Category: Europe

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Three symbols of Zadar – Greeting the sun, the first Sea Organ in the world and the Historic Churches

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We stayed only one day in Zadar but we managed it pretty well. We got up early in the morning, had a tasty breakfast, got our sunglasses and sunscreen lotions and went straight to Nin beach, 10 km away from the town. It was the 4th day in Croatia already, and we were dying to finally get to those crystal waters and chill in the sun. There are other more spectacular beaches in Croatia, but I still enjoyed the Nin lagoon a lot. Before the sun became waaay too hot and dangerous, we got back to our b&b and prepared ourselves for the long walks in the old town.

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PUGLIA – my initial plan and the bucket list before the trip

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We celebrate summer right from the first month, with a one week trip to Italy’s seaside.  My friend, Patricia, came up with the idea to go to Bari and while at first I was reluctant in engaging in the trip – just because that’s me, a procrastinator when having to decide something – now I cannot wait for it! And the excitement grew exponentially since I had started to do research of the region and saw how many wow wow WOW places there are: the towns, the landscape, the history and cultural legacy and delicious Italian cuisine and then natural parks and blue flag beaches, all bundled in Puglia, the high heel on Italy’s map.

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Plitvice Lakes or Krka Waterfalls – which one is better?

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A short and simple answer is they are BOTH beautiful places! but as tourist you have to make many choices based on time, money and own’s personality and I hope our experience and the pictures below will make it easier to pick. Continue reading “Plitvice Lakes or Krka Waterfalls – which one is better?” →

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A classic itinerary in Zagreb … and something new

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Zagreb was the second stop in our Croatia by Car trip.  We arrived here in the afternoon despite leaving Belgrade early and driving only on the highway, because we lost almost two hours at the customs between Serbia and Croatia.

We enjoyed a lot our two days stay in Zagreb and it was enough to get the vibe of it because it’s not a big city. But there are many things you will love about it: it is an affordable medium sized capital, clean, animated day and night, with many options to stop for drinks or to eat without breaking the piggy bank. The narrow streets with short colored buildings in the old town, or the wide squares and boulevards and neatly displayed imposing buildings in the modern town – can all be explored at a slow pace by foot. Continue reading “A classic itinerary in Zagreb … and something new” →

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Hărman and Prejmer fortified Churches – UNESCO World Heritage in Romania

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The long weekend for May Day – or International Workers Day – invited us on the road again. We visited places in our beautiful country that we have never visited before: the Fortified churches of Harman and Prejmer, very close to Brasov city, enlisted as UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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5 things to do in Belgrade in half a day

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Some are brave enough to drive the Romania-Croatia distance in one go, but we wanted to have a relaxing summer holiday and not to come back from it twice more tired. We split our road so we would not drive more than 4-5 hours in a day.

Our first stop after leaving Romania was in Belgrade and we spent here the first night and explored as much as possible during the day. We arrived here just before midday, took over our accommodation and then went out to explore! No more time to lose, right? Continue reading “5 things to do in Belgrade in half a day” →

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Croatia by Car

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10! That’s how many places we got to see in our car trip to Croatia.
It took us almost two weeks and over 2200 km by car to complete the loop from the Romanian border at Iron Gates and back.
On the coastline, the landscape leaves you breathless and you find picture perfect spots at every step. #NOFILTER! Continue reading “Croatia by Car” →

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Travel with your parents | Milano & Verona – part I

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No matter what age you are, you’ll always be your parents’ baby and they will be
overprotective with you. My parents like to travel (I guess I took that from them) and they have crossed our country in many ways, but I also heard them wanting to see more from Europe, their trip to Moscow over 30 years ago and to Turkey 25 years ago hardly counting anymore. And so many times, I have asked them to do that. But the answer was: not this year, we have other priorities (aka. we need to save money):
“You’ll go to college.” OK, college finished but then
“You’ll have to find a job, maybe it’s not that easy.”, job checked
“You’ll get married, we need $$ for the wedding.” girl got married and then
“This and that and the car is old and the roof is broken and … we’re already getting too old and tired for travelling”. The list of reasons will never end unless you end it.
So I put and end to it early November 2015 when I called my mom and told her that Continue reading “Travel with your parents | Milano & Verona – part I” →

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Varazdin, orasul de langa Zagreb/ Varazdin, a city near Zagreb

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[RO] Rezumat de călătorie:

  • Varazdin a fost capitala Croației timp de 20 de ani, între 1756 și  1776.
  • Este cunoscut și sub numele de Mica Vienă, datorită clădirilor în stil baroc bine păstrate
  • Špancirfest: este un festival anual de stradă, cu muzică și costume de epocă, ce are loc în luna August
  • Centrul vechi este micuț și îl vizitezi la pas într-o zi dar orașul abundă în obiective turistice

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