To prelude my culture shock vignette with gratitude: Budapest did turn out to be an interesting place. Two places in fact (Buda and Pest), so doubly interesting. My favourite side was Buda – countless, picturesque landmarks and an instagram-able urban landscape. Pest was an alternative hipster-bar district, although a little confronting at first glance. I’mContinue reading “Vienna to Budapest”
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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”
How Much Money I Spent in Estonia
Want to know how much money you need to live in Estonia? Short answer: you need 20,000€ – 25,000€ p.a. Well, kind of. It depends. “How long is a piece of string?“. How much money (“raha”) you need depends on your lifestyle, where you live and whether or not you have a serious caffeine addictionContinue reading “How Much Money I Spent in Estonia”
Cheap Ferry Tickets Tallinn-Helsinki
If you’re travelling by ferry between Tallinn and Helsinki this blog post will save you money. Better yet, it’ll cost you nothing to follow. If you’re even thinking you *might* want to visit Helsinki or Tallinn in the future, I suggest you read on as it’ll be better for you to have followed these stepsContinue reading “Cheap Ferry Tickets Tallinn-Helsinki”
Decide where in Europe I’ll go next!
It’s my birthday. Vote where I should fly to next!
Get an Estonian Phone Number
An Estonian phone number just makes life easier in Estonia and the rest of Europe. Thanks to the EU’s “roam like at home” laws, it’s often cheaper to use an Estonian SIM in the EU over a non-EU roaming SIM. Weather you’re moving to #Estonia, becoming a digital nomad or just doing a euro-trip, saveContinue reading “Get an Estonian Phone Number”