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I didn’t plan to be alone in a foreign city. My friend missed her flight, and there I was—fresh off the plane in Budapest with a dead phone, a crumpled printout of our Airbnb address, and not a single Hungarian word in my vocabulary. Spoiler: I survived. Actually, I thrived. And I think everyone should…

I’ll be honest—before I booked my ticket, I barely knew where Georgia was on the map. A friend casually mentioned Tbilisi over coffee, and three hours later, I had a week-long itinerary open on my laptop and a one-way ticket in my inbox. What I didn’t expect? Georgia would become one of the most surprising,…

I always thought Italy would be one of those “someday when I’m rich” kind of trips. You know—the kind where you sip espresso in Rome, glide through Venice on a gondola, and eat your weight in pasta with wine that costs more than your rent. But I went anyway. On a budget. And guess what?…

Dalat is my favorite city in Vietnam. The weather, the attractions, and the people are lovely in this little town. How much do I love this place? After I traveled all the way from Saigon to Hanoi, I was supposed to catch a flight to Cambodia, but I had a few extra days, so I…

The formerly little-inhabited beach south of the fishing village of Mui Ne proper has seen some serious development in the last 15 years. Now it is a 15 km long strip of resorts that line up like pearls on Nguyen Dinh Chieu street, shaded by coconut palms. Mui Ne was my first stop of my…

(This is a map of the island. Everything I refer to in the article can be found there!) Koh Ta Kiev is one of the islands along Cambodia’s southern coast. It’s less famous compared to Koh Rong and Koh Rong Samloem, which makes it much quieter and more peaceful. If your ideal beach vacation is…

General Information Currency Vietnam Dong (VND) is used in Vietnam. The exchange rate is 1 USD to 20,000 to 22,000 VND. In large tourist cities, such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Nha Trang, US dollars are accepted as well. ATM can be found easily in the major cities. High-end hotels, restaurants, and bars…