May 13, 2025

20 Affordable Hotels in Venice with Canal Views

Venice isn’t my ultimate European love story (Vienna already swept me off my feet), but it’s hard not to respect a city that wears age like a velvet cloak. Aside from a quick coastal flirtation with Trieste, Venice is the only Italian city I’ve spent real time in—so no, I […]
May 13, 2025

Vienna in Winter: Your Ultimate Travel Guide

Vienna in winter is like stepping into a snow globe someone gave a good, loving shake—buildings dusted with powdered sugar, streets glowing like they’re lit from the inside out. For someone raised in the tropical hug of the Philippines like me, winter always sounded like a heavy coat I didn’t […]
May 13, 2025

Weekend in Vienna: How It Was for a Solo Traveler and 15 Personal Tips

Let’s not dance around it – my three-night fling with Vienna as a solo female traveler was pure magic. Even in winter, when the city wraps itself in extra scarves and the trees look like they’re wearing sheer gowns stitched from breath and frost. Honestly, Vienna in winter is just […]
May 9, 2025

Apo Island Scuba Diving: Your Ultimate Guide

I earned my PADI license in Dauin, just a salty splash away from those iconic shores, and the first thing I did was celebrate with Apo Island scuba diving. Because really—what better way to mark a milestone than by slipping beneath the waves of a place that feels half myth, half […]
May 9, 2025

Day trip from Ljubljana: The Best Things to Do in Lake Bled in 1 Day

When I first thought of Slovenia, embarrassingly, the only thing that floated to mind was Lake Bled—just that one glossy, over-filtered image of the island with a church, like a screensaver come to life. Still, I gave in and carved out one day in Bled Lake on the very last day of […]
May 9, 2025

A Guide to the Best English Bookshops in Vienna

Vienna is a beautiful city. Of course, that’s the perspective of a traveler—wait, scratch that—a full-blown tourist with eyes wide and heart open, gawking at Gothic spires and Baroque balconies like they’re slices of sachertorte handed down from the gods. But it’s not just the well-preserved grandeur of imperial years […]
May 9, 2025

How to Squeeze One Day in Vienna: The Best Things to Do

No, I didn’t stay in Vienna for just one day—but if you only have one day in Vienna, you can still squeeze out something spectacular. I was lucky enough to spend three nights in this city that drips elegance like candle wax, slow and deliberate. I spread out my sightseeing because […]
May 9, 2025

How to Enjoy One Day in Maastricht: The Essentials

I won’t pretend I had Maastricht on my travel bingo card. I was in Bielefeld for work (don’t ask), planning a quick weekend jaunt to Aachen and Cologne when my then-coworker, a true local with that “I know a secret” glint in her eye, nudged me: “Why not squeeze in […]
May 9, 2025

Where to Stay in Vienna for First Time Visitors in 2025

Having roamed over 15 European cities since planting roots in Munich, I can tell you—Vienna didn’t just waltz into my heart, it strutted in like it owned the place. Sure, Prague’s right up there, giving me moody romance and cobblestone poetry, but Vienna? She’s the full symphony. This city along […]
May 8, 2025

One Day in Lugano: The 10 Best Things to Do

Lugano is the kind of place that doesn’t need to try hard – it just is. Tucked into the steep shores of a glimmering alpine lake that stretches across Switzerland and Italy, it’s a town where Swiss efficiency flirts unapologetically with Italian flair. And honestly? It works. Big time. This was […]
May 8, 2025

A Traveler’s Guide to Austrian National Library State Hall: Vienna’s Literary Crown

For book lovers, the State Hall of the Austrian National Library isn’t just a place—it’s a mood, a hush, a full-body goosebump. Tucked inside the Hofburg Palace like a secret too good to keep, this Baroque beauty isn’t just stacked with books—it glows with them. Frescoed ceilings swirl like a fever dream, towering shelves […]
May 7, 2025

Where to Stay in Lugano, Switzerland for First-time Visitors

As someone who grew up surrounded by waters, I thought I’d seen every kind of blue – but then came Lugano. It was my first taste of Switzerland, and let’s just say… it left a lasting aftertaste of awe. My German-Swiss partner, ever the meticulous planner, mapped out a week-long […]