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A First Timers Essential Travel Guide to Explore Vienna

A First Timers Essential Travel Guide to Explore Vienna

March 10, 2024

Posted By: Sofia · In: Austria

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👉🏼160+ Türkiye recs! ‼️Comment “map

👉🏼160+ Türkiye recs!

‼️Comment “map” for 160+ recommendations for Türkiye!

👇🏼Locations shown

📍Cappadocia
Horseback riding in Göreme
Stroll the old bazaars
Hot airballons in Göreme
Love valley

📍Fethiye
The Butterfly Valley (kelebekler vadisi)

📍Ayvalik
Ayvalik harbour
Dondurmacı Cemal cafe
Shops & Cafés in Cunda Island
Street art along Main Street
Rebetiko otel

📍Istanbul
View from seven hills restaurant
Taksim Square
Balat
Hagia Sophia
Arasta Bazaar
Blue mosque
Yıldız Park

✨Which is your favourite?

Thanks to @travelwithlinds_ for inspo🫶🏼

#travelturkiye #bestoftürkiye #turkeyrecommendations #turkeyitinerary

👉🏼You DON’T have to be rich to travel! W

👉🏼You DON’T have to be rich to travel!

When I lived by myself in Copenhagen, I paid €925 in rent, €100 in utilities, €600 in groceries, €134 for public transportation a month - and then all the variables of going out with friends etc. That’s a living cost of minimum of €60/day!
The past 6 months I’ve been traveling full-time, I’ve lived for €35/day! 💸

(And if I chose to travel outside europe - I’d be able to live even cheaper - so it’s not about money!)

👉🏼Sacrificing comfortability and taking risks is what makes life interesting anyways!

BUT this type of traveling is definitely not for everyone

Thanks for the Inso @bybrookemattingly
#travelingonabudget #cheaptravel #howtotravelforcheap #fulltimetravels

👇🏼Get my Albania guide 🫶🏼Comment “g

👇🏼Get my Albania guide

🫶🏼Comment “guide” and I’ll send a FREE Albania guide right over!

Included:
🚌How to get around in Albania
🌤️When to visit
📍Places to visit

⛪️ Gjirokaster
🏡 Berat
🕌Tirana
🏔️Shkodër

‼️Tips for the Theth Hike
• Pack light!
You have to acarry everything yourself, and you really don’t need much (unless you hike in winter).

• Bring electrolytes
Lots of water is always good, but as you’ll sweat a lot, put some salt/electrolytes in your water as well (especially if you hike in the summer)

• Bring light snacks
You’ll be able to bring lunch from the first guesthouse along with you on the hike, but this is white bread with cheese and ham. Consider buying snacks in Shkodër to bring with you.

• Wear sunscreen
No matter what time of year you do the hike - sunscreen is always mandatory!

🌤️When to do the Theth Hike?
I’d recommend doing the hike in early spring or in autumn. I did the hike on the 13th of October and it was perfect. Not only because the colours are amazing, but the temperature makes it easier to walk. It can get really hot in Albania, so be careful if you hike in summer.

🏔️How long is the Theth hike?
We spent 6.5 hours hiking from Valbone to Theth. This includes stops to catch a breath as well as taking photos and a little lunch break. You can also hike the other way around, but I recommend starting in Valbone as the views are better in the first leg of the hike.

#thethhike #thethalbania #thethhikealbania #albaniaguide #thethwaterfall

🙋🏻‍♀️I volunteer as tribute Nothing c

🙋🏻‍♀️I volunteer as tribute

Nothing can stop me from petting animals! (Unless it’s service dogs, wild or dangerous animals…)🐶🐱🐻🐥

A little dirty dog or cats with one eye deserve pets as well🥺

Can you not help yourself either?🤭

Disclaimers:
⚠️Feeding of animals in the videos was allowed
⚠️ I know the horses, donkeys, goats and lamas are not stray…

👇🏼Locations shown 🇲🇪 Montenegro’s b

👇🏼Locations shown

🇲🇪 Montenegro’s been my biggest travel surprise this year! ✨ I’ve seriously lost count of how many shades of blue, orange and green I’ve seen in Montenegro🍁

The drive around Piva Canyon had me stopping the car every few minutes! 🤩Now you might wonder “Sofia, do you have to have a car to travel around Montenegro?” - the short answer is NO but… if you can, it’s 100% worth it. You get to have control over where you stop and how long you can spend each place🚗💨
Buses drive in Piva Canyon but not around the Skadar Lake viewpoints, Lake Biograd or Durmitor National Park🌳

👇🏼Locations shown:
📍Lake Biograd
📍Piva Canyon road
📍Piva Canyon Viewpoint
📍Viewpoint Nedajno
📍Area around Skadar viewpoint
📍Tara Bridge
📍Lake Biograd

Montenegro definitely got all the charm of the Mediterranean without the premium price tag🤌🏼

⁉️Would you like a Montenegro budget breakdown?

#solofemaletraveler #traveltips #balkanstravel #montenegrotravel #montenegro

What’s your reason to travel solo? Honestly sol

What’s your reason to travel solo?

Honestly solo travel is freaking scary but also hella worth it💪🏼

My top 10 reasons to travel solo are:
🦾Boost independence
🧜Increasing cultural awareness
👯‍♀️Making friends all over the world
🗣️Language skills
📝Self-reflection
🧘‍♀️Taking things in my own time
❤️‍🩹Self growth
🕺Improving social skills
🛠️ Learning new life skills
🌤️Embrace change

#solotravelcommunity #solotravelforbeginners #lovesolotravel #solotraveller

👇🏼Free packing list I like to call myself a

👇🏼Free packing list

I like to call myself a backpacker, but I struggle with bad backpain. So after suffering a little too long I decided to get the osprey wheeled 60L travel pack which can convert to a backpack when I need it.

I use packing cubes to organise my clothes.

I have a full packing list with everything I normally pack - comment “list” and I’ll send it to you (completely free ;))

Daypack: Trespess Albus 30 L
Crossbody: trespass 5L Vasp incl. bottle
Toiletbag: Snugpak Luxury Wash Bag
Backpack: Osprey Sojourn Wheeled Travel Pack 25”/60L
My old backpack was the Osprey Fairview 70L Travel Pack with daypack

Ps my world map is from @enjoythewood_

🤍 What travel essential can you not go without?

#travelday #backpackforwomen #ospreybackpacks #travelbags #backpackerbags

Good to know before visiting Albania 🇦🇱

💸Albanias currency is LEK and 100 lek is about €1
Cash is king - you cannot get around in Albania without cash. Most accommodations don’t accept cards and buses are cash only (you can pay with euro everywhere though).

🚌The national bus timetables are pretty reliable but you can’t find a timetable for local buses and need to ask the locals or bus drivers on site.
When getting on a local bus you don’t pay the driver - a second person will go around the bus and collect payment. Outside Tirana bus-rides are 30 lek (€0.3) and in Tirana it’s 40 lek.

🚎Furgons are your new best friends - these intercity minivans run on a flexible schedule, stop on demand, and are very budget-friendly. These are also known for putting stools in the aisle row when all seats are taken.

⏰Gjirafa Travel is the best website for checking bus schedules and prices online in English.

🗺️Don’t rely on google maps! When driving expect some detours and the same goes for finding addresses – street names and house numbers often don’t correspond to what’s on the map.

👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏽People are incredibly friendly and always willing to help. English is widely spoken but if you travel to smaller towns or approach older people, don’t expect people to know English.

🥃Albanians treat raki as holy water and will offer it to you everywhere you go. Please be careful as commercial raki are up to 45% alcohol, but the homemade stuff is much, much stronger.

☀️Best time to visit Albania is any time except summer. Albania gets incredible hot and often reaches over 38°C (100°F).

💭Albania was a bit more expensive than I thought but I also made some expensive choices like renting cars and taking the “easy” hiking options.

🇦🇱Total spendings in Albania💸
100GB sim-card: €29
Fees: €25
Hostels: €297
Bus: €77
Car rental: €90
Food + local bus tickets: €127
Other: €61
Total for 20 days in Albania: €706
Per day: €35.5

⁉️Is this more or less than you thought?

#travelalbania #solotravelalbania #albaniabudget #solotravelcommunity

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