Where to run from Bucharest? – Comana Natural Park

Are you thinking about visiting Bucharest, Romania and you don't know what the outskirts of the city might have in store? Or better yet, you are already here for a period of time and are wondering what to do also outside of town? Well, you've come to the right place because this is my suggestion …

Blue remedies for when you’ve got the blues

We all get sad and blue from time to time, or is it just me? I sometimes fall into this deep state of melancholy and most of the times it's even for no reason at all, but what can I do? I can't control it, but I can surely fight it! And how do you …

The most romantic place you haven’t heard about – Balchik, Bulgaria

It was a hot summer Friday in July - my kind of day - when our feet (let's make it wheels) lead us, in the arduous need of escaping the heat in the scenic small town of Balchik, right on the edge of a cliff in the Bulgarian shore of the Black Sea where the air …

Zen Places – Kaliakria Resort

Kaliakria Resort - the Friendly Place. This is how they label themselves and I was a little surprised to discover that the place really is a friendly one where you can find anything you wish for. When I travel, I try to leave all the expectations at home and focus on making the best out of …

Facts worth knowing before visiting Italy: Food

Italy is my second home! Ever since I first step foot on this land I have fallen helplessly in love and nobody could make me change my mind. Not now, not ever! Since I think everyone should visit at least once, I thought I should make your life easier and create this series of articles …

Zen Places – Munroe Island in Kerala

by Ellis Veen from Backpack Adventures        One of these places where I felt totally disconnected with the rest of the world was at Vijay’s homestay at Monrothuruttu island in Kerala, India. Kerala’s backwaters are the perfect place to relax. The pace of life along the canals is slow and there is nothing more …

My 5 "Instagram – perfect" places in Cyprus

I'm sure that if you have reached my pretty (I certainly hope) little page here you are a more or less travel addict, like myself. And when you plan your next trip(s) how do you go about finding the right places to visit, having all the right ideas and knowing where exactly to go? You've …

My Bucharest – where to eat, party and discover the city, recommended by a local

  One thing I have noticed (at myself and at others as well) is that we tend to overlook the places we live in and treat them as a given, being too busy with the everyday life and not bothering to walk around, discover hidden gems or just look at the buildings we are passing …

Zen Places – Paradise Beach Resort Hotel Zanzibar

We left on a cold snowy day, on a strong blizzard dreaming of a sunny beach, cold cocktails, and tropical settings. Little did we know the journey will not turn out to be as fast and easy as we were expecting it to be. After e long delay in Dubai, being stuck on land because …

A first time visitor's guide to Cyprus

Summer is here! And with it, the urge to leave everything behind and go somewhere, near or far, road trip, long weekends, even longer holidays, it does not matter as long as you are not home. But where to? Where do you start and where do you end? We'll have to see about the end …