In Berlin, I booked an Airbnb exterior town, and in Vienna, I booked an Airbnb within the coronary heart of town. I discovered that the latter made exploring alone simpler.
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On solo journeys, I believe it is actually vital to be intentional about the place you keep. For my European journey, I booked a mixture of Airbnbs inside and outdoors of town heart to provide me an opportunity to see what life is like within the surrounding areas, in addition to within the coronary heart of town.
I discovered that attending to and from Airbnbs in small villages with my accomplice later within the journey felt like a bit of journey every time, the place we may bond over what we simply noticed or have been on our approach to see. However touring alone, these treks felt extra mundane to me, like I used to be simply losing time and power I may have spent exploring.
In Berlin, I booked a tiny house lodge in Neustrelitz, a small city exterior of town. I traveled to and from Berlin by practice, which took about an hour and a half for every leg of the journey, in addition to a 20-minute stroll from the station in Neustrelitz to my Airbnb. Whereas I used to be glad I acquired to expertise Neustrelitz, the place I noticed the occasional backpacker amongst principally locals, it made my journey more difficult. Whereas Berlin provided a mixture of English and German indicators, every little thing in Neustrelitz appeared to be in German, which I do not converse.
Inside my Airbnb, all of the instructions and guidebooks have been in German, too, so I had to make use of a translation app to determine how you can use the Wi-Fi. I additionally thought staying removed from town heart made my days in Berlin shorter, since I had an extended trek house every night.
Once I acquired to Vienna, I stayed in an Airstream trailer exterior of a lodge within the coronary heart of town. I believed this made it a lot simpler to discover Vienna from the early morning into the night time since I may entry my Airbnb anytime to relaxation. Whereas I did not suppose my trailer was as quiet as Neustrelitz, I left Vienna feeling like I had a greater sense of town than I did in Berlin.
Whereas staying exterior town might be an journey, I like to recommend that first-time solo vacationers keep within the heart to make their journey simpler.