The Republic of Moldova is located just East of a homonym region of Romania and is surrounded by Ukrainian borders. It's not on many people's travel bucket lists which makes it a pleasantly uncrowded discovery. As it is only a few hundred km away from my hometown, it was only a matter of time for …
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From Seoul station, a fast KTX train takes you to Gyeong ju in about 2 h. Adult tickets are 45,000 won and children under 3 are free. There are trains pretty much every 30 min between Seoul and Gyeong ju and a prior reservation is not necessary. Gyeong ju is dubbed as the Golden City, …
If you like modern architecture and constructions that blend perfectly in their environment, you should consider visiting some of Cesar Manrique's creations in Lanzarote. His influence on Lanzarote's landscapes is still present today. In particular, by limiting the hight of buildings to that of the tallest palm tree and the billboard free roads. This full …
Continue reading On Cesar Manrique’s footsteps in Lanzarote – original play with the landscape
After a failed attempt to visit the National Park on our very first day on the island, we came back prepared. And we are glad we did! The views were great, showcasing the power of nature and changing through a variety of colours from yellows to deep black. The photos barely do it justice. This …
Transfagarasan, the name of the road that links the South part of Romania with Transilvania was made famous in Western Europe by the British TV show Top Gear where it received the title of "best road in the world". But even before gaining this notoriety, it was considered one of the most spectacular roadrips in …
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Italy is always a sure bet with me. If you read my earlier posts, you already know that I have a love-love relationship with this country that started back in 2004, when I did my Erasmus studies there. Now, fast forward to July 2016, when our LO was 8 months and I was in search …
Continue reading Five days in Chianti, Italy – medieval cities hopping with the baby in tow
In Summer 2017, we were looking for a destination that was not yet firmly on the travel radar of Western Europeans to satisfy our thirst for off-the-beaten-track adventure. It was a trip for me and Mr only, so we were ready to step up the physical activites, be less picky about hotel accomodation as well as cover more …
With our toddler well accustomed to the train travel, on our 7th day in Japan, we headed to Kyoto. From Takayama we first had to go back to Nagoya for 2h30 min on the Hida express train. We then changed in a hurry (consider that the Shinkansen is usually in another part of the train station …
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We returned to Cyprus last year, in November. For residents of the European North, September is the month when we start to become itchy for another break in the Sun. This is especially when summer means two weeks with temperatures above 20 in June and two weeks again in August, if we are lucky. September …
Continue reading Discovering the European South – Beaches and mountains of Cyprus
I travelled well into my pregnancy, with the last trip to Puglia when I was about 7 months along. We also had a gorgeous 'babymoon' to Sri Lanka and Maldive that I shared on the blog. Still, after giving birth, I was again eager to discover someplace new and I started looking for a destination that …
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A family with a serious case of wanderlust
A family with a serious case of wanderlust
A family with a serious case of wanderlust
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