travel
Blog posts tagged "travel".
10 Days in Athens: Why We Ended 5 Months in Europe Here, and How We Got 60kg of Luggage Home
June 10, 2026 · 9 min read
The last leg of 5 months in Europe — why we picked Athens specifically for a direct flight home with excess luggage, how we used Flying Blue points to get there, and 10 slow, unhurried days living in Kypseli.
- travel
- blog
- greece
- athens
Toulouse: The Pink City, Cassoulet, and Missing the Airbus Tour by One Bad Timing Decision
May 25, 2026 · 9 min read
A first-hand guide to Toulouse — why it's called the Pink City, what to actually do in 2 days, and honest day-trip advice on Albi and Carcassonne.
- travel
- blog
- france
- toulouse
9 Days in Paris: Museums, Versailles, and What We'd Actually Recommend
May 20, 2026 · 9 min read
A first-hand Paris guide from 9 days based across three different neighborhoods — how many days you actually need, what things really cost, and one important safety note from our own experience on the metro.
- travel
- blog
- france
- paris
My Phone Has Now Been to More Continents Than Me: A Paris Metro Theft Story
May 18, 2026 · 8 min read
What actually happens when your phone gets stolen on the Paris metro — the theft itself, three police calls, a translator, and watching the phone travel from a Paris suburb to Algeria over Find My, in real time.
- travel
- blog
- france
- paris
Based in Metz: 5 Months Living in France (and Everywhere We Explored From There)
May 15, 2026 · 8 min read
What it's actually like basing yourself in Metz for a semester abroad — visa logistics, cost of living, and why it turned out to be one of the best-connected small cities in France for weekend trips.
- travel
- blog
- france
- metz
Montpellier & Carnon: A Quieter Alternative to the French Riviera
May 10, 2026 · 8 min read
A week based in Carnon, on the Mediterranean near Montpellier — beaches without the Nice/Marseille crowds, plus day-trip cases for Sète and Nîmes.
- travel
- blog
- france
- montpellier
A Strasbourg Weekend: Old Hospital Wine Cellars and a City Built on a River
February 1, 2026 · 6 min read
Strasbourg as the final leg of a longer loop through Freiburg and Basel — the old hospital's underground wine cellar, a riverside old town, and where to eat.
- travel
- blog
- france
- alsace
- weekend-trip
Sedan, Charleville-Mézières & Longwy: An Off-the-Beaten-Path Weekend from Metz
January 24, 2026 · 9 min read
A weekend through three small, little-visited towns in the French Ardennes — a genuinely massive fortress in Sedan, a puppet-and-poetry town in Charleville-Mézières, and an unexpectedly memorable stop in a near-deserted Longwy.
- travel
- blog
- france
- ardennes
- weekend-trip
A Weekend Stopover in Reims: Champagne Country Without a Champagne Tour
January 5, 2026 · 5 min read
An honest account of a forced stopover in Reims on the way to Metz — what's worth doing on a short winter visit, and why the champagne houses might be closed when you get there.
- travel
- blog
- france
- champagne
- weekend-trip
A Thailand Boys' Trip: Krabi, the Full Moon Party, and Sukhothai's Ruins
September 1, 2025 · 10 min read
Four friends, one Thailand trip: a new direct Krabi flight, the Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan, a travel agency worth avoiding entirely, and Sukhothai's ancient ruins by golf cart.
- travel
- blog
- thailand
Goa Travel Guide: Party Beaches, Quiet Backwaters, and Everything In Between
November 7, 2021 · 10 min read
An honest Goa travel guide from two visits in different seasons — peak season party beaches in the North and South, and a quieter shoulder-season stretch across Ashwem, Panjim, and South Goa. Best time to visit, budget, how to get there, and the mistakes worth skipping.
- travel
- blog
- goa
- food
- photography
Darjeeling, Kalimpong & Mirik Travel Guide: Working Remotely from the Himalayas
October 30, 2020 · 9 min read
A first-hand guide to Mirik, Darjeeling, and Kalimpong in North Bengal — best time to visit, how many days you need, budget, and the one rule that matters more than any of it: never trust Maps in the mountains.
- travel
- photography
- blog
- himalayas
- covid
- adventure
- west-bengal
Tamil Nadu Travel Guide: Rameswaram, Dhanushkodi, Kanyakumari & Madurai on a Budget
September 20, 2020 · 8 min read
A budget-friendly route to the southern tip of India — Rameswaram, Dhanushkodi's abandoned coastline, Kanyakumari's sunrise-to-sunset views, and Madurai's temples — with real costs, timing, and what to actually prioritize.
- travel
- photography
- blog
- backpacking
- tamil-nadu
Bir Billing Travel Guide: Paragliding, the Hike Up, and How Not to Do It Hungover
September 14, 2020 · 7 min read
A first-hand Bir Billing guide covering the hike to Billing, tandem paragliding, cost, best season, and what actually happens when you try to do all of it in 82 hours on short notice.
- travel
- photography
- blog
- adventure
- trek
- himachal-pradesh
Bhutan Travel Guide: Permits, Cost for Indians, and the Hike to Tiger's Nest
September 12, 2020 · 8 min read
A first-hand Bhutan guide for Indian travelers — current entry fees, best time to visit, budget, the Tiger's Nest trek, and why you should be well rested before attempting it, unlike we were.
- travel
- bhutan
- photography
- food