I Slept - 100 Days and Nights

I Slept…In The Lounge of a Cruise Ship (Finland/Sweden)

Vito ValentinettiFebruary 13, 2020

One of the benefits of the Eurail Global Pass is free or discounted tickets on ferries so on the way to Sideways Festival in Helsinki, I booked an overnight passage from Stockholm on Viking Line. I expected a standard ferry trip across the Baltic Sea...

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I Slept…in a Former Soviet Sewing Factory (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Vito ValentinettiFebruary 7, 2020

One of the trends in Eastern Europe is to convert old Soviet buildings into hip hostels (a few years ago I even stayed in a former prison) which is how I ended up at Fabrika in Tbilisi, Georgia. This one-time Soviet sewing factory has not only been t...

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5.0

I Slept…in a Pod Hotel (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Vito ValentinettiNovember 5, 2019

While I adore the concept of hostels with their shared spaces and camaraderie of like-minded travelers, I've come to loathe sharing bunk-bed stuffed dorms with my fellow budget backpackers. When it comes to sleeping, I don't require much more than a ...

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I Slept…In A Backyard Glampground (Brasov, Romania)

Vito ValentinettiOctober 30, 2019

I'm always on the lookout for intriguing sleeping situations on Airbnb so when the listing for Dragonfly Gardens popped up in the center of Brasov in Romania, I immediately snagged it. Autumn has been unseasonably warm so I was happy to take advantag...

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5.0

I Slept…in a Five Star Hotel for Free (Vienna, Austria)

Vito ValentinettiOctober 30, 2019

One of the perks of being a travel writer is sometimes deals and steals just fall into your lap, which is how I went from sleeping in a sweat soaked tent at the Nova Rock Festival to living like a true rock star at the Hotel Bristol in Vienna. Is tha...

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I Slept…On A Ukrainian Sleeper Train

Vito ValentinettiNovember 5, 2018

I went to Ukraine this summer for my first time to report in from the Zaxidfest Music Festival, and I liked the country so much that I went back for six weeks. During that time, I traveled a bunch around the Carpathian Mountains, Lviv, small villages...

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I Slept…in a Former Communist Prison (Lujibiana, Slovenia)

Vito ValentinettiApril 29, 2016

It's pitch black and I'm in the middle of a hard rain. I'm lost. Again. I've just arrived in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and it's almost midnight. I dash between building eaves trying to dodge the rain. Lightning briefly illuminates a lonely ...

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4.5

I Slept…in the Hallway of a Ferry (Italy)

Vito ValentinettiApril 29, 2016

This summer, I've traveled on more than a few ferries -- or as I like to call them "budget cruises". Pack up some picnic goodies, a local bottle of wine, grab a deck chair with a view, and you're in for a wonderful day of sailing the high seas. If yo...

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3.5

I Slept…at the Airport (Budapest, Hungary)

Vito ValentinettiAugust 4, 2015

With low cost flights starting at less than $25, I frequently find myself at European airports traveling like some sort of fancy pants jetsetter instead of those animals that take the train or bus. But these cheap deals come with a price -- usually t...

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