Copenhagen isn’t a cheap place to visit, especially for backpackers from Asia. Many people recommend buying food from supermarkets, which Netto is the cheapest supermarket chain in Denmark. I even went to its website to locate the...
Looking for a host For a city like Copenhagen, I felt it would be pretty difficult to find a host. However when I started to send out requests, I found out the real difficulty wasn’t ‘the hosts receive too many requests and they...
Visiting 15 attractions in 72 hours was very tiring. And writing about those places I went felt redundant. I felt reluctant to write it down but now I feel happy for making a full record of what I did. I started my 72 -hour Copenhagen Card at noon...
If you want to visit Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerød and Kronborg in Helsingør, it’s possible. So. after Frederiksborg I went from Hillerød to Helsingør by Lokalbane 930R (a local train). It’s a 28-minute journey and it...
To be honest with you, being so right on budget for my family’s first trip to Europe together, we tried to make every penny we spend there worthwhile. So when we had a Copenhagen Card in our hands, we made the decision of going to those...
It’s hard to say what a backpacker is. Sometimes I do feel I’m a tourist who has a backpacker’s budget. Sometimes it’s hard not to skip the typical ‘tourist attraction’. But it’s free to watch change...
My #4 Attraction with Copenhagen Card Church of Our Savior in Copenhagen (Vor Frelsers Kirke), completed in 1752, is a unique church that you won’t forget when you see it. I chose it over The Round Tower (Rundetaarn) because you get to...
My #2 Attraction with Copenhagen Card I think it’s important to understand God’s elected people. God certainly didn’t forget them. So, if you have 50DKK or a Copenhagen Card, this museum is very close to Christiansborg...
My #1 Attraction with Copenhagen Card Hey Christian! Hey Frederick! Guess what, you just called the names of 19 Danish kings. The royal family name their children after their grandfather. So you have Christian -> Frederick -> Christian ...
It wasn’t difficult to find a couchsurfing host in the Latvia and Lithuania. I had a host in Riga, Vilnius and Siaulial, and they all confirmed availability to host my family (4 people!) in a day or two. That’s just amazing! I truly think it’s an...
If you come to Latvia for a few days, I think Jurmala would be a nice place to hang out. There are many resorts and clinics in this area. And I can see why! It’s only 1 hour away from Riga, and the beach is very flat.
My opinion might be different than yours. But I was not particularly happy with my experience at Cesis castle. The castle was being renovated when I went, and it wasn’t mentioned on the website or at the counter (just like when the...
Riga Old Town is very beautiful. Quieter than I thought. I didn’t see the stags as Amateur Traveler described.
This is when we went in the morning.
It’s hard to explain why I decided to go to Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum. Probably because I have not been to any.
We were confused by the parking systems in Riga. It’s very difficult to find a parking place near the old town. There was a underground parking, but very expensive. And I am writing this so that you’ll know there will be different types...
What do you have in mind when you hear about Rundale Palace? This is what I thought- what a hidden gem! I was blown away by the pictures I saw on the internet. The architecture looks amazing and people who had been there said it was like...
If you have a car while you are in Riga, don’t miss out on Lido. This beautiful restaurant is a bit out of your way… but it’s very popular to the locals.
I thought this would be an expensive restaurant, and so when I saw it for the first time I didn’t bother to look at the price. But then my brother saw their coupon, and it was unbelievably affordable! So from the coupon we had a great lunch...
Before coming to Latvia, my couchsurfing host in Riga exchanged a few emails to me. She also suggested me to visit Kemeri National Park, which I absolutely loved. And she also suggested me to watch an opera or some concert, as it’s a part of...
One thing that left an impression to me about Riga was this bizarre style of art. I saw stood out from was this crazy art. I like architecture in general, although I know little about the terms or styles. From my understanding, Art...
