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24 Hours in Vienna

Vienna Airport to Central There’s an airport train for about 20€ but if you want to be smart, take an ÖBB train, a local regular Austrian one. Directly from the airport station to WHBF Wien Hauptbahnhof / Central. It takes about 20 minutes and feels like a first class carriage. Actual first class has aContinue reading “24 Hours in Vienna”

24 Hours in Riga

Bus from Estonia to Riga, Latvia I took the LuxExpress bus from Viljandi, Estonia to Riga, Latvia via Pärnu. The bus was spacious, modern and calmly driven. Its a short trip to Pärnu from Viljandi, around an hour. Thanks to the large windows you can enjoy the flat but otherwise colourful autumn landscape. Green spruce,Continue reading “24 Hours in Riga”

Italian backpacker shares pasta carbonara recipe with a twist in Australia.

Meet Irina of Tuscany, a vespa riding Italian chef émigré to Australia. Together, we share a bottle of wine with her French partner who has just arrived from Alice Springs (by car) and a German exchange student enrolled at Bond University. In our shared Airbnb, Irina cooks a vegetarian carbonara pasta dish. The recipe isContinue reading “Italian backpacker shares pasta carbonara recipe with a twist in Australia.”

UberEats Lockdown Day 3/3

We’re finally here. Day 3 of 3. If you haven’t read the other blogs about UberEats refer to Day 1 and Day 2 too. Otherwise read on about the final day delivering UberEats during Brisbane’s lockdown and how much I earnt! Instead of coffee today begins with beetroot… Apparently it goes together with cycling andContinue reading “UberEats Lockdown Day 3/3”

UberEats Lockdown Day 2/3

Good morning! As always we’ll start the day with coffee. Straight black. “All the Euros drink Espresso”. After coffee we’re going to deliver somewhere else. We’re leaving delivery jobs in the suburbs of Brisbane. Instead – we’re going to do what the foreigners do – head straight to the CBD. Brisbane City that is. Let’sContinue reading “UberEats Lockdown Day 2/3”

UberEats Lockdown Day 1/3

It’s a slow Friday morning. I’m avoiding logging in to my “regular job” after a busy week. Overcast clouds, a little rain and a perfect coffee in hand set the morning’s mood. “Mate, are you watching the news? Bro. We’re locking down for 3 days. COVID”. So you guessed it – I did the UberEatsContinue reading “UberEats Lockdown Day 1/3”

Outsource To-Do-List on Fiverr

Take a look at your “to-do-list”. Stressed? Well now imagine you don’t need to do any of those things on your to-do-list. Better? Welcome to Fiverr, the global platform for freelancers offering their gigs starting as low as $5. Whatever you’re into, someone on Fiverr is probably ready to do it for you. Is FiverrContinue reading “Outsource To-Do-List on Fiverr”

12 Months with Bondora

Happy new year! Head uut asstat. Let’s make 2021 better than 2020 starting with our financial goals. This post is my experience with Bondora. I made 286.36€ as passive income. Read either the short version or the long story which covers the entire experience (not just the numbers). Found this post to be useful? ShowContinue reading “12 Months with Bondora”

Xinja: When a Neobank Closes

Earlier this year a new bank launched in Australia – Xinja. Australia’s first so-called “neobank”. A mate told me about them over coffee. Their “stash account” high interest rate caught my attention. I signed up. A pretty package and unique pink debit card arrived in the mail. #Xinja I did wonder about the expensive packagingContinue reading “Xinja: When a Neobank Closes”

Where to Work Remotely

If anything good came from COVID19 – it’s remote work. Suddenly thousands of us are now doing what management said “can’t be done“. Remote work is the new normal. Everyone’s a digital nomad (or at least could be). Now that you can work anywhere the question is: where should you work? You can work remotelyContinue reading “Where to Work Remotely”