Check out visitacity.com to help you arrange an itinerary. Used it for a number of trips including Paris. Stayed at an Airbnb close to the downtown but should have picked a nicer place further out if I had taken time to understand their public transit system before hand. Source: 7 months ago

I use Visit a City for my vacation planning. Based on the city you're visiting and types of attractions you're interested in, an itinerary is built for you that includes travel time between points of interest. You can also add/remove attractions based on your own interests. Source: over 1 year ago

Lol np. Not sure if you have access to Netflix, but if you really hate retiming subs or whatever you don't like about it; I've heard Language Learning with Netflix is pretty good for making cards using Netflix. Even if you don't have access to a VPN, a lot of anime on non-Japanese Netflix has JP subs available. As much as I hate him, I think Matt vs Japan has a tutorial about it on his channel. Source: about 1 year ago

I agree with all of the suggestions to listen to/watch/play various forms of media in German. I always suggest watching movies or TV shows in German with German subtitles. Using this chrome extension , you can even watch in German with both German and English subtitles. Be aware that the translation is not always direct and is sometimes very different. I always encourage people to start with children's... Source: about 1 year ago

My strategy for French is Anki flashcards, Language Transfer course, One-on-one video chats, Chrome Netflix Language Learning web extension, and of course ChatGPT. Source: about 1 year ago

Finally, visual media. Crucial tip, watch what you like! Watch a show that interests you in the TL, with or without subtitles. I recommend with subtitles at first so you can read and catch things you may have missed, but if you're training listening specifically, turn 'em off. These shows can be either native-made and originally in your TL, or dubbed into your TL like with another strategy I like to do, and I do... Source: about 2 years ago

Don't be discouraged! Speaking and listening are some of the hardest parts of language learning. I work on my listening by doing transcription exercises. I listen to some korean media and pause regularly (every sentence or two) and write it down in Korean. I then look up the transcription and then correct mistakes. I still struggle but my listening has improved a lot this way. If you have a netflix subscription... Source: about 2 years ago