After skipping this post to draft up my next few, I’m finally facing my less than exciting thoughts about Paris. For no particular reason, I didn’t fall in love with Paris as so many people do. I don’t think it helped that the weather was pretty crap the whole time I was here, cold and … More Paris – the city of love & rats 🇫🇷❤️🐀
Amsterdam – this blog post is my love letter to you! Even with the most treacherous journey to get here, and the crappiest weather, this city instantly became my favourite. It surpassed Budapest which at this point I didn’t think was possible. The Netherlands is the first European country that I wholeheartedly could see myself … More My love letter to Amsterdam 🫶💌
Besides Munich, which was a bit of a wild whirlwind for Oktoberfest, my only other German stop was Berlin. I stopped by here for two reasons, a) it was a convenient stop in the direct I was headed and b) I was interested in the history of the city. Once again though, due to the … More Berlin 🍂🇩🇪
For the third time, I found myself back in Austria. This time in Vienna. I only had two days to spend here, with no real plans so this gave me a lot of freedom. I spent my time wandering. Christmas decorations were going up in the city streets, and the weather was certainly turning wintery. … More Austria again… this time Vienna 🇦🇹
Slovenia! This was a country I went kind of out of my way to visit. I wanted to experience the Slovenian outdoors firsthand, as the rivers, mountains and lakes looked stunning. I started off my trip here with a day in the capital city, Ljubljana (pronounced loo-bee-aa-nuh). Unfortunately, I timed my one day here with … More An encounter with Slovenian bed bugs 🪲😭
Budapest quickly became one of my favourite European cities! After a lot of debate over whether I would actually visit, I’m so glad I did. I enjoyed my stay here for various reasons, the city was beautiful, I absolutely loved the vibe, and the nightlife was great. If I’d had the time, I would have … More WOW!! Budapest 🥂✨
Innsbruck – a town with so much to offer, yet in which I did so little. After my time in Switzerland I was headed towards Eastern Europe, so Innsbruck was a stop on the way over. The city had a vibrant and modern atmosphere, full of students and young people. There were a lot of … More I did my laundry – in Innsbruck 🧺🇦🇹
To continue with my travels across Switzerland I took the train from Lauterbrunnen to Zermatt. Zermatt is the gateway town to the Matterhorn, sitting right below the magnificent peak. I didn’t realise that things could get even more expensive than they had been in Lauterbrunnen, but somehow they did. Zermatt is a stunning, idyllic, ski … More Guess what I did in Zermatt?!
*WARNING – this is my longest blog post ever, apologies in advance!* All I can say is that for many reasons, Switzerland felt like an alternate reality. There’s simply no other way I can describe it. Not only was it THAT beautiful, but it was also THAT expensive, it didn’t even feel real. If I … More Hiking in Switzerland! 🏔️🇨🇭
I’m catching up on these blog posts while I wait for my laundry – laundry day is well and truly over due at this point. Salzburg was unexpectedly a really great time. While I had already been planning on travelling to Salzburg following Oktoberfest, I ended up travelling there with a couple of the people … More Salzburg 🏰🎵🇦🇹
Nikita’s Nomadic Notes 