Fafa and I have fallen into some not-travel routines during this trip. Here are some of my favourites from memory…
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Guten Morgen or something like that from the INNSiDE Amsterdam hotel! It'll be our last night in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, in Europe.…
Keep ReadingWe had four hours to kill at Helsinki Airport, so when we spotted an Asian food court nearby, we decided to find a temporary refuge. By that, I mean I paid $32 for a shrimp rice bowl from a Japanese place. And by that, I mean it was actually a Japanese curry bowl with…
Keep ReadingI wonder, which one is dumber? Buying 20 euro beluga caviar in Helsinki or buying a box of mushroom gummies in Amsterdam for 20 euro.…
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After the tour guide shared the story of Ekberg, Helsinki’s iconic bakery, we decided we had to visit—especially to try the famous Runeberg cake, a namesake treat created by the Finnish poet’s wife for his sweet tooth. But… there were a few buts, dear readers… First of all, we didn’t go to the original…
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Keep ReadingArriving in Helsinki and drinking refreshing tap water instead of paying €3 for bottled water in Santorini feels like a Quiet Luxury moment.…
Keep ReadingI feel more at home in Budapest than I did in Berlin, Krakow, or Prague, but I’m still uncertain if I’ll come back—and that’s okay, I guess.…
Keep ReadingIn Vienna, we stayed in an Airbnb, and we bought a single flower for my cousin’s birthday—or at least, I think it was her birthday.…
Keep ReadingSitting in Prague Old Town’s Starbucks because it’s raining heavily, and we couldn’t find a decent-looking coffee shop nearby. It was my suggestion, and it didn’t take long to regret it. We placed our order and went to the second floor to watch people running in the rain—but gosh, the whole floor reeked of…
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