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Continue reading →: What I learned from the Communism Walk in BudapestI love free walking tours. Most major cities have them, and they’re awesome. A day after the Merdeka (Malaysia’s 58th Independence Day, recently renamed “National Day” – don’t even get me started), Sue Huey and I went on two walking tours, a Budapest Free Walk at 10.30am and a Communism Walk at 3.30pm.…
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Continue reading →: How to behave in Croatian National ParksWe visited two parks in Croatia. The first was the Krka National Park in Dalmatia, North of Split. It’s famous for its pretty waterfalls, some of which people are allowed to swim in. We arranged a day tour with the hostel and set off at an ungodly hour in the…
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Continue reading →: Split – Museums and The Bright NightsIn between cutting my feet and eating, we managed to visit two museums. The Split City Museum wasn’t too bad and we got in for free as we had the Split Card. As we entered, I heard music playing from the distance. As we gradually made our way up to the…
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Continue reading →: Split – The Market, The Beach and My Bloody BirthdayAfter the palace, we wandered out beyond the very sturdy walls guarded by Roman soldiers (or really fit men in roman soldier uniforms, who knows really) and found ourselves in the market. I love local markets as I find it gives an authentic snapshot into the life of a local.
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Continue reading →: Split – Diocletian’s PalaceFirst stop, Split. *I’m typing this out of a Croatian bar in Zagreb at 4 in the morning. It’s more like a Croatian mamak with the smoking and loud radio playing in the background if you ask me.* *But I’m posting this up 11 hours after typing because I couldn’t…
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Continue reading →: I’m Leaving TomorrowOH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD *deep breath* *hyperventilate* *panic attack* Repeat. It’s really happening. I have never felt so unprepared for a trip in my life. I don’t even know where in Helsinki I’ll be staying in three weeks time! What am I…
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Continue reading →: A Lost Student’s Guide To ExeterSo I’ve left Exeter for good. I’m probably never going back, unless I somehow inherit a ton of money and decide to fly across the world. Before leaving, I spent my last few days wandering around alone, trying to take in as much as I can, forcing my neurons to…
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Continue reading →: Surviving without data – an idiot’s guide21st century technology has ruined 21st century kids. We no longer know how to strike up a conversation during dinner, we don’t know how to make decisions without consulting Google, and we definitely don’t know how to read a map, let alone walk around town without a voice telling us…
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Continue reading →: I Love TrainsI love trains. When you get on a really good one, it’s like you’re gliding through clouds, or at least that’s what I think gliding through clouds would feel like. The soft whirrs of the gears and engines (I’m not a train engineer, clearly) and the subtle vibrations that remind…
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Continue reading →: Planning my Itinerary, the great headacheThis was the plan, 30 places in 99 days. After posting this up on Facebook, I received a whopping 171 likes, which is way more than my profile picture (I can’t believe a map gets more likes than my face! It hurts I tell you, it really does). Along with…
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I’m Nicole.
Born and raised in Malaysia, currently living in London. Writing about my adventures around the world since 2015.
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