What do you think when you think of a palace? Do you think about thrones and gems? How about brightly coloured facades and hilltop views? And hand-painted tiles and stone carved decor? Well, Sintra has…
The Cliffs of Moher are one of the most popular tourist spots in Ireland and one of my highlights of our trip to Ireland. It’s a great place for a day trip with walks, boat…
Pompeii blew my mind! It was massive. For some reason, I thought Pompeii was a small town, village even. But it isn’t, it’s a city. The excavated grounds cover a large area, next to the…
Potsdam is the capital city of the German state Brandenburg, the area that surrounds Berlin. In about an hour you can whip over to Potsdam for a day or two from Berlin. Potsdam is a…
These are my Gems of Germany, from where I’ve been so far. They are not strictly “hidden” gems but they’re precious none-the-less. Also note, these are gems of Baden-Württemberg, a state in the south-west of…
This blog post is all about how to day trip to Lake Bled from Ljubljana, Slovenia. Lake Bled is not very far from Ljubljana and can easily be a nice day trip out of the…