Tag: Eastern Europe

• Trauma Dumping my Bulgarian Backpacking Experience

  Malko Dryanovo, Bulgaria (You may know it by its more common name: hell)  I have not been looking forward to writing this blog whatsoever, because this whirlwind trip has been a lot for me to process. This travel experience was probably my least favorite of all my experiences, and it cost me a ton in…

  Lola Simmons

  September 19, 2023

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• The Magic of Budapest

  I’ve put off writing this blog because I was low-key traumatized after my abrupt return from Eastern Europe. My last joyful moments of my most recent solo European backpacking trip were spent in Budapest, Hungary (Pro tip: Sound like a local pronouncing the city correctly by saying “Buda-PESHT” not “buda-PEST”. In Hungarian, “s” sounds like”sh”…

  Lola Simmons

  September 5, 2023

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  Budapest, Eastern Europe, Europe travel, Hungary, Kick the travel bucket list, solo backpacker, solo travel, travel blog, travel writer