Old Bridge Mostar
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Is Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina a good city for slow travel?

After spending almost 3 months in Montenegro, I took a bus from Herceg Novi to Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina, where I spent a week. Some people will say that you can see Mostar in a day and it’s not worth staying longer; some people do spend longer amounts of time there and quite like it….

Hôtel de Ville, Mulhouse at Christmas
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Under The Radar France: Why Mulhouse is a great slow travel base!

Looking for a truly underrated and off-the-radar slow travel base in France? I give you: Mulhouse, Alsace.  I don’t even remember how Mulhouse appeared on my radar, except that it was probably during my search of the Alsace region for late November, and figuring out that it was the only city with accommodation within my…

Water mirror in front of the Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
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Tour de France: A City Sampler From Bordeaux to the Loire Valley and Alsace

In October I began a 3-month odyssey around France, beginning with some quicker travel for a few weeks where I was able to sample several cities, starting in Bordeaux and working my way up through the Loire Valley, stopping briefly in Paris, then spending a month each in the Alsace Region (using the city of…

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Bogota, Colombia or Lima, Peru: which city is better?

Bogotá, Colombia and Lima, Peru are cities which share some superficial similarities and many differences.They are both the capitals and largest cities in their respective countries. They also both tend to be rather polarizing, and often overlooked or dismissed as destinations in their respective countries. I stayed in each of these cities for a month,…

Buenos Aires skyline at sunset
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What are the best areas to live in Buenos Aires? Ranking every neighborhood where I have stayed.

I’ve been coming to Buenos Aires for the past 3 years, and have stayed in a whopping 9 different Airbnbs in different areas of the city. In other words, I changed Airbnbs every month. You might wonder why – wouldn’t it make more sense to stay in one place for 2 or 3 months instead…

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What is Argentina like in 2024? Should you still visit?

Argentina is an absolutely amazing country, and that’s why I’ve come back for the third year in a row. And I have no regrets, even though some things have changed (prices, mainly). To be honest, I had some fleeting reservations about coming back after Javier Milei was elected in December 2023, because nobody could quite…