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City Guide: Yerevan, Armenia

Opera House from Cascade Yerevan in a word: Passable. Chance of Hooking up: 1.75 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3.75 / 5 Nightlife: 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. Food: $2-3 for a meal. Currency Conversion Overview  Yerevan is no […]

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City Guide: Baku, Azerbaijan

Baku in a word: Fusion. Chance of Hooking up: 1.5 / 5 Quality of Girls: 4 / 5 Nightlife: 3 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Bachelor’s budget: $70 per day Beer: $4 a pint Bed: $35 for a daily apartment Food: $3.50 for a kebab Currency Conversion Overview  Baku is one of the world’s great cities. […]

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City Guide: Tbilisi, Georgia

City Guide: Tbilisi, Georgia

Old Town Tbilisi in a word: Purty. Chance of Hooking up: 2 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3.25 / 5 Nightlife: 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. Food: $4 for 10 portions delicious Khinkali. Currency Conversion […]

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Oslo City Guide (Norway)

Oslo City Guide (Norway)

City Center Oslo in a word: Exorbitant. Chance of Hooking up: 4 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3.5 / 5 Nightlife: 3.5 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: $12 average per 40ml beer 😮 Bed: $40 for a dorm bed! Board: $30 for a pizza out. Budget other: This is the most expensive city in the world. […]

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What happened to the Baltics?

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 […]

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Leprechauns, threesomes & vodka

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 […]

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A Second Chance

A Second Chance

Did you ever visit somewhere and come home thinking it was heaven on earth, then return to the same place a second time and be disappointed? Yes? It happens all the time. We look back on our experiences with rose-tinted glasses and romanticize about the places we’ve been. But often our experience and not the actual place […]

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Snapshot: Amsterdam (the Netherlands)

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? A typical view… 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 […]

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