Continuing our August trip, we headed from Croatia to the Greek islands. From Dubrovnik, we flew to Mykonos with a stop in Athens, which takes ~ 4 hours with a layover. Not bad at all. In theory. In reality, however, our Aegean Airlines flight got delayed, with no explanation, and took quite a bit longer. …
If you visit Finland, besides Helsinki you should spend some time in Lapland – the magical land of snow-covered forests, Northern lights shows, reindeer and husky sled rides and all things snow-sports. One of the most popular destination is Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland and the official home of Santa Claus. A few hours north …
Traveling adventures in Finland
Andalusia is the Southern-most region of Spain, famous for its hot temperatures, Flamenco, and architecture that combine both Roman and Arab influences. On our trip, we decided to visit three cities: Cordoba, Granada, and Seville. Seville, because it’s the capital of Andalusia and because we’ve heard it was a cool place. Cordoba, because it was …
For this part of the trip we rented a car and you can see our route and directions here. Brisbane Brisbane is considered to be Australia’s Pittsburgh, and it certainly seemed to fit that description on our brief stop there. We spent half-a-day there, enough to get a great breakfast at Spoon, and snap a …
We decided that as long as we were visiting that part of the world, we might as well check out the island of Tasmania a.k.a. Tassie – the home of the Tasmanian Devil and a place where Australia would send their own criminals. Although we’ve read about it before we went, we didn’t realize how …
Sydney is great and all, but if you want to experience some nature, Blue Mountains, which are only an hour and a half away from Sydney, offer a perfect opportunity. We took the train from the Central Railway Station to Katoomba. But you can also drive, which significantly cuts down the travel time. On the …
Just a 15-hour flight away from Dallas lies the magical land of Australia – the native land of Keith Urban, Chris Hemsworth, kangaroos, koalas, and flat whites. If one of those doesn’t make you squeal with excitement, you must be dead inside. I’m kidding (but not really). General Notes on Travelling in Australia and our …
One Sunny Morning 