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One day, out of the blue, my work colleague and running buddy Karo asked, “Bock auf Marokko in der ersten Aprilwoche?”I replied, “Gibt’s ein krasses Angebot?”She answered, “Nee, aber wir suchen eins. Hättest du Lust?”And I went, “Klar, wieso nicht?” And just like that, the masterplan was born. We had a vision, and within a […]

My then-girlfriend and I had a trip to Barcelona all planned out. Life had other plans, though—we broke up shortly before the vacation. With the flights already booked, it seemed like a waste not to go, so I decided to turn it into a solo trip. Sunday Arrival | 01.12.24 My flight from Berlin was

One day, I was hanging out at Lanny’s place when the topic of her upcoming trip to Italy with her flatmate randomly came up. We joked about how fun it would be if I tagged along. Long story short, Lanny (my BFF), her flatmate (Alejandra), her flatmate’s BFF (David), her flatemate’s boyfriend (Julian), and me

Recently, I started a new job. Armed with a little extra cash in hand and a few mandatory vacation days to spare, the question was, how to make the most of this unxpected free time. Coincidentally, I made two new friends during my stay in Vietnam, who happened to live in the UK. Seemed like

My father once went to a place, where he allegedly bumped his head while on a boat tour. This place was Ninh Binh, specifically one of its boat tours across some half-flooded caves in Trang An. So, I set out to see what my father saw. Moreover, I was more interested in what was in

Nhung is a long-time study friend, and coincidentally, we finished our degrees around the same time. Before work life would start, we both independently decided to stay in Vietnam for an extended period. Now that we were both here, it was a rare occasion that we couldn’t miss—we had to plan at least one trip

Due to involuntary visa runs, I had to visit Thailand twice within the span of three months. The first time was an emergency; my visa was expiring in three days. I flew to Bangkok and then returned to Da Nang, where I met up with my family for a road trip. The second time was

Vung Tau is a city located southeast of Ho Chi Minh City (HCM) with a population of roughly 500k. I hadn’t heard of it until I connected with someone there on a dating app. As my time in HCM was coming to an end, I thought it made sense to visit, especially since it was

I’ve always wanted to do what every tourist dreams of doing when visiting Vietnam: traveling the country from south to north and hitting all the must-see cities along the way. This post describes my journey with Dave, a once-random stranger I met at a hostel in Ho Chi Minh City, who quickly became a close

So this is a very late rewrite and it does not justify enough the amazing trip a friend and I had to Luxembourg. Nonetheless, I would like to write down the little memories and impressions I remember which we experienced throughout our journey 18.07.2022 – Arrival We reached Luxembourg airport in the early afternoon. Just