Category: Europe
Piran on the Slovenian Coast
-Europe.Slovenia.Piran- Piran a western town on the Slovenian coast has a lot of character – I visited Piran fairly recently , earlier in the year and wondered why I have not done so earlier. If... Read More
The Spa Resort Town of Portorož
-Europe.Slovenia.Portoroz- A beach resort town filled with big hotels offering spa getaways , its a popular place all year round. The Mind Life hotels offer large indoor swimming pools heated with sea... Read More
Game of Thrones Tour – Northern Ireland
-Europe.NorthernIreland- *In this post , there is mention of GoT characters and places but no intentional giveaway spoilers to the show storyline. I recently visited Northern Ireland and if nothing el... Read More
Dublin – Where Tall Irish Tales come to Life
-Europe.Ireland.Dublin- Before visiting Dublin, my only association to it was St. Patrick’s Day where people come out in droves in funny green hats with a pint in their hands. Dublin has since... Read More
Gloomy day with bright prospects
The day started with grey skies and rain. The bus stop was deserted when I arrived. Buses came and went but not the one I was waiting for; it did come 45 minutes late. I thanked the stars that I had p... Read More
Keukenhof The Flower Gardens
-Europe.Netherlands.Lisse.Keukenhof- One would think that visiting the Keukenhof Gardens is a simple thing, but it turned out to be not quite so. I had one mission and that was to go at a time when ... Read More
Budapest – A unique city split by the great Danube
-Europe.Hungary.Budapest- Hungary is a neighbouring country to Austria, it is somehow categorically filed away in my mind that its close by and I could visit it at any time. Years have gone by and fin... Read More
Castles of Bavaria: Linderhof Palace
Under an hour’s drive with the car from King Ludwig’s other well-known Castle , Neuschwanstein lies Linderhof Palace. The palace is built on elevated grounds about 1000m above sea level it... Read More
Majestic Alpen Glacier Großglockner
-Europe.Austria.GrossGlockner- Austria is a mountainous country with many high peaks resulting in many wondrous places for skiing in winter and hiking possibilities in summer. The highest mountain in ... Read More
Koper cruise stop on Slovenian coast
-Europe.Slovenia.Koper- Only an hour’s drive away from the capital city of Slovenia, Ljubljana – Koper was our first stop on our day trip to the Slovenian coast. You can expect leisurely s... Read More
Stepping into a Fairy Tale in Tallinn, Estonia
Old Town Tallinn, Estonia – I didn’t know what to expect but as soon as I stepped on shore , the magical journey into fairy tale land began. The roofs were all pointy and you can imagine R... Read More
Lake Bohinj – A Nature’s Retreat.
This region is pretty much dominated by the world famous Lake Bled, which is undeniably pretty as punch. But if you want to go a little bit off the tourist track, to stay and to enjoy a Lake then visi... Read More
Brindisi at the heel of Italy
-Europe.Italy.Brindisi- The ship docked at 13:00 at Brindisi , it provided a free shuttle to the entrance of the port and back again. We were on a short stop and made no plans for hectical sight seein... Read More
