Girona is a charming often overlooked town. I wasn’t planning to do anything much there myself, but my cheap RyanAir landed in that airport, and I heard it has a charming old quarter and great views from the university and
Thorn white town : Netherlands
Thorn is a lovely little town at the northern part of Limburg province in the Netherlands, dating back to 10th century and featuring an array of, well, white historical houses. At the tourist VVV center you can get a map
South Limburg Steam Train : Netherlands
I was looking for some interesting attraction within the Limburg province no too far away from Maastricht, and folks kept suggesting a historic steam train in the area that runs on Sunday. So on a chilled weekend when my parents
Novodevichy Convent : Moscow
On a gloomy weekend day, I headed over to the Novodevichy Convent to visit one of the most well-known church-convent in Moscow. Founded in the 16th Century by the tsar it combines religious worship and solitude with fortifications to guard the area
Boboli Gardens & open air museum : Florence
Florence is a beautiful city with much to see and do. My favorite part of Florence were the Boboli Gardens, up on the hill south of the river, which is a lovely open air museum-park, with gardens, fountains, and sculptures. Just
Amsterdam Jewish museum : Netherlands
In one of my recent visits to Amsterdam’s UvA, I stayed overnight at the campus area only to realize that nearby is the old Jewish area. I visited the Jewish Portuguese Synagogue, which was in a combined ticket with the holocaust
Jardines de Monforte & del Real : Valencia
While I was exploring Valencia on foot, going around the circular river turned green that encompasses Valencia’s old town from the north, Tripadvisor came up with a small attraction I decided to detour and check out. Jardines de Monforte, or the Monforte
Rotterdam city walk : Netherlands
For the last newyears I headed up from Maastricht to central Netherlands around Dan Haag and Delft and on newyears did my first visit to Rotterdam with a very long walk through the very quiet post-celebrations city. Funky modern architecture with
Krestovsky Island & Norway Park : Saint Petersburg
On my second day in Saint Petersburg, I decided to head to the northern part of the city and explore the local island parks – Krestovsky Island and Norway Park. Krestovsky Island was very quiet when I visited, and the amusement park wasn’t
Villa Rufolo Gardens : Ravello Italy
My first glimpse of the gorgeous coastline of the Italian Amalfi region was in Ravello, after having crossed the Parco Regionale dei Monti Lattari by car. There are many different villas worth visiting in Ravello, and we randomly choose the Villa Rufolo Gardens.
