When I first arrived in Berlin I saw a gift shop in the airport selling all sorts of collectable items with either a green man or red man on them. I assumed that this must be some kind of German cartoon character or something along the lines of Sponge Bob[…]
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I honestly had no idea I was in the way when someone on a bike started ringing their little bell and yelling at me. Darn it! I was walking on the side walk–or so I thought. After the biker wizzed past, giving me the European equivalent of the finger, I[…]
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After spending some time here in Berlin, I’m wondering why Americans don’t walk or ride bikes more. Why are we so addicted to our cars? I’ve been without a car now for two months and I’m really enjoying it. Everyday I load up a small computer backpack and walk to[…]
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A few people have asked about my travel gear given I’m trying to live my life as a permanent traveler for months and/or years at a time. Below is my current list of gear: 1. Carry on size rolling suitcase from Recardo loaded with the following items 3 pairs of[…]
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There are a lot of things I’ve learned while traveling in Europe that I wish someone would have told me before I started. I’m passing these along to readers to save you some time in the learning curve. Ticket Validation: Every country I’ve been to so far sells tram or[…]
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