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 …
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 …
Although Dallas and Fort Worth are part of the DFW Metroplex, they could not be more different. If you are looking for the cowboy hats and boots-wearing crowd, great BBQ, and night life than involves country-dancing rather than EDM, then you need to head to the Stockyards and Sundance Square in Forth Worth. If you don’t have a …
There is no bad time to go to Sonoma Valley: hello wine and cheese! But, it is especially beautiful in the fall when the trees and the vines change colors. We were lucky enough to visit over Thanksgiving on a particularly sunny and warm day. Sonoma valley is less formal and more quaint than Napa, but …
Napa Valley is only an hour and a half away from San Francisco, so naturally it’s a very popular getaway for the locals and, of course, a huge attraction for tourists. You can drive to the valley, take a train through the valley or hire a car. The wineries are pretty spread out and the …
There are plenty of things to do in San Francisco – concerts, exhibits, hiking… But this particular weekend we decided to visit one of the most well-known attractions of the city – Alcatraz Island. Aside from the prison itself, which has fascinating history (narrated by former inmates in the included audio tour), the island doubles as a national park, …
Copyright © 2015 onesunnymorning.com All Rights Reserved
Galveston is just a 40-minute drive from Houston and offers an inexpensive getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city. The beaches do not compare to the ones you will find in Florida, but they are nice enough to bring a family out for a day in the sun. The summer that we …
One can spend a lot of time traveling in Texas – after all it’s the 2nd biggest state in the US (following Alaska) and it would take 12 hours of nonstop driving to cross it from its Northern panhandle to its southern tip down by Mexico. The state rivals in its size France and Ukraine …
This wasn’t our first time in Chicago, or the last, but it was the most fun yet. The crowds of people wearing green, the river dyed bright emerald, the downtown parade, and the general celebration spirit around downtown made even the regular Chicago activities (pretty awesome any other day of the year) that much more exciting. Of …
If you visit LA for the first time, you can’t go wrong with staying in West Hollywood. The neighborhood is home to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Sunset Strip, known for its nightlife, and is minutes away from the scenic Mulholland Drive full of hiking trails and beautiful overlooks of the city’s many hills. …
Niagara Falls have always sounded so very distant and exotic until I moved to Indianapolis and then, just like that, they were only an 8-hour drive away. A mere nothing by Midwestern standards. Were they worth the drive, you might ask? I would say so :). While not the tallest in the world – that …
You know how Indiana has this nickname “Crossroads of America”? Well, if you hop on one of the highways criss-crossing in Indy, I-65S to be exact, in 4 short hours you can find yourself in the country music capital of the world – Nashville, TN. The city is pretty small, so you can see all …
There are two things New Orleans is famous for: food and music. (Ok, ok, also hats… and other things, but we’ll keep it simple for our purposes 🙂 So, when Leiza and I visited NOLA for the French Quarter Festival, we did little else but stuff our faces and listen to music bands and street performers gathered …
About 150 years ago – a blink of an eye by European history standards – San Francisco was a mere village with a population of a 1000 people. Then the Gold Rush started in 1848-49 – that’s where the SF’s football team gets its name, by the way – and the population jumped, in practically one day, to close to …
A whirlwind work trip to one of my favorite cities last year left me with only enough time for a quick stroll through Manhattan. Oh well, New York, we’ll definitely be back and this time for fun! But for now, one of my favorites things about city – its architecture!
There wasn’t much of a plan, except to jump in the car and drive as far north as we can along the Michigan lake shoreline. I am lucky my friends and I have the same philosophy on road trips: less planning = more fun. Ha, ok, not always, but this time around it worked out perfectly. …
One Sunny Morning 