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[Vlog] Don’t Skip Europe’s Free Walking Tours
If you’re visiting a European city for the first time and you have only a day or a few hours to see as much as you can, I highly recommend… Free walking tours! Technically, free walking tours aren’t actually free. They’re gratuity-based. You sign up for free, but by the end of the 3-hour tour, […]
6 Italian Cities in 7 Days
The embassy gave me only up to 30 days to legally stay in Europe last year. I was bummed, because I was hoping for the maximum 90-day tourist Schengen visa. Travel agents assured me this is normal, especially since I’m a single female tourist (and third-world Asian!) heading to Europe for the first time. My […]
Beware of Florence’s Ghost Gypsies
During my 30-day backpacking trip in Europe, the most common reaction I got from people—aside from “You’re so brave for backpacking alone!”—was, “Be careful of gypsies!” My usual response was, “If I can survive the dodgiest streets of Manila, I think I’ll survive backpacking the rest of the globe.” I also did my best to […]