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Is Poland Worth Visiting? My Honest Thoughts After 5 Days
This post is part of my Central Europe series, which includes Poland, Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. If you’re just joining, start with How a Business Class Redemption Turned Into a Two-Week Central Europe Trip. Before this trip, I knew almost nothing about Poland. I wasn’t visiting because of a bucket-list attraction….
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How a Business Class Redemption Turned Into a Two-Week Central Europe Trip
This post introduces my Central Europe series, which includes Poland, Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Flight That Started the Trip When I first started planning this trip, my goal wasn’t to fly business class. My goal was to use up a pile of Flying Blue points. About a year earlier, I…
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Ready to Level Up? Why the Capital One Venture X Might Be Your Next Travel Card
Disclosure: This post contains referral links. If you choose to apply through one of my links, I may receive points at no additional cost to you. A few weeks ago, I wrote about why I think the Chase Sapphire Preferred is one of the best travel cards for beginners. It has a reasonable annual fee,…
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The Real Cost of a Comfortable Spain Trip in 2026
When people ask how much a trip to Spain costs, the answers tend to fall into one of two categories. You’ll either find backpacker budgets that assume you’re staying in hostels and eating grocery store meals, or luxury itineraries that include five-star hotels, private tours, and business class flights. Our trip landed somewhere in the…
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Amalfi Coast vs Costa Brava: Which One Would I Return To?
If you’ve followed my Spain series this far, you’ve seen why Costa Brava became one of the highlights of the trip. This comparison looks at how it stacks up against another famous European coastline: Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Comparing the Amalfi Coast and Costa Brava wasn’t something I planned on doing. In fact, the comparison only…
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Barcelona Didn’t Capture Me the Way Madrid Did (And That’s Okay)
If you’re just joining my Spain series, I recommend starting with Why Madrid Surprised Me before reading this reflection. Barcelona is an incredible city, but comparing the two helped me better understand what I personally value when I travel. Barcelona is supposed to be the star. Before this trip, if you had asked me which…