🇫🇷 First Stop After Quitting My Job: Perpignan!

✈️ Why Perpignan? £24.99 one-way from London (STN→PGF) €14.99 return (CCF→STN) — cheaper than a pizza! 🍕 🚌 Airport to City Only 1 bus/hour (€1.5, Apple Pay-friendly). Slow but dirt cheap! 🛏️ Hotel PB Review €36/night for a 6-bed dorm (curtains = zero roommate drama 😴) Free coffee + towels + super kind staff — worth it! 🌊 Day 1: Collioure Escape €6.8 train ride (20 mins) to this colorful seaside gem 🎨 Vibes: Ate seafood, stared at waves, forgot to Instagram (oops). 🍽️ Dinner at Artapas €20 for "I’m-starving" portions — solid 7/10. 🏰 Day 2: Perpignan Solo Adventure Climbed a tower (spiral stairs = leg day 💀) → views = 10/10 (Fig. 6: "Unemployed & loving it" energy 😂) Picasso exhibit (€11 pain, but worth it 🎨) Churches + museums = low-key charming 🚬 Carcassonne Bound (€5 bus... but...) 2-hour delay + secondhand smoke galore → France, -2 pts 👎 💡 Takeaways "Expectation? Exceeded." Solo travel hack: Cheap flights > plans. #QuitMyJobToTravel #BudgetTravel