Category: Europe
Visiting Mykonos on a cruise
-Europe.Greece.Mykonos- We have a Mykonos stop on our Greek Island round and get this- the ship is anchored overnight! There was already a buzz on the ship where an excited chatter from people plannin... Read More
Medieval city of Rhodes
-Europe.Greece.Rhodes- As we sailed into Rhodes, we made it a point to go on the top deck to catch sight of the ancient city. We tried to spot the Colossus of Rhodos and the windmills. But what greete... Read More
Seeing Santorini in a few hours
-Europe.Greece.Santorini- Believe it or not but out of all the Greek Islands, Santorini was not on my list of places to fly to and stay and explore. Mainly because it is so touristy and paying through... Read More
From Santorini Old Port to Fira
-Europe.Greece.Santorini- Santorini is no doubt famous: already during breakfast on board the Virgin Voyages, I heard snatches of conversations excitedly discussing about when to go ashore to finally ... Read More
Embarkation Day on Virgin Voyages Piraeus
Embarkation day is here- feeling excited to get on board the Resilient Lady and start voyaging through the Greek Islands. We still had half the day to explore more of Athens as our Boarding time was s... Read More
Arion Athens Hotel Acropolis view
-Europe.Greece.Athens- As in any big cities, the choices of Hotels are plenty in Athens, we stayed in 2 hotels and one is the Arion Athens in Psiri. Address: Ag. Dimitriou 18, Psiri Note: This post... Read More
Pre-cruise day 2 – Athens
Day no. 2 we woke up early which was a surprise after that loud music that was blaring until late. Today I had planned some sight seeing activities to see Athens but did not do any booking as I was no... Read More
Visiting the Acropolis experience
-Europe.Greece.Athens- I have to admit that Athens was not very high on my priority list of places to visit. Sure I have seen photos of the Acropolis – but as I am not so much in to archeologica... Read More
Pre-cruise day 1 – Athens
Our day started off very early as we had a 4-hour drive ahead to Vienna to catch our flight to Athens. I had found a parking space at the last moment the night before and hoping it would work out fine... Read More
Athens International Airport
-Europe.Greece.Athens- So you have arrived in Athens International Airport, what next ? Now, if you have been following my blog for some time, you know that I am pretty cheap when it comes to gettin... Read More
Rilke Trail from Sistiana to Duino
-Europe.Italy.Friuli.Trieste- The Rilke Trail or Rilke-weg was named after the poet Rainer Maria Rilke who was a guest at the Duino Castle and was inspired to write the collection Duino Elegies. Since... Read More
Lake Jasna
-Europe.Slovenia.UpperCarniola.LakeJasna- Lake Jasna is one of the prettiest lakes I have seen. It is made up of two artificial lakes which are interconnected. It is located very conveniently by the e... Read More
Hotel Istra by the Lungomare Opatija
-Europe.Croatia.Opatija- Quite a number of Austrians favour driving to Croatian beaches for their getaway. One of the cities that pop up pretty often is Opatija. I heard it over lunch with my friend L... Read More
