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Day Trip from Vienna to Graz: One-Day Itinerary + Schwarzenegger’s Birthplace
I hadn’t planned on visiting Graz that day. It started as a half-serious idea over coffee. A friend mentioned he used to live in Graz and still had people there, and before long it felt obvious, we should go. By 10:30 a.m., we were crammed into a BlaBlaCar, heading south with the windows down and...
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Vienna to Győr Day Trip: Easy Train Ride & Top Things to Do
I went to Győr for a day trip for a simple reason, it’s halfway between where I live (Vienna) and where my Hungarian friend lives (Budapest). Meeting in the middle just made sense. No big plan, no checklist of things to see, just a good spot to catch up with a close friend I hadn’t...
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7 Things to Do in Trondheim in September: What Surprised Me Most
I arrived in Trondheim after a few days in Oslo, curious why so many locals had called it Norway’s “student city.” What I found was a compact, walkable place with a lot more to do than I expected, colorful wooden houses along the river, cozy cafés filled with students, and one of the country’s most...
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How to Use AI to Learn Faster (Without Losing Your Critical Thinking Skills)
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” – Stephen Hawking We live in a time when answers arrive faster than questions. A decade ago, learning something new meant searching, sifting, and struggling to understand. Today, we can type a few words into an AI chat box and have...
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3 Days in Oslo in September (Budget-Friendly Travel Guide)
Oslo in September turned out to be one of the best ways to experience Norway’s capital, without the summer chaos or the winter deep freeze. When I visited in mid-September, the days were already shorter and the weather flipped between crisp sunshine and sudden rain, but the trade-off was fewer tourists, cheaper hotels, and city...
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9 Days in Mallorca on a Budget: What Went Wrong and What I’d Do Differently
The photos promised paradise, turquoise water, golden coves, lazy afternoons in the sun. But after 9 days in Mallorca on a budget, my reality was very different. The cheap place I booked turned out to be a nightmare, the weather caught me off guard, and small mistakes snowballed into one of my least enjoyable trips....
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ChatGPT Coding for Beginners: How to Use AI Without Knowing Code in 2025
This article on ChatGPT coding for beginners isn’t about becoming a developer, it’s about avoiding the wasted hours and frustration I went through when I built this blog. When I first started, I didn’t know CSS from JavaScript. I just wanted a clean site to share my travels and finance insights. But the moment I...
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Malmö vs Lund — Which Copenhagen Day Trip Is Right for You?
Planning a day trip from Copenhagen into Sweden often comes down to one question: Malmö or Lund? Both cities sit just across the Øresund Bridge, less than an hour away by train, and both offer a completely different experience. Malmö is Sweden’s modern, coastal hub, a city of striking architecture, busy parks, and cheap falafel....
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Budapest in June: 7 Things No One Tells You (But Should)
Budapest in June is basically the opposite of a hidden gem. It’s hot, it’s busy, and everyone seems to have the same plan: drink in a ruin bar, sweat it out in a thermal bath, then take 400 photos at Fisherman’s Bastion before lunch. And honestly? Fair enough. I spent 6 days in Budapest at...
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