A collection of posts from the Backpack Investing travel journal...
Ok, I realize I have to quit beginning all of these posts with wow [insert city] is amazing or I’ll just be the blogger who cried “amazing.” But. Finland is amazing! Once again it helped to go in with absolutely zero planning or expectations. So that we only have random over-stereotyped assumptions. Because Helsinki is, of course, not just charming little islands with authentic looking …
Seriously. Russia is amazing. Go there now. Perhaps my Russian люблю праздник is only because I came in with lower expectations, but overall it’s been an amazing week here. I wish we had more time. We could have spent a week in Moscow and two in St. Petersburg. Opulence. Russia haz it. Ah, remember this commercial? St. Petersburg is B-E-A-utiful. …
Haha. You have been fooled! That’s right… this isn’t a post on how to find the best airfares. Nor is it a post with tips for budget travel. Nope. My friends, you have been duped into reading a post about currencies. Because it is the strength of the US dollar that has saved us 20% on our trip. <- – …
Moscow, Russia August 7, 2015 So I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect of Moscow. Since we are moving every few days… we do not always have time to research our destination ahead of time. But I think that generally speaking my expectation was for drab, concrete, Soviet-era buildings. Like these: And of course I expected to see Candy Land St. Basil’s …
Kuwait City, Kuwait August 1, 2015 Ok, ok, ok. So I’m way behind on blogging. I’ve now checked off eight countries, but have only posted on two of them. While I do want to take my time with the bigger country and economic profiles, I decided to start a short blog series in the “Dear Diary” style. But, as I’m a …
