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Hovefestivalen Day 1: Beirut, White Denim and Stæmning!

Hovefestivalen 2012 kicked off last Tuesday, June 26, and the weather was perfect. It was sunny all day long. We worked in the morning at the Skjenkebånd area and watched concerts at night. I loved Beirut and White Denim and I saw a bit of Rise Against (not really a fan). I missed M. Ward […]

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Hovefestivalen 2012: Arrival and Setting Up Camp!

Greetings from Tromøya, Norway! I guess Hovefestivalen would be my favorite music festival in Europe as this would be my third year to be here. We flew from Madrid to Oslo last Sunday, June 25, and went directly to Arendal, Norway where the festival is. It is actually in an island called Tromøya. We arrived […]

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Scenes at Malvarrosa Beach

Valencia is one of the best cities with beaches in the world. Me and my friends went to the playa to play volleyball and hangout although I missed them because it took forever to get there. Here are some scenes from one of the popular beaches in Valencia, Malvarrosa Beach.           […]

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The Stunning Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

If there is ONE thing you must see in Valencia, it would be the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias complex (City of Arts and Sciences). Science, nature, sports and art are all rolled into one architecturally stunning complex. It was designed by Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela. It is made up of five main elements and one other […]

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The Gypset’s Guide to Staying Calm During an In-flight Turbulence

As a gypsetter, you will always find yourself gypsetting to your next destination on an airplane. But what happens when you’re on turbulence? A really bad one? Like Death himself is just waiting around the corner? What should you do to stay calm? Well, here’s my near-death story. Our plane shuddered as it entered turbulence. […]

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How to Plan a Euro Trip Itinerary: the EPIC Strategy

This is Part 2 of the ongoing How to Plan a Euro Trip series which covers the essential details on how to plan your Euro Trip itinerary. It shows the simplest possible flowchart for planning one plus a sample (and actual) 3-month summer Euro Trip itinerary which I am doing right now. Greetings from Valencia, […]

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Major European Airports by Numbers: The Essential Infographic

I stumbled upon this really cool infographic created by the folks at Expedia and wanted to share it to you because it will totally help in planning your Euro Trip. After reading it, I learned a lot of new interesting facts about the major European airports and I think it will help us all in […]

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How much does it cost to travel in the Netherlands for 5 days?

Hello! I write a detailed budget report about my travel expenses for every city I visit and every Euro Trip I make. I do this not only to track my own expenses, but also to show you how much it really cost to travel in Europe. In my budget reports I always include an extremely detailed breakdown […]

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It’s all happening!

Welcome to Dream Euro Trip! I am so excited to finally launch the website. I’ve made it as informative and beautiful as possible because you, beautiful reader, deserves the best. My goal is to make this the ultimate website for planning and budgeting a Euro Trip. It’s pretty brand new and if you love it, […]

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Critical Mass in Warsaw

The concept of Critical Mass was first introduced to me by Fiona and Mario, an American and Mexican couple I hosted in Manila. I love the concept because I am a huge fan of biking and I wished we have a bike culture in Manila. I guess I romanticized biking a lot. I used to […]

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