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getting lost
Zurich // Switzerland21 Jun 2026

getting lost · airports · budget travel

A Wrong Stop in a Zurich Rail Yard

“A missed stop dropped me in a rail yard, then a Helsinki airport pod for a bed.”

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airports
Lucerne // Switzerland20 Jun 2026

airports · hiking · budget travel

Two A.M. in Palma, Fog in Zurich

“A friend and a mountain waiting in Lucerne, the first full night of sleep since leaving New York.”

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cities
New York // United States18 Jun 2026

cities · airports · first times

The Same Train I Take Every Day

“Meetings until three, a late subway, a first ride to JFK, a check-in that never went through.”

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airports
Istanbul // Turkiye23 Dec 2023

airports · budget travel · getting lost

A Delayed Night Flight to Istanbul

“Crossing from one forgotten edge of Europe to another on a delayed night flight from Helsinki.”

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budget travel
Helsinki // Finland18 Dec 2023

budget travel · airports · first times

A Flight North to a Different Europe

“Chiasso to Milan closed the rail pass loop; Helsinki opened a very different second half.”

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