On my first trip to Europe, I spent $450 in three days on things that gave me zero joy. I paid thirty…
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On my first trip to Europe, I spent $450 in three days on things that…
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Destinations
I landed in Edinburgh with a notebook, a rented manual hatchback, and a strict budget of $1,500 for seven days in the…
Food & Dining
My first solo trip to Europe, I ate at restaurants every day because I thought that was just what you did. I…
Destinations
The summer I spent $4,000 on a two-week trip to western Europe, I vowed to figure out the part nobody talks about:…
Destinations
I budgeted $80 a day for the Faroe Islands and spent $127 on day one. Not because I was careless. Because nobody…
Gear & Tips
The first time I got caught in a full Scottish downpour with nothing but a cotton hoodie and optimism, I learned the…
Destinations
There is a version of travel that looks expensive in photos but costs next to nothing in reality. I have been to…
Destinations
People always ask me how I pick where to go next. My honest answer is simple: I follow the math. A destination…
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