South Africa is a beautiful and vibrant country, and with such a vast history – both devastating and exciting – there’s so much for tourists to experience here. With millions of people visiting South Africa every year, there’s no…
Pizza from Where it Originally Is
Alighieri’s statue at Piazza Dante — Naples would be one of the city that surprised me…and not positively. Compared to the other European cities we’ve been to, it is quite unsightly – but, maybe because it is quite an…
Rooms on a Budget Through Hotel Discount Sites
Shopping is always fun when you are getting things at a bargain. The same is true when shopping for hotel accommodations for your vacation. There are budget rooms and suites available in many hotel discount sites online. All you need to do…
Real Italian Deal, Pastarella Style
As mentioned on my other blog, I had a few hours of me-time or more like alone-time walking about in Rome. I braved the crowded streets, took photos of important landmarks, fed my senses with everything Roman. I met…
A Breakfast in Budapest and Some Smoothies
Budapest, would be one of the unexpectedly beautiful cities we’ve visited – unassuming but totally enchanting, clean and full of surprises. Above photo shows Pest, the eastern, flat part comprising the Hungarian capital. This was shot from the western side…
Savoring Slovak Cuisine at Restauracia Prasiatko
Bratislava and Vienna are perhaps the only capital cities so near each other (Bratislava=Slovak Republic, Vienna=Austria). Just one hour apart! Bratislava is part of the ten countries where the Danube River flows, that’s why cruising from Vienna to Danube…
6 Fraser Island Must-see and Do
One of the numerous smaller islands that comprise the beautiful country of Australia is Fraser Island. You can find it just off the south Queensland coast, opposite Hervey Bay. It stretches 122 kilometers long and has an expanse ranging between…
The Famous Windmills of Holland
Windmills are to Holland what the Colosseum is to Rome. Simply put, these windmills of Holland have become icons that depict everything Dutch. I’ve always been fascinated with the tulips and windmills as a child, seeing them from postcards sent…
Top 3 Historic Sites on the Island of Corfu (Kerkyra)
Despite being a small island the Greek Island of Corfu has a long and varied history, with many stories to be uncovered and sights to be seen. Holidays in Corfu can be a real history lesson as the island has…
Salzburg Revisited Mirabell Gardens
Salzburg Revisited Mirabell Gardens – in this post. Last summer’s visit at the magical Mirabell Gardens was a rather sweet but short affair. There were still so many things we could have seen but wasn’t able to because of time constraints….
Salzburg Revisited: Hellbrunn Palace/Museum
Charming, that’s how I’d define the Hellbrunn tour. The Wasserspiele stint was a really fun experience and I thought that it’s just all. So we went out into the back garden of the palace (Ziergarten) after the games. What I didn’t…
Salzburg Revisited, Watergames at the Hellbrunn Palace
Salzburg; being the 4th largest city in Austria, it is quite impossible to see the grandeur of this alpine urban in seven hours. But, that’s what we did last summer, got mere seven hours of walking and gawking at the…
