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Krakow and Auschtwitz, Poland

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My 2 day trip to this city was an absolutely life changing, mind-boggling experience. I met the sweetest and the kindest people, had the tastiest food and saw the most emotionally moving or touching places. I am so grateful to have experienced this wonderful place with all of it's history and love. I arrived in Krakow early in the morning and I met a French person on the flight with whom I hit it off. I asked him if it was okay to travel with him and he agreed wholeheartedly. I had to go to my hosts place later that afternoon and she lived in a village accessible by train so it was quite nice to be able to visit the town of Krakow before seeing this tiny hamlet.  My friend had rented a car in advance and so we went and picked up his car and started travelling towards the inside of the town. We visited a bunch of places and I no longer remember any of their names. By the way, Polish is one of the most challenging Latin languages to pronounce and so I remember me trying to say but bu...

Barcelona, Spain

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A city full of rich and sometimes dark history, this was one of the best places I have ever been to! I loved so much and so many stories made me shit my pants. (not literally) I lived in one of the most vibrant, colourful and dangerous parts of the city. This was a ghetto earlier, separated from the fancy parts with a wall. It is called Raval and it is ALWAYS alive.  It has people at 4 am and 4pm both. I witnessed a fight on the road at 3 am at night. Raval features Indian style fruit and vegetable markets with crazy cheap prices and so many India, Bangladeshi and Pakistani as well as Dominican restaurants.  It is a bit dirty and chaotic but I truly felt at home here. Apart from the tourist part of Barcelona, lies this neglected gem. I would highly recommend walking through Raval if you ever go to the city.  Every shop has a painting of what it features on its doors. Its really cool At night, our guide informed us about the dark past of the quarters of Barcelona. Back in ...

Luxembourg

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Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in the world. With the free public transport. you can visit all the prominent places in one day. It's crazy. The people speak Luxembourgish, English, French and Dutch and also German.  The wines and cheeses are different and it is more expensive as compared to France. I loved my visit here because I tried couchsurfing for the first time. For those who do not know, this is an online community where you can stay and host people, no money involved. It was such a wonderful experience that I am sure to try it again in the future. Street lanterns in Luxembourg city These add up to the beauty of the simple and vibrant roads. It is wonderful to take a look up and see these when we are walking through a road. Elevators for a level change Luxembourg city has 2 levels and there are elevators available to go to the upper level, free of cost. It is wonderful to take in the views from the panoramic elevators and stand on the glass. It feels like you...