On our honeymoon, my husband and I went to a few European cities, including Prague. We were outside of the metro looking lost and this middle-aged man in a little fedora approached us. He offered to give us directions to a design museum, then decided to join us on the train since he was going the same way. On the short ride there, he kept rattling off recommendations, like “this cafe with the grannies.” I finally just gave him my phone, which I later learned my husband was nervous about, thinking he’d steal it and run off. I have to emphasize he was jolly and harmless. When we got to his stop before ours, he hopped off quickly and tipped his hat. These are his recs. Sadly, we didn’t get a chance to go to any of them! But I’ll hold on to them because I loved Vienna and want to go back someday.
May 14, 2024
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beautiful architecture, every street looks like a post card. nice people, great food, and soooo much history. bonus points if you are a fan of before sunrise and want to pretend you are wandering the streets with a hot stranger you met on the train
Nov 8, 2024
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i went to europe over the summer on this ambassador tour type thing sponsored by my school - best freaking experience ever. i live in an area in the us with zero public transportation and shitty overall walkability so going to big cities in Europe was a huge game changer.
i visited England, France, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. absolutely stacked lineup alone, but the tour had us drop down in big cities and small towns where we basically never took transportation unless we were going from country to country. we walked honestly probably 5+ miles every single day, ate bomb ass meals 3 times a day alongside little snacks and sweet treats we'd pick up. i lost like 5 pounds !! in two weeks !! and i was eating like a king the whole trip, it's crazy how getting ur steps in makes such a huge difference. and everything was always right around the corner, the drugstores and gas stations were STACKED, and don't even get me started on the trinket shops and restaurants. the big cities were so awesome, London and Paris were obviously worth the hype and fantastic to navigate around by foot, but i have so much love for the small towns we dropped down in elsewhere. we were up in the alps in Switzerland and Austria and all the people were fantastic. so homey, accommodating, and they had so many cool spas !! germany was even better, tiny town with insane charm and culture, i bought the most beautiful handmade Christmas ornament there made by the kindest german lady. don't even get me started on the food. but I'm just saying, walkable cities help u take it all in. i felt so present everywhere i went, i had so much to look at and there was always something to do at every corner. i feel like visiting unwalkable cities almost limits urself to a strict itinerary since u have to plan based on each individual place or activity u decide to go to. get off that damn bus and walk around ! it's so nice and u basically get all ur exercise in for the whole day and probably more. however summer in Germany was kind of diabolical when we were there it felt like i was entering a sauna every time i stepped foot outside. besides that the weather in other places is usually pretty fair and nice ! take advantage and go go go, even if ur not vacationing - lots of places can be walkable if u try hard enough (unless u live in like the midwest or in a farm town). i miss the falafel i had in Germany :(
Mar 25, 2025
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Then asking me to record your set. True story
Apr 22, 2024
I’ve started quoting this character Chuck from an X-Files ep (“Elegy”) who gets caught in an innocent lie: “I’m just a human being, after all!”
Mar 25, 2024
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Underrated because this teaches you that sometimes relationships won’t work for reasons that have nothing to do with you. Keep it moving
Apr 17, 2024