Category: Europe
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
Relax at the seaside town of Opatija
-Europe.Croatia.Opatija- Opatija is a well-known resort town especially to Austrians whose Kaiser Franz Josef I used to spend his winters in the mild Mediterranean climate here. The luxury buildings o... Read More
The best photo spots in Venice
-Europe.Italy.Venice- Surely you have seen photos of the lovely Venice Island and was impressed. However when actually there – there is a phenomenon where you aren’t able to stop taking ph... Read More
Anantara A 5 Star Stay in Dubai
-MiddleEast.UAE.Dubai- There are an incredibly large amount of options of Hotels when it comes to Dubai. One more luxurious than the other. In the end , I elected to stay in the Oberoi, Dubai. Mainly ... Read More
A non-Hiker’s Guide to Alpe di Siusi
-Europe.Italy.South Tyrol.Seiser Alm- If you look at pictures of green meadows, one that usually pops up is those of soft rolling hills with giant of mountains behind. This picturesque scene is from t... Read More
