Tag: #backpackerstories
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In touring Marrakech I became definitively convinced that I was turning my ways around. In fact, with this trip I finally, and perhaps belatedly, abandoned the ‘idea of trying to be without a connection. Too much trouble had happened to me in the past and I resigned myself to the fact that it is too…
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The chapter on what to do in Budapest would be rich. I would start with what you should never do, especially if you are alone and on a weekend. Of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire I had seen quite a lot, especially Vienna where I had been several times and Prague. While I completely missed Hungary.…
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When I was a child, the idea of traveling in Eastern Europe was equivalent to going to an exotic and even more mysterious country. At fall of the Berlin Wall I was 18 years old and I was someone who was already informed about politics and history; therefore, I was aware of what an immense…
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During this little trip I thought a lot about the life of animals in the city, thanks in part to Jules Verne ‘s beautiful 20 Thousand Leagues Under the Seas that I had with me. In 20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, among the many insights it can give, besides the brilliant foresight on technological…
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Dracula’s Castle, in a near-live video. From Bran Castle, Transylvania Where it is located Home live on travel Finally in the following articles the account of my misadventures in Romania. For indeed I had several not-so-lucky anecdotes, both in company and solo. But overall they were two intense weekends.
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If the outward journey was characterized by the wise little girl, the return was worse. I had a problem with low cost, but I was the naive one, despite having made dozens of trips with them. The so-called low-cost When flying with so-called low-cost, or perhaps more correct to say former low-cost, airlines, one should…
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There are many things to do in Marrakech. So for my first time in Morocco I decided to devote 3 full days to it. I went there in March 2024 and solo. It was a destination that had fascinated me ever since I saw the famous film by Gabriele Salvatores. I left on Easter Saturday…