. Bud: €40 for an once. Board: €3 for a fast food meal. […]

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Snapshot: Cap Haitien, Haiti

Snapshot: Cap Haitien, Haiti

Snapshots are mini town/city guides for smaller places or cities I have only experienced briefly. Here’s a little snapshot of Cap Haitien. What are one´s first impressions of Cap? Haiti is essentially Africa in the Caribbean. Expect a lot of stares, blackouts and dirt everywhere. If this is your first stop in Haiti, you’re going […]

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Snapshot: Cairo, Egypt

Snapshot: Cairo, Egypt

Snapshots are mini town/city guides for smaller places or cities I have only experienced briefly. Here’s a little snapshot of Cairo. What are one’s first impressions of Cairo? Not the romantic pearl of Arabia I envisioned. The place is a shit-hole. The locals seem friendly, but that’s only because they want to scam you. Egyptian men are the […]

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