Categoria: Accommodations
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When I first arrived in Singapore, I had a hard time realizing where I was: in Asia, yes—because of the heat, the humidity, and the people. But I was also surrounded by modernity, order, and cleanliness—so much so that, especially in the early morning hours when there was no traffic, it felt like I was…
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The main reason for staying in hostels is supposedly financial, but that’s not quite true. Among other things—as shown in the featured photo—I’ve seen the funniest signs in hostels. First of all, it’s worth noting that some hostels offer single and double rooms, which—even if they don’t always have private bathrooms—can be better than many…
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For most people I know, staying with strangers is somewhere between crazy and inconceivable; I’m happy to have a few stories to share about Couchsurfing. This article explains in more detail how it works. I signed up in 2016 when it was quite popular. Now, however, it’s on the decline, and the COVID-19 pandemic has…
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Of all my stories about accommodations, the one from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, definitely ranks in the top ten. I did have some inkling that I might run into problems. But I couldn’t have imagined that I’d find myself at midnight with no idea where I’d be spending my first night in Azerbaijan. I…
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As in the first few times, unusual accommodations in England happened to me. In particular, by visiting my friend who lives in London, I got more into the British climate. We talked about the difficulties of fitting in, in a new country and in such a large and tiring city. Especially coming from a small…
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Even in my second time in Turkey everything went well, except for problems with an accommodation on the first night. Between 2024 and 2025 some really curious situations have happened to me with hotel accommodations; in Romania and in Italy in Udine. Episodes that cannot be justified by the fact that I usually choose among…
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Sleeping in unusual accommodations often means higher cost, which I avoided in Canada. Nevertheless, I happened to go to a very unusual place. I always slept in hostels except for the three nights on the train and the one in Toronto. In the final part of the trip I devoted myself to the eastern cities.…
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I hadn’t slept in a barrel until March 2026. It was on the occasion of one of my somewhat crazy weekends to break up the work weeks, so many things in a short time, but by organizing well with a close-knit friend it went well. The stages we touched on: This is the itinerary on…
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Funny anecdotes with housing can happen even in Europe, here I tell some of them verbally. Often the traveling oddities that happen to me depend on the fact that I want to save something under the heading of sleeping. In some countries this is almost taken for granted, but it also happens occasionally in Italy…
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Visiting Vientiane was certainly not at the top of my thoughts; and the accommodations in Laos are among the most picturesque I have come across. Like most I had hardly ever heard of the capital of Laos. But one of my favorite authors is Tiziano Terzani, and his book In Asia, had been ready on…