We planned to spend the bulk of our week in Poland in Krakow, the cultural capital of the country. Krakow was also the governmental capital of Poland throughout much of the land’s history and is still bitter about King Sigismund III moving the official center to Warsaw in 1596. [Funny bit of folklore about that, […]
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Warsaw’s Phoenix Story
After Lithuania, we took a 7.5-hour bus ride to Warsaw (which we initially thought was 6.5 hours and were already dreading, but then forgot that we gained an hour when we entered into Poland). We didn’t have high expectations for Warsaw and were only really going to take advantage of a buy one, get one Club […]
Another Miles and Points Moment: British Airways Avios
Or, perhaps better titled, “Another Reason Why Chase Sapphire Points Are Awesome.” Back in my Miles and Points series, I mentioned how our favorite credit card is the Chase Sapphire Preferred card. I already talked in the 103 article about how this card gives you double points on dining and travel and its points are […]
Our Finland and Baltics Budget
As we begin our sprint through Europe, I’m going to start combining multiple countries together for our spending reporting. Hopefully the groupings will usually make sense, but no promises. Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are all on the euro, and with the exception of Finland, the cost of living in these places is also similar. We […]
A Quick Visit to Vilnius
Lithuania was our last stop as we journeyed south through the Baltic nations, and, sadly, with only two nights, we didn’t have a chance to do it justice. It didn’t help that we absolutely loved our Air BnB here, which was situated in an old monastery, and were content to stay in and relax more […]
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