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The Bernina Express Train in Switzerland: Everything You Must Know

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An Insider’s Guide to All the Tents at Oktoberfest (Including Photos!)

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Brussels can be an amazing city if done properly! Be sure to avoid these crucial mistakes to ensure you have the best visit.

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The ultimate guide to celebrating Starkbierfest in Munich, Germany. #Munich #Germany #BeerFestival

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Visit London Like a Smartie: 18 London Travel Mistakes to Avoid

Christina GuanLast Updated on: November 11, 2018
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Christina GuanLast Updated on: August 11, 2018
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Christina GuanLast Updated on: August 4, 2018
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Christina GuanLast Updated on: July 18, 2018
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Hi! My name is Christina Guan and I’m a clumsy Canadian who is obsessed with seeing the world. When I’m not frolicking abroad, you’ll likely find me faceplanting into burrito bowls & doing important work in my Monsters Inc onesie. New to the blog and my very lame jokes? Click here to visit my Start Here page!

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  • Officially 26 years old today, and well on my way to fulfilling my destiny as a drunk, inappropriate grandma 👵🏼🍷
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I’m not really sure what I imagined my life would be like at 26... but I definitely didn’t think it would look like this - living in Germany, travel blogging as a career, dashing off to fairytale Christmas markets “for work” and with best friends as “colleagues” @wanderingchocobo @sophieannenadeau. I’m a lucky lucky girl!
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To those of you who took the time to message me bday wishes - thank you! I’m so grateful for this little community on here, and for the wonderful company of you folks who put up consistently with my jokes - both dad and bad 😂 Wherever you are in the world, thank you!!!
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Now... off to faceplant into a pillow of carbs. Let me know where you are in the world today, and I’ll be back to answer comments in a little while 👀 #Colmar #France
  • ▶️ THE BEST OF CHRISTMAS IN PARIS! ▶️
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Scroll through for some of the most wonderful places to visit in the City of Lights during Christmas time, or hit the link in my bio for the full scoop! You can expect a YouTube video in the next few hours too, if my laptop stops acting like a rebellious teen and finally exports it without crashing 🙈
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Scrolling through this carousel gives me the biggest, dorkiest smile. Paris at Christmas time is just ridiculous. Here’s everything pictured:
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1️⃣ Adorable glitter bears in Village Royal 🐻
2️⃣ (Free!) ice skating w/ Eiffel Tower views on the rooftop of @galerieslafayette
3️⃣ The Christmas Market at Jardins des Tuileries which I literally went to every day when I was in town 🙈
4️⃣ Village JouéClub, Paris’ largest toy store, with a gorgeous Harry Potter theme going on this year
5️⃣ Le Perchoir Marais, the perfect place to chug vino while watching the Eiffel Tower sparkle
6️⃣ Atelier des Lumières, the most incredible immersive art experience where I maybe cried twice. Visit this season & it’s Van Gogh!
7️⃣ Galeries Vivienne, one of the prettiest covered passages in Paris and even more ridiculously good looking decked out in lights
8️⃣ La Défense Xmas Market, the biggest in Paris & worth the commute!
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Which would you most like to see? 🙋🏻‍♀️ moving on to some Alsace photos tomorrow and ahh you guys aren’t ready. Some of the prettiest spots I’ve ever been to in Europe! Stay tuned 👀 #Paris #ParisJeTaime
  • 🎄 Where’s your dream Christmas destination? 🎄
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For a long time, mine was Paris... and I finally got to go this week! Let me tell you, Christmas in Paris is like seeing the City of Lights on glittery steroids, and my heart couldn’t cope 😍 Swipe to see the legendary @galerieslafayette tree sparkle! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
My Paris adventures are now summed up in Highlights, so check there for loads more Christmas magic. I’ve also just hit Publish on a new YouTube video spilling all the tea on Eurail passes, and how to decide if they’re right for your trip. Link in bio!
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Until then... next stop: road tripping the Alsace w/ @wanderingchocobo & @sophieannenadeau. Yup I basically came back to Munich in time to do laundry and that’s it.) Onwards! 🚙 🇫🇷
  • ▶️ THE CHEAPEST WAYS TO TRAVEL AROUND EUROPE! ▶️
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Bonjour from Paris! 🥐🍷🇫🇷 I just published a new video about all the best ways to find cheap deals for transportation around Europe, you can check it out in my bio ;)
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But ahhh Paris. So many feels! This was one of the 1st cities I ever visited in Europe, and the first I got to experience properly as a traveler. Today I walked wistfully along the Seine watching all the buildings light up, and had the biggest, goofiest smile on my face..... until a giant barge full of garbage literally floated by and the scene was engulfed by a swarm of seagulls 😂 #CityOfContrasts
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Anyways, while we’re reminiscing, 5 years ago, I booked a 2 euro bus ride from Paris to London and since then I’ve been obsessed with all the amazingly cheap ways you can get around this massive continent. Be sure to watch the video for alllll my dirtiest tricks 😈🤫
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What’s the best travel deal you’ve ever scored? Let’s see who has the best deal seeking skills mwahaha... and stay tuned for plenty more Paris posts this week! #Paris #ParisJeTaime
  • SO thrilled to say this time next week, I’ll be munching and frolicking my way through Paris... 🥐
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And then it’s pretty much non-stop after that until Christmas. Swipe to see where I’ll be headed! Quite the significant departure from my ultra-nesty Fall, where my most exciting trips were (both) to IKEA. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Let me know in the comments if you have any tips/suggestions or requests for *~~~cOntENt*~. Definitely lots of videos coming up so let me know what you’d like to see! ;) #Paris
  • ▶️ I PUBLISHED MY FIRST YOUTUBE VIDEO TODAY! ▶️
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... Wild stuff. This is something I’ve been dragging my feet on for months, years really if you count the time I spent shower-thinking it to oblivion.
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And the truth is... I kept finding excuses not to do it. The industry is overcrowded, my ginormous round face is too big for the camera, I had nothing new to offer... Even after I overcame those objections and mass recorded videos in my childhood bedroom, the excuses kept coming: the audio sounds off, I should wait until I have a better microphone, a better camera, wait until I have more free time...
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Guys, the truth is this: done is better than perfect. Those who see success aren’t the best when they begin, they’re just the ones who see things through... and they certainly don’t wait to do it.
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So I did it! My first video is out there, in all its imperfect glory. Swipe to see the ultra cheesy intro I created 😂🙌🏼
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Anyways, if you hit that link in my bio to subscribe, here’s what I promise:
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✅ Weekly videos that are informative + helpful first, dad-jokey and mildly entertaining second
✅ An accompanying blog post each week to turn you into an absolute Europe travel expert
✅ My eternal love and gratitude because I need 100 subs to nab my YouTube username and Ucu_ddDLglZREFg_N_1 just isn’t very cute
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In the meantime, are any of you guys on YouTube? Drop your channel so I can return the favour, or let me know who your favourites are to watch so I can start stalking new idols 👀 Nice to be back on here!! I’ll be posting more exciting things soon... ☺️💪🏼 #Lauterbrunnen #Switzerland
  • Girona - an outrageously beautiful city only 40 minutes from Barcelona. In spite of the murdery storm clouds, you could’ve caught my drool with a bucket when I saw this view. I came here early last month for a very nerdy reason... can anyone guess? 🙈
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I’ve always had a soft spot for Barcelona, but this past year I’ve gotten to explore a lot more of its surrounding cities. From Girona and Tarragona to Montserrat, all I can say is dayum 👀 Have you ever been?
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PS: my fellow rabid Game of Thrones fan people, this is Braavos! Blog post coming soon :)
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Third artsy photo by @sophieannenadeau
  • A photo I never shared from fairytale Hallstatt ✨ My life is looking a bit different these days, but in the best way.
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See, the past few weeks for me have been blissfully normal. Ever since getting my German residence permit, I’ve wanted nothing more than to nest like crazy and make my life in Munich feel more permanent. Honestly, I’ve adopted a psychotic grin while doing the most basic routine things like grocery shopping, taking out the trash, and buying a new coffee table (it’s black marble with chrome though. I love it so much I wanna marry it).
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Anyways, imagine the thrill you get when you travel to a brand new place, except this brand new place is a very normal, domestic wonderland filled with cleaning supplies and bulk items for the pantry. I have never been more stoked to stay put, while of course exploring new corners of Munich with fresh eyes.
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So as I revel in the normalcy of day to day life before a whirlwind of travels again next month, I’ll share some of my best never posted photos here with you. Turns out there are a lot of trips I did this year that never made the gram, so stay tuned 👀
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PS: virtual group hug for all those amazing comments on my last post. Maybe I’m being sappy but I’ve never realized how many of you were in my corner, cheering me on from afar. Today’s love/hate relationship with IG is definitely leaning towards the love side 🥰 #hallstatt #austria
  • So I have some newwwwwws.... 🤫
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Amazing news. News I’ve been waiting on for the better part of ten months. Guess who, after an agonizing battle with bureaucracy & red tape FINALLY got a shiny new German visa for two more years?!
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Me! That’s right! This overcaffeinated blogger right here... which, fun fact, is literally the job title on my visa. Apart from the over-caffeinated bit. I think that’s implied ;)
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Two more years frolicking around this fairytaley, mountainy, castley wonderland of a country. I could cry. Well, I did cry. But I could cry again!
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Instagram, I’m afraid I’ve been hiding the truth from you a bit. For the past ten months, I’ve been an anxiety-riddled potato person because of this visa drama... a scary hurdle I wasn’t sure I’d overcome. See, the frustrating thing about the glossy squares we parade on the gram is this: they’re only half-stories. The unphotogenic side of my lil German fairytale includes 5am wake up calls to wither away in the visa office line-up, dozens of unanswered emails, months of wordless waiting, and the nagging fear that they might take one look at my application and just say no.
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... but they didn’t say no! It might have taken the scenic route, but this residence permit is finally in my grasp and I will literally sleep with it under my pillow now and never let go. Not until 2021 anyway ;)
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So cheers to Germany, cheers to conquering seemingly impossible obstacles, and cheers to me getting my MOJO BACK because honestly the waiting game was really messing with my groove. Stay tuned for more stories, travels and gif-filled content coming soon.
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For the first time in a long time, I feel like I can actually breathe 🥰 Whew! If you’re still reading, enjoy this carousel of my favourite Deutschland moments. 💪🏼🍻 But for now, this story is to be continued! ➡️➡️➡️➡️ #Germany #Deutschland
  • [Ad] WATCH THIS BEFORE YOU COME TO OKTOBERFEST! 🥨⬆️ Every year, I see newbies struggling their way around the good ol’ Wiesn, so I threw all my best tips into this video for @Omio! It’s one of my favourites I’ve done for them so I hope you like it too!
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The video has loads of info, but I’ll repeat the most important points! 🍻
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1️⃣ Bring cash or cry. The servers barely have time for you as is, and no cards are accepted, so unless you wanna get laughed all the way out the tent (dw, there’s 17 big ones and 21 small ones), bring them coinz
2️⃣ Tipping is weird in Germany. Basically, you give your server the money and tell them the total you want to pay, tip included. No leaving coins on the table, no stealthily shaking it into their hand nonsense... you say what you wanna pay, and get change accordingly
3️⃣ Tip well and your server will keep coming back. Don’t tip, and well..... hope you enjoy being thirsty ;)
4️⃣ You should also tip the bathroom attendants because I can truly imagine no worse job than cleaning toilets for millions of drunkards
5️⃣ The festival has loads of side entrances. USE THEM! They’re usually less crowded
6️⃣ don’t miss the Oide Wiesn! It’s seriously like a time machine. It costs 3 euros extra but is like this magical wonderland that the super drunk people don’t know about, so a wholesome and adorable atmosphere without as many crowds!
7️⃣ The beer here is strong, likely stronger than you’re used to. Pace (and line your stomach!!!) accordingly
8️⃣ Finally, an epic Oktoberfest hack I love: if you have a coat, bring a tote or plastic bag that fits it, then you can throw it in the bag, tie it under the table (on the leg), and have ease of mind that it won’t get dirty or stolen
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Oktoberfest vets, am I missing anything? I’ll see you all at the festival tomorrow! 🤓🥨🍻👸🏻 #Oktoberfest #Wiesn
  • A simple shot from the simple moment I dipped my toes in Greek waters for the first time. Guys, Greece is SUCH a dream 😍
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Fittingly wrapping up this @movietraveleu series with the beautiful dock (dressed up with fake tables à la movie magic) where they filmed the final scene of Before Midnight and the entire Before trilogy.
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I hope you enjoyed discovering some new, lesser known places around Europe with me, and that you have a few new spots on your radar! Now, time to transition to some more Oktoberfest content 🥨🤓 #movietravelexperience #bloggerexperience photo by @strickyplanet ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
  • Yowza this sunset 🤩
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Snapshots from our last night in Greece w/ @movietraveleu, with the most glaringly romantic sunset (just like the one shot here for Before Midnight!) and blue hour gyros by the water. Maybe stuffing my face with pita and fries wasn’t the most elegant way to enjoy this romantic moment, but I like to do things my way.
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Photo by @strickyplanet @movietraveleu #movietravelexperience #bloggerexperience
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