Category: traces
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Small Trip: Madrid
I would never forget the day I arrived in Madrid. It was a Sunday, October 10, 2010, a Columbus Day weekend. I arrived on the super long weekend, when the Spanish people started their holiday on Thursday and did not go back to work until the following Wednesday. The long weekend was ridiculously long.
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Small Trip: Lisbon
The next destination on my Small Trip was Lisbon, Portugal. I found that it was not that easy to get to Lisbon when you’re on a budget and on a tight schedule. Sure there were (more than) 24 hour-long buses that will go directly to Lisbon. But I mean, who would want to sit on…
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Small Trip: Munich
It was such a big deal to come to Munich in late September/early October. Heck, the word big is an understatement, it is HUGE. Although for me, it wasn’t that huge of a deal, because, I simply don’t drink. Beer, or any other alcohol, but mostly beer. (Seriously, why would people drink alcohol again? bad…
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Small Trip: Prague
My trip to Prague started off a bit confusing. The thing was, I got Schengen visa for my Europe trip, but I was not sure how far can I go as far as the Europe continent goes. Considering that Prague is in Czech Republic and Czech Republic is in the Eastern Europe, which was not…
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Small Trip: Berlin
My train reached Berlin in the afternoon. It wasn’t raining when I got to the city. It was also not raining when I arrived in the apartment where Lisa and I crashed in. Yes. Berlin was the first city, which I began the couch surfing experience. (I hosted some people before, but never did I…
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Small Trip: Hamburg
This posting is a continuation of my previous Small Trip postings in Europe back in Fall 2010. This time, it’s a bout a city in the northern part of Germany, Hamburg. I had wanted to come to Hamburg for a along time because it seems like all the great bands need to play in the…