How many days to spend in Iceland Iceland is one of those places that almost everyone wants to visit. Surreal nature, breathtaking landscapes, geothermal energy, unbeatable life quality, and...
How many days to spend in Iceland Iceland is one of those places that almost everyone wants to visit. Surreal nature, breathtaking landscapes, geothermal energy, unbeatable life quality, and...
Tropea, Calabria, an overlooked, lesser-known beauty of Italy Tropea has been a bittersweet trip for me. I loved every minute of this place so much so I dreamt of bringing my then-boyfriend here next...
Is Sifnos worth visiting? Sifnos is a relatively small island in the Cyclades region (where Santorini and Mykonos belong too) with a charming heart. It’s an island that has yet to be discovered by...
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...
Santiago, Cape Verde The largest island of Cape Verde, Santiago, is the home of the country’s capital Praia. Since I have already written an entire post about Praia and our 4-day stay there today I...
Visiting the Three Cities in Malta After 2 years of living in Malta (back in 2021) I finally decided to write about my beloved 3 Cities! Why? Because I realised that adding the Three Cities to an...
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)...
First of all… Where is Boa Vista? Boa Vista is the second most famous and touristy island of Cape Verde, the small but diverse island country off the coast of West Africa. It was the fifth out...
Vagina Museum in London: behind the scenes! **IMPORTANT: The museum has been relocated to Bethnal Green!** In 1997 in Iceland the world’s first-ever phallological museum opened its doors –...
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...
Things to do in Praia Praia, the capital of Cape Verde and the biggest city of the island of Santiago, is a vibrant city with approximately 130.000 people. And while this might sound “little” the...
The more I think of my one-month trip in China the more I want to go back and start it over again! This doesn’t happen often to me; even if I liked almost every country I have visited so far just few...
30 Places to visit & Things to Do in Jordan, touristy or not! Planning a trip to Jordan can be overwhelming as many potential travellers are a bit skeptical of visiting a Middle-East country...
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...
Where in the Philippines is Siquijor island Oh my beloved island! I came here just for 2 days and I extended my stay to almost a week! It was not about the variety of tourist spots (Siquijor doesn’t...
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...
Is Little Petra in Jordan Worth Visiting? Little Petra, as Al Beida / Siq al-Barid is widely known, is an often overlooked historical site approximately 15 minutes by car north of the main entrance (...
Are Tulips Keukenhof Gardens worth it? UPDATE 2022 *This year the Gardens will open to the public 24/3 – 15/5 with a limited capacity per day and time of entry to the park. It is highly...
Manggahan Guimaras mango Festival and how it all started! We had been in the Philippines one week already when I realized that Mango festival Guimaras was about to take place 3 islands… ahead of us...
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...
Manjuyod Sandbar Philippines Introduction Just few places in the world are so unbelievably beautiful and (yet!) not extremely touristic and Manjuyod White Sandbar is undoubtedly one of them! The...
Strolling around Malacca, which points of interest I simply can not miss? Malacca is the city with the sauciest name I have ever been to! You see, «malacca» in greek language precisely means «wanker...
Are there a lot Bohol Tourists Spots or the island doesn’t worth it? When travellers refer to Bohol island in the Philippines, they are more likely to mean «Panglao island» as this is the...
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...
Dumaguete Tourist Spots Dumaguete is the most populous city in Negros Oriental island in the Philippines. As a developing student city – mostly untouched by tourism- you will be impressed on how...
Where is this island? Langkawi is a Malaysian island just south of the Thai boarders, 30km off the mainland and in the middle of 100 islands that belong to the Langkawi archipelago. As a tropical...
A tiny dot?! What do you mean? Tell me everything about it! Well, Koh Lipe is a very small tropical island in the Andaman sea close to the Malaysian borders. It belongs to the Tarutao Marine National...
Do Phi Phi islands face tourism problems? Phi Phi islands (well..it’s actually called «Pee Pee»!) is a complex of islands in the Andaman Sea, southwest of Thailand. Best known for the Maya Bay, aka...
Best beaches of Koh Phangan or Beyond the Full Moon Party Koh Phangan is an island southeast of Thailand famous for the Full Moon and Half Moon Parties. Apart from the nightlife and the...