Mini Retirement Project

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5 European Destinations That Surprised Us – Part 1

*Long blog post ahead to make up for the long absence. Enjoy!* As we embarked on our journey, we received countless of travel advice from friends and fellow travelers we met along our way. Some of these advice were about where to avoid, what to do, but most of the time they were about where we ‘absolutely have to’ visit. Sometimes I’ll take up on their suggestions, then there were times I just decided to go off on my own path and discover something new or unexpected. Which is why I was inspired to write this blog post to give a few of...

Berlin For First Timers

A hotchpotch of our travel experiences and tips in Berlin We spent 12 days in Berlin as our first destination in this European journey. I must say that due to all the positive feedback I’ve heard about how fantastic this city is, I came here with high expectations. So what do I personally think about the city? To be honest, I think we came at the wrong time, winter is a miserable time of the year and even in a city as vibrant as Berlin, the bitterly cold weather (-3dg today) have dulled the city’s upbeat pulse a fair bit. Don’t get me...