Hey cadets! Happy Lunar New Year and the start of carnival week! Unfortunately, many festivities for both holidays are canceled, even in countries that have been better behaved, the people are encouraged to stay in their towns and limit travel due to a resurgence of cases in a few areas. Carnival in Europe is pretty…
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Scrutinizing Slovenia part 2: Cute day trips in Slovenia.
In this episode of scrutinizing Slovenia, we will look at some cute towns about an hour from its capital city, perfect enough to take a day trip. Which, to be fair, is most of the country. But I will stick to some places that are 1)Accessible by public transportation, 2) NOT Bled. Lake Bled is…
Scrutinizing Slovenia: Part 1
Hello fellow cadets! It has come to my attention that I should write about my current ” host country,” Slovenia. I’ve been here for over six months now. Although I expected to move on to another place, Europe’s various lockdowns and restrictions, and a couple of other external factors have decided for me that I’m…
How to cope with the lack of travel
Despite the vaccine’s arrival a couple of months ago, it will still be a while before regular travel becomes a thing. Many countries still are looking at another month or two of strict lockdown. Some estimates say we will be good to go by the middle of this year, and others say it will be…
Should ALL travel be halted right now?
Happy New Year, Cadets! I hope 2021 is a better year for you and more travel opportunities open up to you. Today, I’m going. to address a touchy topic that has been bothering me for the last months. I’ve been dealing with one of Europe’s strictest lockdown and have had a lot of time to…
The cadet’s travel wishlist for 2021
Hello from lockdown! I’ve been dealing with a rather strict lockdown for the last 2 months. I basically spend my time doing my online jobs, trying to make my step count, and promising to work on new skills but ending up watching 90-day fiance instead. I’ve tried to post more back entries and drafts, but…
Yondering Yangon
Hey fellow cadets! As I mentioned in the last post, I can’t travel! I am also exhausted in putting my two cents forth in global events, So I am going to reflect on some travel from the past. I’ve been craving an Asian trip for the last couple of weeks, so here is a piece…
The cadet’s two cents on Artsakh / Karabakh
Covid has taken a monopoly on global issues. The western world is too preoccupied with the neverending US election. Europe and the Middle East are consumed because Macron pissed off many people for not reprimanding a dead person over some pictures. Anyway, it does not matter; a lot is going on in the world. One…
A survey of lockdowns
My spaceship has not have had so much use this year. I’ve traveled far less in the last 6-7 months than I have in years. Currently, in Slovenia, we have a surge in cases. So this means that we cannot leave our city and have a 21:00 curfew. Everything nonessential is closed except we can…
Why you should avoid Southern Albania in late September
Facebook memories in the time of COVID 19 can be brutal, especially during the time of the year that you choose to take your holidays. Traditionally, I usually take a week-long holiday with my Prague gang plus a couple of other friends during one of the last weeks of September. We usually go to a…