Travel

Why you should never use Finnair to transport your dog.

It has become difficult to transport dogs via air travel, especially to the US and especially with big dogs that must go into the cargo hold. Please see our page: Flying with Dogs: Essential Travel Guide I booked a ticket wiht Finnair after they confirmed that they bring dogs into the US and my crate […]

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Travel Impressions: Ukraine, Kyiv 1/2 — Traveling in a war zone

© Pictures, Use policy / ToS. After being a little bit bored in Wrocław (Poland), I boarded a bus to Ukraine, Kyiv. It was cheap, something like 40-50 USD. I boarded the same day for the 26 hours bus ride. Into darkness…. Picture at night in my bus. 🙂 When I arrived I did some groceries […]

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Travel Impressions: Ukraine, Kyiv 2/2 — Traveling in a war zone

© Pictures, Use policy / ToS. The nights can be fun in Kyiv. Your cell phone will ring and you get a text message: Air raid alert – The government of Ukraine issued an alert at 1:00. Take shelter immediately. Sure, you could walk to the next metro station but nobody does…   Explosions on the […]

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One of our partners has a Manila Residence For Rent

Luxury 2 bedroom, 2 Bath Suite for rent BGC Manila 5-6 Months Private-Sublet – June to November 2024 in The Residences -(a/k/a new Hotel Brittany) 6 McKinley Parkway You will only pay a fraction of the Hotel rate! This is the building. Pay a fraction if you rent directly from me. Php 99 000 per […]

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Travel impressions: The Metro of Rio de Janeiro has “women only” compartments

The Metro of Rio de Janeiro has “women only” compartments You can see it at the pink label on the ground. These compartments are “women only” hence, there is no risk of being harassed by men. And the picture below shows how the Brazilian girls in the mixed compartments look:   © Pictures, Use policy […]

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The most Powerful Passports in the World

Courtesy of VisualCapitalist. The most powerful passports in the world. With these passports, you can enter most countries in the world without a visa. Whether these are also the “best” passports in the world is debatable. Probably not.   In any case, European passports are among the best in the world when it comes to […]

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