This post is part of a series called The Balkans (This was first published 1 October 2018, updated 23 May 2023) Whereas Lake Bled has a castle and an enchanting…
Picturesque Padova (Padua)
This post is part of a series called Around Italy Padova Padova is the home to the second oldest university in Italy (after Bologna). This university city is a charming…
Porto is picture perfect in early September
(This blog was first published on 5 September 2018. It’s updated 23 May 2023 because I found out that some of the photos did not display properly) For my 9th…
And the winner is …… Braga
Where to go for a day from Porto? When my friend and I spent 5 days in Porto at the beginning of September 2018, we decided to include a day…
Bucharest is a FAB city – Fascinating Affordable Beautiful
This post is part of a series called The Balkans As far as city breaks go, my recent (July 2018) 5-day visit to Bucharest with my travel companion must rank…
Day trip to Transylvania from Bucharest – not for the faint-hearted!
This post is part of a series called The Balkans It has nothing to do with Dracula and blood, but everything to do with the horrendous traffic to Bran Castle…
Hamburg – a perfect base for day trips
My partner is not normally one for city breaks but he was convinced by my itinerary to spend his birthday in May 2018 in Hamburg, an über modern city in…
Schwerin – a serene place!
From our base in Hamburg, my partner and I took a day trip to Schwerin in May 2018 Day trips from Hamburg For day trips at leisure from Hamburg, there’s no need…
Hannover is anything but boring!!
Day trip from Hamburg to Hannover Using the regional day ticket (regional day ticket) my partner and I paid €29 (€23 for 1 person) for our return train journey from Hamburg to…
Lübeck – an ideal day trip from Hamburg
Lübeck is a medieval city only about 60 km from Hamburg, which makes it an ideal day trip destination from Hamburg My partner and I paid €34 (€28 for 1 person) for…