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Montenegro: Europe’s Most Underrated Country Has a Coast Worth the Detour Destination
Montenegro · May 2026

Montenegro: Europe’s Most Underrated Country Has a Coast Worth the Detour

Everyone talks about Croatia. Almost nobody talks about what’s next door. I went to find out why and stayed longer than planned.

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Prague at Easter: Markets, Architecture and Secrets the Tourists Miss City Guide
Prague, Czech Republic · April 2026

Prague at Easter: Markets, Architecture and Secrets the Tourists Miss

Three days in Prague at Easter. The markets are genuine, the castle is worth the climb and the dumplings are better than their reputation.

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Waterfalls, Fondue for One and Nineteen Euros Worth of Chocolate That Were Absolutely Worth It Destination
Switzerland · April 2026

Waterfalls, Fondue for One and Nineteen Euros Worth of Chocolate That Were Absolutely Worth It

Three days through Zurich, Lucerne and the Bernese Oberland. The waterfalls will rearrange your priorities.

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Surfing the Eisbach: The Wave Hidden in the Heart of Munich Surf
Munich, Germany · April 2026

Surfing the Eisbach: The Wave Hidden in the Heart of Munich

A river wave in a city park. No ocean required. And this spring, after months of silence, it came back just in time.

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Japan in Sakura Season: Why Everyone Is Right and You Should Go Anyway Asia
Japan · March 2025

Japan in Sakura Season: Why Everyone Is Right and You Should Go Anyway

Yes it’s crowded. Yes it’s worth it. And yes, the food is exactly as good as they say.

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7 Islands, 2 Weeks, One Backpack: Island-Hopping the Philippines Asia
Philippines · March 2025

7 Islands, 2 Weeks, One Backpack: Island-Hopping the Philippines

Cebu, Siargao, Boracay, El Nido, Coron, Manila. Two weeks, seven stops, one backpack and no plan beyond the flights. The Philippines is overhyped in parts and genuinely extraordinary in others.

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Vietnam: The Country That Keeps Surprising You Asia
Vietnam · December 2022

Vietnam: The Country That Keeps Surprising You

Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi. The Mekong, Ha Long Bay, Hoi An and the most unexpected coffee culture in Asia.

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Bali Beyond the Cliches: What It Actually Feels Like to Live on the Island for a Month Asia
Bali, Indonesia · October 2022

Bali Beyond the Cliches: What It Actually Feels Like to Live on the Island for a Month

The temples, the surf, the chaos, the quiet. A more honest picture of the island everyone thinks they know.

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