I can help with art, architecture and a bitsy with food. Prices is CPH are as bad as you think dddd
Freetown Christiana is a must. And hang around Nyhavn. Beer is actually usually cheaper than water.
When you get told to apply for a visa because your ESTA was denied, but then they also can’t process your visa application because they don’t know why the ESTA was denied.
Warpigs and Mikeller if you like beer.
I lived there before and moving back in a few weeks. What do you want to know?
On one hand I'm not sure how easy it is to find a room in central Paris in three weeks, so any suggestion is well appreciated.
On the other I'm just a bit worried about actually living there. I worked there for two weeks in february and everybody was so rude and unhelpful (both in and out of the workplace) that at the end of the job, when I left, the city had left me this really bad impression. I don't know maybe I was just unlucky.
You'll have an easier time living in a suburb. I'm initially staying in an Airbnb at the terminus of one of the RER lines and then I'll look for a long term place when I'm there. You don't necessarily need to live within central Paris, the transport is amazing and cheap, and they're trialing 24 hour metro at weekends. leboncoin is a good place to search for a room.
I used to feel that the people were unfriendly too, but then I realized that there are 11 million people in Paris plus all the tourists on top of that so you have to just let it roll off you.
Last time I lived there, I made friends through apps. The people I worked with were friendly but not interested in being friends outside work.
I would be there for just three months for now so if I can secure a room already it would be ideal. I remember transportation being great yeah but living in areas with some shops/restaurants/etc would make me a bit less miserable ddd
Thanks for the info though, I'll check the site too!
I am going to Stockholm for New Year, does anyone have any recommendations besides wearing all the (synthetic) furs?
I've spent the past 3 NYEs in Stockholm and pretty much went down to the water to see the fireworks, then to Secret Garden. It's a nice time, but no London or NY for sure.
On another note, I just came back from a week in Israel, and had a fab time. Looking at either Dubrovnik or Naples next. Dubrovnik seems compelling but online reviews are making out it's boring AF and expensive?
Naples is... divisive. I loved it, but in the most part it's pretty dirty and scuzzy, and it takes a couple of days to really see the charm of the place. The food is great and there's some fun stuff to do – Pompeii is worth the day trip – but most people use Naples just as a stop-off point to get down to the exceptionally pretty and touristy Amalfi Coast.
If you're looking for more of an all-round Italian city I'd head to Rome.
I'm flying into Tokyo next year for two and a half weeks and I need to know... everything. How easy is it to get around? How expensive? Is it doable on your own? I'll be with people for a portion but I would like to strike out on my own for a while. What are the best things to do? What are the big traps to avoid? Practices to observe so I don't offend anyone? HELP.
I did Tokyo for thirteen days last year. It’s super easy to get around if you’re generally comfortable with public transit; signs and announcements are in both English and Japanese so it’s pretty easy to understand everything. They have an oyster-like equivalent card as well that works for the metro, buses, and local train lines. As far as expenses go, accommodation wasn’t the cheapest but food and daily incidentals are easily manageable. I found Tokyo to be a great place for solo travellers too; a lot of restaurants accommodate solo diners and the vending machine ticket system for ordering food is ingenious.
I don’t wanna bog down the topic but feel free to shoot me a PM if there’s anything specific you wanna know.
Florence is the one.
Rome is too stuffy and has a surprising amount of terrible food.