The Berlin I once knew was not the kind of place you raved about. There was no fine dining but plenty of heavy drinking. The beautiful people ran London and Munich and Milan. In Berlin, the punks were in charge.
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Beware Scams Lurking Amid Budapest’s Charms
Just because men are the exclusive prey of the Budapest’s konzumlanyok, or consumption girls, is no reason for women travelers to let down their guard.
Into the Wild
“Everything’s for fucking sale.”
The Pearl of Sochi
Fleecing tourists is the name of the game.
Russian Riviera
Sochi was just a provincial backwater when I first visited.