Every summer, since I was a child, we would travel to the Island of Ugljan placed in the archipelag of the city of Zadar. This year I did the same trip. Flying from my lovely Brussels to Zadar where I was supposed to meet my brother Martin who was travelling from the norther part of Croatia to the south: Adriatic sea! ❤ This flight is my … Continue reading Zadar and islands, Croatia ❤
In 2025 Looming that region in the last few years, brought me different perspectives. Appreciation for the cultural diversity but in the same time, where this sudden cultural diversity is common from? It hasn’t been there for centuries. It’s quite recent. Arrival was hard. There is almost no highway except for some kilometeres of the Corridor Vc, which is highly sponsored by EU and Russia … Continue reading Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegowina
Again one of those hop on – hop off excursions or daily trips from Brussels. The city is situated on the banks of the river Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and as such is one of the oldest cities in Germany. First traces of human settlement are dating back as far as 50,000 years until the Romans came. As the region is situated in the Rhine-Ruhr region, … Continue reading Bonn, Germany – tracing the life of Beethoven
This city in your 30’s hits different. I have decided to spend one weekend again in this city, focusing on Amsterdam’s history and politics from 16th century and onwards, when Amsterdam experienced a period of growth during the late 16th century, becoming a major trading hub for goods such as spices and textiles. This growth hit the stone to the liberalism as we know today. … Continue reading Amsterdam (̅_̅_̅(̅(̅_̅_̅_̅_̅_̅̅()ڪ
Finishing our Route de Champagne, my friend Petra and I spent the entire day exploring Reims, a city in the Grand Est region of France. It was a hot sunday but worth of evey walk through the city. We ate and admired the local history and culture. The city was, of course, founded by the Gauls, (Asterix and Obelix) 🙂 and became a major city during … Continue reading Reims – where the French kings were crowned
From the Route de Chimay in Belgium, we continued towards France to Route de Champagne. It is the region in the north-western part of France with the main cities of Reims and Epernay – as the center of the champagne agriculture. We were driving through hidden villages of north – western France, admiring the green landscape mostly covered with vineyards and blue sky under which many cows … Continue reading Route de Champagne
My friend and I decided to go on great Chimay tour for a grand weekend in Belgium. We sat in her car (hot as it was 34 degrees outside) and drove south of Brussels through Ardennes and Wallonie. Our first stop was a brewery Beers and Cheeses of Chimay. We tasted samples of beers and decided to continue further. We were driving to many pitoresque small belgian … Continue reading Route de Chimay
Living in Madrid, I had a chance to sit on a bus and visit Lisabon and some nearby places and wait for new 2013 on the banks of river Tejo. Taking the night bus, I arrived around 5 am to Lisboa bus/train station, realizing it is actually 4 am cause of the CET+1. I took a walk around since the station is new building called Sete … Continue reading Lisbon, Portugal
For long time haven’t I been impressed so much by a country like Malta: of it’s history, remarkable landscape or the food and vine. My heart was broken when I needed to come back… I landed around midnight and took a taxi to my hotel, completely forgetting that Malta was part of British Empire and that drivers are on the right side. Also, the famous … Continue reading The Knights of Malta ⚔️
My very first trip in 2024 was to this city. For the third time, I found some odd charm. Hungary is one of those isolated countries -having a language that no one around understands, but sharing the religion and certain customs. I remember as a kid when we would go shopping to Nagykanizsa – the customer service was always a bit odd and distant – … Continue reading Budapest – the Pearl of Danube
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