Calling any city a Paris of the East is certainly quite Orientalist, and yet, it is more common than one might think. Baku is one of those cities. In certain ways, its city center did remind me of the architecture I saw back in Paris well over a decade ago. With that being said, in […]
Baku in 2024: A Guide to the Petro-Paris of the East Read More »
You all know the drill by now. “More the merrier” is my mantra when it comes to sharing all the juicy details following a trip I take. After all, having a fully-fledged itinerary right in front of your eyes, complete with all the costs incurred during this trip, has to be somewhat useful to your
My North Macedonian Itinerary and Budgetary Notes (July 2024) Read More »
After my more “contained” trips, the ones that do not take months to complete, I try my best to write a report on the everyday costs of such journeys to better inform my dear readers. While words like “cheap” or “expensive” are relative, exact costs of items are not. After all, what makes a destination
My Kosovar Itinerary and Budgetary Notes (July 2024) Read More »
This ‘trip report’ of mine, for the lack of a better word, will differ from the previous ones. As this Uzbekistan trip was part of a larger plan that involved two other destinations in southern Kazakhstan, and as I could not find the time to be extra careful with my documentation for all the payments
My Uzbek Itinerary and Budgetary Notes (December 2023) Read More »
Kazakhstan is not just any other destination for me, but a home in its own rights. Despite initially being foreign to these beautiful steppes, I spent the better part of a year here and will be spending the next 3 to 4 years living around the region as well. That is why, this article, which
A Foreigner’s Guide to Kazakhstan: Very Nice Indeed! Read More »
After all my more “organized” trips, I try my best to share all the details of them with my readers. It is one thing to say that a country is beautiful, or that it is budget friendly, and it is another to literally tell people every single thing that you did during your trip there,
My Georgian Itinerary and Budgetary Notes (July 2023) Read More »
Nizhny Novgorod… The city where I spent eight months of my life and never regretted a single day of it. My dear reader, if you are reading these lines, it is likely that you are planning a trip to this wonderful city yourself. Perhaps, you do not know where to start. I too was in
The Ultimate Guide to Nizhny Novgorod (and Beyond!) Read More »
Without much introduction, for it needs none, here is my “traditional” (it is literally the second time I do this but yeah let us pretend otherwise) article on the itinerary that I planned for a trip, accompanied with its fully detailed monetary burdens, this time one on Serbia. Admittedly, since I have only been to
My Serbian Itinerary and Budgetary Notes (July 2022) Read More »
The research phase of any travel is some of the most enjoyable parts of the whole trip for me. As I go from one website to another, an article to the next, a book after the other, I slowly get ready to the eventual trip itself, while also hyping myself up for it. That hype
My Albanian Itinerary and Budgetary Notes (June 2022) Read More »