Berlin was one of the cities I was looking forward to visiting as I’ve read about it being a digital nomad hub with a reasonably low cost of living for a western European capital.

When I arrived in Berlin, I actually felt a bit of disappointment as the area I was staying in didn’t look very nice (I found out later that it was actually considered a pretty dodgy area). I also thought the prices …

Prague is one of those cities that you often hear about for being beautiful and affordable. While it’s not as cheap to travel here as it used to be, it’s still a very good value compared to other western European capitals.

I stayed in the city for a total of 12 days as I really enjoyed exploring the city and didn’t want to rush. There were many beautiful things to see and most were located …

I somehow managed to get a hold of a 500 euro note when I was in Serbia as I paid for someone’s plane ticket and he paid me back part of it in euro. I normally wouldn’t accept such a huge bill as I figured it would be a pain to spend, but he didn’t have enough smaller bills so I took it.

The 500 euro note is one of the highest value notes in …

I’ve been using AirBnB a lot lately here in Europe as I’m finding that a private room in someone’s home doesn’t cost that much more than a dorm bed in a hostel. The biggest benefit of a private room for me is being able to get a good night’s sleep. Even better is if you can rent the entire place, sometimes it can cost just as much as a private room depending on location.

One …

I’ve always heard that Budapest is one of the most beautiful capital cities in Europe. It didn’t disappoint. I spent a week here and enjoyed every single day.

I was there in late August and found it to be a very good time to visit. It felt more like spring weather, which made walking around very pleasant. There were a few days when there were rain showers but they weren’t bad at all. There were …