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City Review • 9 min read August 22, 2025

Cologne: Epic Cathedral in a Soul-Crushing German Wasteland

I spent two days in Cologne in July 2020, figuring I should check out one of Germany’s bigger cities while I was in the area....

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City Review • 10 min read August 21, 2025

Tampere, Finland: A City That Didn’t Quite Win Me Over

I spent 6 weeks in Tampere from September to October 2023, right after spending the summer in Helsinki. I figured I should try another Finnish...

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City Review • 9 min read August 20, 2025

Łódź, Poland: The Gritty Post-Industrial City

After my month in Wrocław, I headed to Łódź for a week. It’s about an hour from Warsaw, so it seemed like a logical stop...

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City Review • 9 min read August 20, 2025

Utrecht: The Perfectly Cozy Dutch City That’s Expensive as Hell

I went to Utrecht for just a day in August 2020, and honestly, it was a really nice surprise. It’s a Dutch city that has...

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City Review • 11 min read August 20, 2025

Oslo — Not Bad, Not Amazing, Just Oslo

I’ve been in Oslo for two months – May and June 2025 – basically because I couldn’t secure good long-term accommodation in Stockholm. I said...

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City Review • 8 min read August 19, 2025

Fukuoka: Basically Tokyo But Smaller (And You Can Skip It)

I was in Fukuoka for just two days in March 2018, again because of a Navy deployment. Our ship was stationed at the US naval...

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City Review • 9 min read August 19, 2025

Poznań, Poland: A Historic Gem Nearly Ruined by Construction

I spent a week in Poznań in August 2022, expecting to explore the birthplace of Poland and its beautiful Renaissance market square. Instead, I found...

9 min read • Aug 19, 2025

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City Review • 9 min read August 18, 2025

Split Travel: Croatia’s Laid-Back Mediterranean Escape

I spent two weeks in Split in July 2020 during COVID, which turned out to be perfect timing. Way fewer crowds than normal, but the...

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City Review • 9 min read August 18, 2025

Lviv: The Underrated European Gem You Need to See

I ended up in Lviv and honestly, it was a pretty nice surprise. It’s one of those under-the-radar European cities that has old-world charm without...

9 min read • Aug 18, 2025

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City Review • 10 min read August 16, 2025

Why Kraków Is the Best City in Europe

Kraków holds a special place for me – it was my first European city ever. I went in October 2018 to visit my brother and...

10 min read • Aug 16, 2025

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