A drunk guy on a bicycle, crashing, yelling, blood, police, and confused locals, all make for a very good learning situation for me. What you MUST know about being in another country in an emergency situation!
I didn’t plan on being in Europe during the World Cup. I just booked a ticket and it just so happened that it worked out that way. I turned out to be pretty lucky when it came to being in the right place at the right time for the 2010 World Cup games! Read about my experiences in Denmark...
A crazy night in Amsterdam: making a new friend, dealing with crazy people, and then shortly afterwards having your new friend accidentally arrested. Woops! Sorry, my friend! Lesson learned.
[tb_google_map] Accommodations: Since it was in the middle of the World Cup, every CouchSurfer that I contacted had already lent their couch to someone else. I didn’t think about this since I rarely plan anything… Nevertheless, an apartment to sublet within walking distance...
So I didn’t want to pay 86 Euros to take a train to Amsterdam and 50+ Euros for a bus. I was informed about the following website: www.mitfahrzentrale.de This website connects people that plan on driving between cities with people that need rides to/from those cities… It’s like...