Why Zagreb is worth visiting and what to do here? Although Zagreb is the Croatian capital, it doesn’t get the fame it deserves. Many travellers here skip the city in favour of coastal areas or use...
Why Zagreb is worth visiting and what to do here? Although Zagreb is the Croatian capital, it doesn’t get the fame it deserves. Many travellers here skip the city in favour of coastal areas or use...
Gozo Itinerary and why the island is worth visiting Living in Malta comes with some perks- one of them being Gozo island and its proximity from everywhere! Gozo is the sister island of Malta and the...
Kastoria, a picturesque, lesser-known town in Greece Kastoria is the 65th biggest city in Greece; located in the northern part of the country and, more specifically, in the West Macedonia region. It...
Visiting the Three Cities in Malta After 2 years of living in Malta I finally decided to write about my beloved 3 Cities! Why? Because I realised that adding the Three Cities on an itinerary is not...
Where’s San Marino San Marino is one of the smallest countries (or microstates) in the world and it actually sits only at position no.5 (in comparison the Vatican being the 1st and Malta 10th)...
Vagina Museum in London : behind the scenes! In 1997 in Iceland the world’s first ever phallological museum opened its doors – basically, a museum dedicated to penises (phallus word comes from...
Travelling to Nuremberg Christmas Market Since Christmas is not really my favourite time of the year I don’t actively chase Christmas Markets. But when I get the chance … undoubtedly I will go for it...
Slovakia became an independent country in the recent 1993 following the “Velvet Divorce” from the former Czechoslovakia, one of the few peaceful dissolutions in history! This was a result of the...
What to do for one day in Catania or during a layover / stopover If you have followed me for some time you would have realized by now that I don’t believe that you can “do” ANY place in just one day...
How to experience Athens like a local… by a local! This travel journal is about to celebrate its 2nd birthday but I have yet to write anything about my hometown. Oh yes, I am Athenian and I...
Cornwall Best Places you Must Add in Your Itinerary , especially as a first timer here! Cornwall or Kernow, in Cornish language, is the South west peninsula in the UK, a beautiful county with...
Strawberry Festival in Malta? Oh yes, and I will explain why! Even if the strawberries had been mentioned in the ancient Roman literature for their medicine “value”, it was not until the mid of the...
Are Tulips Keukenhof Gardens worth it? UPDATE 2021 *This year the Gardens will open to the public 9-11 April only- you have to book a ticket in advance and hold a negative Covid test- but you can...
First of all, where is Abruzzo & Why visit it?! Abruzzo is a region in Central/Southern Italy, stretching from the Apennine mountains to the Adriatic sea, with a population of a bit over one...
Waterloo Battlefield & Memorial? I didn’t know this place exists! Waterloo is a town in Belgium, south of Brussels, widely known as the place where Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte lost...
A Chocolate Tour in London? How come? London is not the first European city you can think of when it comes to chocolate and furthermore, chocolate walking tours! Many cities in Belgium and...
Living in London for too long? How is it? For “too long”?! Well, I didn’t mean to say that but I had to keep the title as *short* as possible! The first time I visited London was in...
What to Do in Sofia in the shoulder season? Sofia (and Bulgaria in general) is for the people living in north Greece an easy and affordable destination to go for weekends, for skiing or even for...
A Cactus pear / Prickly pear and Watermelon Smoothie recipe, refreshing, vegan inspired by the Maltese Opuntia fruit, full of nutrients! It is incredible how travelling can be such an eye-opener...
Why to do a road trip in Luxembourg? Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries worldwide – ranked 179th out of the 194 independent countries of the world- having also a population much less...
Things to do in Irakleia island, Greece (or Herakleia or Iraklia! -Ηρακλειά in Greek) Irakleia is a tiny island in Greece named by the famous ancient… super-hero Hercules! An unspoiled, hidden...
Visiting Russia out of season? Here are 5 Things to Do in Moscow in winter and why! For us Moscow was our first stop of our Non-Return-Ticket Tour! We arrived at noon and it was already -5 °C! It was...
Our trip is about to begin! Months of stress, overtime work, exhausting preparation, lots of sales on EBay (!!) for extra cash, countless different plans, visas requirements that couldn’t be met...
Treviso… A lesser-known neighbour of Venice (or how I spent the NY first day!) Back to 2014 I was struggling to find a flight from Greece (Peloponnese region, even trickier!) to London after...
Why visit Copenhagen during Christmastime Every festive season, since 2012, London has tried its best to convince me that it is one of the best cities in Europe to celebrate Christmas. Don’t get me...
“The ship is about to depart!” – The Greek island of Symi cruise We had booked our accommodation just beside the eye-catching Symi harbour and we could see, from the small balcony...