After saying adios to Spain, I took a flight from Madrid (where I was finally reunited with my delayed luggage after one week) to Eindhoven, Netherlands. Ryanair uses Eindhoven as its Dutch base for operations, so it’s cheaper to fly there. Since I landed around 10pm, I still had to make my way to Nijmegen …
continue reading »
Update: after July 2015, 13/20 cities visited! My score: 11/20 cities visited! From major metropolises to charming, overlooked locales, Europe is brimming with cities everyone should visit. But where does a penny-pinching, adventure-seeking twentysomething even begin when it comes to traveling Europe? The big players — London, Paris, Amsterdam — are great. Those should be …
continue reading »
NETHERLANDS Amsterdam (3 nights) In winter, you can iceskate on the Museumplein or Leidseplein. There are a lot of bars are on Leidseplein and Rembrandplein. If you like art, definitely visit the Rijksmuseum with the real Rembrandt paintings. Shopping at the Kalverstraat and the ‘nine streets’. Amsterdam is more famous for walking around near the …
continue reading »
Amsterdam shouldn’t really exist. The city was dragged out of marshy bogs, dried and carved into the place that we know today. It was an unconventional start and one that seems to have set the tone for things to come. Today, despite something of a conservative Dutch backlash, Amsterdam remains Europe’s most nonconformist city. Locals …
continue reading »