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In , You've traveled 77,290km48,026mi, across 16 countries and 3 continents, or 8% of the world. You've been 2 times around the ๐ŸŒ Earth and 0.2 times to the ๐ŸŒ• Moon.

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Hey, I'm Slava. I work as a web developer.
I like good coffee, humor, cuisines from different countries.
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40

trips

77,290

km

8%

of the world

16

countries

30

cities



  4 Oct '24 3d 7 Oct '24 7 Oct '24
4 Oct '24

Lisbon

20ยฐC 68ยฐF
Portugal
  27 Sep '24 3d 30 Sep '24 30 Sep '24
27 Sep '24

Paris

20ยฐC 68ยฐF
France
 
 
  22 May '24 3d 25 May '24 25 May '24
22 May '24

Belgrade

22ยฐC 71ยฐF
Serbia
 
 
  13 Apr '24 1mo 21 May '24 21 May '24
13 Apr '24

Madrid

15ยฐC 59ยฐF
Spain
  5 Apr '24 7d 12 Apr '24 12 Apr '24
5 Apr '24

Tenerife, Canary Islands

17ยฐC 63ยฐF
Spain
 
 
  21 Mar '24 14d 4 Apr '24 4 Apr '24
21 Mar '24

Madrid

12ยฐC 54ยฐF
Spain
  18 Mar '24 3d 21 Mar '24 21 Mar '24
18 Mar '24

Rome

13ยฐC 55ยฐF
Italy
2023
  7 May '23 10mo 17 Mar '24 17 Mar '24
7 May '23

Madrid

24ยฐC 74ยฐF
Spain
 
 
  8 Apr '23 29d 7 May '23 7 May '23
8 Apr '23

Yerevan

16ยฐC 61ยฐF
Armenia
 
 
  25 Feb '23 1mo 7 Apr '23 7 Apr '23
25 Feb '23

Santiago

24ยฐC 75ยฐF
Chile
2022
  2 Dec '22 3mo 25 Feb '23 25 Feb '23
2 Dec '22

Buenos Aires

25ยฐC 77ยฐF
Argentina
 
 
  30 Sep '22 2mo 1 Dec '22 1 Dec '22
30 Sep '22

Tbilisi

20ยฐC 68ยฐF
Georgia
  24 Sep '22 5d 29 Sep '22 29 Sep '22
24 Sep '22

Istanbul

23ยฐC 73ยฐF
Turkey
 
 
  5 Aug '22 2mo 23 Sep '22 23 Sep '22
5 Aug '22

KaลŸ district

Turkey
 
 
  16 Jul '22 20d 5 Aug '22 5 Aug '22
16 Jul '22

Sarajevo

22ยฐC 72ยฐF
Bosnia
 
 
  10 Jun '22 1mo 16 Jul '22 16 Jul '22
10 Jun '22

Vienna

25ยฐC 76ยฐF
Austria
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๐Ÿน Meetups attended (7)

Fri, 5 Jul, 2024, 18:00 PM

Madrid 4 RSVPs

@ Taberna Victoria

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024, 21:00 PM

Madrid 5 RSVPs

@ El Economato

Thu, 18 Apr, 2024, 19:00 PM

Madrid 5 RSVPs

@ ARYA

Tue, 2 Apr, 2024, 19:00 PM

Madrid 4 RSVPs

@ Vinoteca Vides

Fri, 9 Jun, 2023, 19:00 PM

Madrid 9 RSVPs

@ Los Tiernos

Sat, 4 Mar, 2023, 19:00 PM

Santiago 4 RSVPs

@ Navetierra

Wed, 9 Feb, 2022, 20:00 PM

Istanbul 7 RSVPs

@ Varuna Gezgin Cafe

โค๏ธ Favorites

  • Lisbon

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Pricey
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    bad
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    โ˜€๏ธ  Feels  29°  84°   27°  80° AQI 34
    0
    $3,779 / mo
    27 Mbps
    ร—
  • Barcelona

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜ณ Extremely expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฆ  Feels  28°  82°   27°  81° AQI 82 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    1
    $5,081 / mo
    33 Mbps
    ร—
  • Mexico City

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฆ  Feels  20°  68°   19°  66° AQI 38
    2
    $1,930 / mo
    12 Mbps
    ร—
  • Suva

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿ™‚ Good
    great
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  29°  84°   26°  79° AQI 22
    3
    $2,217 / mo
    7 Mbps
    ร—
  • Athens

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Pricey
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    โ˜€๏ธ  Feels  27°  81°   27°  80° AQI 61 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    4
    $3,414 / mo
    12 Mbps
    ร—
  • Buenos Aires

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒค  Feels    48°   10°  51°
    5
    $1,628 / mo
    12 Mbps
    ร—
  • Ubud

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  32°  90°   27°  81° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 50
    6
    $2,446 / mo
    12 Mbps
    ร—
  • Vienna

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Pricey
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฆ  Feels  28°  82°   27°  81° AQI 53 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    7
    $3,899 / mo
    20 Mbps
    ร—
  • Ericeira

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Very expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿš€ Super fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  great
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒค  Feels  20°  68°   20°  68°
    8
    $4,853 / mo
    76 Mbps
    ร—
  • Lille

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Very expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  20°  68°   20°  68° AQI 29
    9
    $4,024 / mo
    28 Mbps
    ร—
  • Istanbul

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    bad
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    โ˜€๏ธ  Feels  23°  73°   23°  74°
    10
    $1,907 / mo
    11 Mbps
    ร—
  • Paris

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜ณ Extremely expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒค  Feels  21°  70°   21°  70° AQI 50
    11
    $5,985 / mo
    28 Mbps
    ร—
  • Tenerife

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Pricey
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒค  Feels  21°  70°   20°  68°
    12
    $3,276 / mo
    33 Mbps
    ร—
  • Izmir

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒค  Feels  26°  79°   26°  79°
    13
    $1,420 / mo
    11 Mbps
    ร—
  • Podgorica

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    โ˜€๏ธ  Feels  27°  81°   26°  78° AQI 51 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    14
    $2,191 / mo
    26 Mbps
    ร—
  • Liverpool

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Pricey
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    bad
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒค  Feels  15°  59°   15°  60°
    15
    $3,729 / mo
    23 Mbps
    ร—
  • Puerto Escondido

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฆ  Feels  32°  90°   28°  83°
    16
    $2,014 / mo
    25 Mbps
    ร—
  • ๐ŸŒŽ Regions collected (3 of 8)

    ๐Ÿšฉ Flags collected (16 of 275)

    ๐ŸŒ Top countries

  • Russia

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  21°  70°   21°  69°
    2yr
    $1,800 / mo
    13 Mbps
    ร—
  • Spain

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Very expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒค  Feels  28°  82°   27°  79°
    1yr
    $4,250 / mo
    33 Mbps
    ร—
  • Turkey

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    great
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    โ˜€๏ธ  Feels  27°  81°   26°  78°
    4mo
    $1,720 / mo
    12 Mbps
    ร—
  • Argentina

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    great
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒค  Feels    48°   10°  50°
    3mo
    $1,693 / mo
    12 Mbps
    ร—
  • Austria

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Very expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  27°  80°   26°  79° AQI 52 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    3mo
    $4,504 / mo
    25 Mbps
    ร—
  • Georgia

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  20°  67°   19°  66° AQI 43
    2mo
    $1,800 / mo
    12 Mbps
    ร—
  • Chile

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒค  Feels  14°  57°   14°  57° AQI 57 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    1mo
    $2,116 / mo
    16 Mbps
    ร—
  • Thailand

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  35°  95°   30°  85°
    29d
    $1,666 / mo
    21 Mbps
    ร—
  • ๐Ÿ›ฌ Most visits

  • Saint Petersburg

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  18°  64°   18°  65° AQI 27
    4x
    $2,214 / mo
    11 Mbps
    ร—
  • Vienna

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Pricey
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฆ  Feels  28°  82°   27°  81° AQI 53 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    3x
    $3,899 / mo
    20 Mbps
    ร—
  • Madrid

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Very expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    โ˜€๏ธ  Feels  31°  88°   31°  88° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 25
    3x
    $4,463 / mo
    33 Mbps
    ร—
  • Nha Trang

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    bad
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  42°  108°   32°  90° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 31
    2x
    $1,111 / mo
    12 Mbps
    ร—
  • Istanbul

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    bad
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    โ˜€๏ธ  Feels  23°  73°   23°  74°
    2x
    $1,907 / mo
    11 Mbps
    ร—
  • Pattaya

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  37°  99°   30°  85° ๐Ÿฅต
    1x
    $1,455 / mo
    21 Mbps
    ร—
  • Da Lat

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  24°  75°   24°  75°
    1x
    $1,408 / mo
    11 Mbps
    ร—
  • Bangkok

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  39°  102°   33°  91° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 45
    1x
    $1,552 / mo
    26 Mbps
    ร—
  • ๐Ÿ›Œ Most time spent

  • Saint Petersburg

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  18°  64°   18°  65° AQI 27
    2yr
    $2,214 / mo
    11 Mbps
    ร—
  • Madrid

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Very expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    โ˜€๏ธ  Feels  31°  88°   31°  88° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 25
    1yr
    $4,463 / mo
    33 Mbps
    ร—
  • Buenos Aires

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒค  Feels    48°   10°  51°
    3mo
    $1,628 / mo
    12 Mbps
    ร—
  • Tbilisi

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  21°  70°   21°  69° AQI 54 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    2mo
    $2,179 / mo
    15 Mbps
    ร—
  • Vienna

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Pricey
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฆ  Feels  28°  82°   27°  81° AQI 53 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    1mo
    $3,899 / mo
    20 Mbps
    ร—
  • Santiago

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    bad
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒค  Feels  14°  57°   14°  57° AQI 151 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    1mo
    $2,015 / mo
    15 Mbps
    ร—
  • Graz

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Very expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    bad
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฆ  Feels  29°  84°   28°  82° AQI 57 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    1mo
    $4,122 / mo
    20 Mbps
    ร—
  • Budva

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Pricey
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    bad
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    โ˜€๏ธ  Feels  25°  77°   25°  77° AQI 43
    29d
    $3,390 / mo
    46 Mbps
    ร—
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