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My Year In Zurich
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Trip to Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest
Trip to Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest
Bratislava is only an hour away by train from Vienna, and Budapest is only three hours away from Vienna, so I decided to combine these…
Elchin Asgarli
Jan 21, 2018
Swiss German
Swiss German
Switzerland has four official languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh. The distribution is around 60%, 30% and 10% respectively, for…
Elchin Asgarli
Jan 20, 2018
Swimming in Limmat — what I learned
Swimming in Limmat — what I learned
If you’re in Zurich in summer, you must definitely swim in Limmat! Jumping into the river from a bridge is pretty cool and refreshing. I…
Elchin Asgarli
Jan 18, 2018
Wrapping up
Wrapping up
It’s been almost 9 months that I’m already back to US, but life has been busy, so I never had a chance to update and wrap up this blog. In…
Elchin Asgarli
Jan 17, 2018
Trip to Basel: 3 countries in 3 hours
Trip to Basel: 3 countries in 3 hours
Yes, the title is correct, I did hit 3 countries in 3 hours, and it cost me less than $10 with a special 3-zone ticket you can buy in Basel…
Elchin Asgarli
Aug 24, 2017
Skiing in Switzerland
Skiing in Switzerland
I have to start this by saying that I’m not a good skier, so take everything I say here with a grain of salt. Before moving to Switzerland…
Elchin Asgarli
Apr 2, 2017
Winter holidays in Zurich
Winter holidays in Zurich
I decided to stay in Zurich for Christmas and New Year, since I’m not planning to be here for the next winter holiday season. Zurich is…
Elchin Asgarli
Feb 11, 2017
Trip to Oslo
Trip to Oslo
This was quite a random trip, I took it because I got a 99CHF Black Friday flight deal from Swiss Airlines.
Elchin Asgarli
Feb 11, 2017
Trip to Copenhagen and Malmo
Trip to Copenhagen and Malmo
I was initially planning to go only to Copenhagen, since I was joining a friend of mine on a Euro-tour. But after comparing the hotel price…
Elchin Asgarli
Nov 28, 2016
Trip to Geneva
Trip to Geneva
I went to Geneva for a weekend, to see my friend from Georgetown who happened to be there for an event in UN headquarters. I’ve never been…
Elchin Asgarli
Nov 27, 2016
Trip to San Francisco
Trip to San Francisco
I’ve been to San Francisco before, so this trip for me wasn’t about exploring San Francisco. It was more about doing, eating, and buying…
Elchin Asgarli
Nov 27, 2016
Swiss landscapes, and why I don’t take their pictures.
Swiss landscapes, and why I don’t take their pictures.
Right now I’m on my way to Geneva, and once again I’m astonished at how beautiful Swiss landscapes are. When you go to Milan or…
Elchin Asgarli
Nov 12, 2016
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