In 2025 I will start with the refreshments. 🙂 It was a cold October morning and I have been driving for 2 hours to have my weekend trip. We parked right below the main square. Lille is one of those cities where you can still arrive to city center by car – although partially and then it brings you to the underground garage. If you … Continue reading Lille, France
Traveling through Burgundy in May, I passed by so many green hills decorated with cows and wheat fields. These will forever be my associations with this French region. After all, beef bourguignon is a go-to dish: a French stew of beef braised in red burgundy wine. And yes, Tiffany, I know I’ve accidentally taken a photo of sheeps next to millions of cows around. Before … Continue reading Burgundy along the route 🇫🇷 Alesia & Flavigny-sur-Ozeraine
Sometimes ago I had the chance to visit Kosovo and lake Ohrid. The idea to visit Albania – the neighborhood country was born. I landed to Tirana International Airport and took the taxi. The driver was super kind. He didn’t speak any of my languages but somehow I understood that he needs 5 minutes to pay for the parking. There was no kidnapping happening, only … Continue reading Albania 👐
Still with the Olympics in my head, I landed to Mallorca. I left my brother at the airport towards Zagreb and took my finally greatly deserved vacation. I needed the sun, the heat, the food and some days to shake my head what was all that about! 🙂 Luckily, the environment was totally different and easy going so I had enough time to collect my … Continue reading Mallorca
Technically, or administratively, the city belongs to the state of Bavaria but truly there is nothing about Lederhosen, Weißwurst, Bier and Biergartens. Würzburg, the wine capital of Franconia in the northwestern tip of Bavaria, will show you that there’s more to life than beer and sausage. The dialect is different, the choice of sausage is Bratwurst and here you’ll find endless rows of vineyards and … Continue reading Exploring the Franconian wine capital of Bavaria: Würzburg, Germany
Never in my life did I think I would have an honour of traveling to Kosovo 🙂 Booking this trip was a bit of a bullet in my throat but it ended up being totally thrilled with the state/non-state. Depends on which side you are. Travelling from Skopje to Prishtina, our local guide welcomed us on a mini bus and offered us some rakija. The … Continue reading Kosovo
When you dive into the story of this city, you go medieval. Let me show you where I ended up. This city is the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It has been founded in the 8th century by Charlemagne by building the Cathedral dedicated to Saint Paul. The cathedral stands by the Münstersche Aa river. Upon arrival to the city, we went directly there. It was noon, and the … Continue reading Münster, Germany
Koki the rooster, Lupo the dog, Burlón the cat and Tonto the donkey. And me. Starring in Brother Grimm’s story in Bremen. 🙂 The story tells they formed a band playing guitar, drums, trumpet and saxophone with the aim of winning a contest in the city of Bremen. Let’s start at the beginning. In medias res is not my style. Located in northwestern Germany, Bremen … Continue reading The Five Bremen Musicians, Germany
My summer Scandinavian road trip finished. From the Trelleborg port, we took the ferry to Rostock. It took 6 hours to float on a Huckleberry Finn passing down the Danish islands like Bornholm. Rostock is a city in northern Germany, located on the coast of the Baltic Sea. It is the largest city in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and has a rich history dating … Continue reading Rostock, Germany
This is a post of a lovely, walkable city that will charm all wine, gastronomy and history lovers. From Markets to Mustard! This capital of Burgundie is calling you to get all its tastes. And you will not know all of these existed! The province was home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century, and Dijon became a place of … Continue reading Dijon, France 🍯
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