Monaco to Nice is like Johor Bahru from Singapore - very near, accessible by a €1.50 bus, and things are (slightly) cheaper in Monaco thanks to it being a tax-free land. But instead of cheap delicious food and hipster cafes, Monaco has high-rise buildings (basically HDBs), boats, F1 track and Monte Carlo.
It's been barely 3 weeks since I came back from my holiday in Santorini when I fell SO hard in love with Greece that I decided to return there for a last trip with the bunch of girls. Here they are, the double-chromosomed members of the Asian gang in Vienna. We'd just reached Mykonos and were having waffles and pancakes for brunch at the port.
Here's a glimpse into the port where restaurants, cafes and bars are lined up against the sea. It was pretty refreshing to have an eclectic mix of everything in the city. Blue-domed churches, white building, windmills and oh, they have red-domed churches too here!
Here's a glimpse into the port where restaurants, cafes and bars are lined up against the sea. It was pretty refreshing to have an eclectic mix of everything in the city. Blue-domed churches, white building, windmills and oh, they have red-domed churches too here!
During my exchange semester in Europe, I had zero intention on visiting Switzerland. How super expensive everything there is simply deterred the budget barbie in me. Also, Switzerland lies in the border of Austria and Italy and probably share the same Alpine regions as the one I've seen in Innsbruck. And well, other than the Matterhorn or the Toblerone mountain, and the Jungfraujoch "top of Europe" (both too expensive for me at the moment) I haven't heard of how anything there being to-die-for or like a must-go.
While traveling on budget, you'd want to maximise your money's worth and if you're time-pressed, you'd want to do as much as you can at the shorter period of time. I was both - broke-ass college student on exchange, with 5 days off in the week to explore Greece. Wanting more time to be spent in Santorini, I dedicated 24hours for Athens and I got to see almost everything the city had to offer. It was pretty exhausting, but we're young and we've got energy but no money to spare. Read on to see what we did in 24h!
To my dear WU Wien-bound juniors,
I definitely had a great time in WU and I'm beyond sure you will too! Having travelled extensively, I can safely say that Vienna is one of the best cities in Europe to live in. It’s safe, people are nice, and the city is absolutely breathtaking! There are quaint cafes and pretty buildings at every corner. I just couldn't help but smile every day as I woke up in the prettiest European city.
I definitely had a great time in WU and I'm beyond sure you will too! Having travelled extensively, I can safely say that Vienna is one of the best cities in Europe to live in. It’s safe, people are nice, and the city is absolutely breathtaking! There are quaint cafes and pretty buildings at every corner. I just couldn't help but smile every day as I woke up in the prettiest European city.
THURSDAY, 4th February 2016
ARRIVING IN VIENNA
After a last-minute
packing and a mad rush to the airport, a long flight, a 13-hour layover for a
flight I eventually missed, a 24-hour stay in Doha and the literally much
awaited for flight, I finally arrived safely in Vienna
My exchange university WU Wien
offered a buddy system – where exchange students are paired with local
students who will be going for exchange at their home university. I can’t
emphasize how lucky I am to have Alexandra as my buddy. This girl is an
impersonation of German efficiency.
So the day that's helped me survive the past 1.5 years in NUS is here! And yup, been looking forward to exchange since day 1 in business school. I'm going to spend my 4th semester in Vienna University of Economics and Business which is the literal translation of its original name in German - Wirtschaftsuniversität - or WU in short (yes, German words are miles long).
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