We entered Bulgaria from Romania and we originally planned to get the train all the way to Sofia. However, Florence did some research and heard about a small city called Veliko Tarnovo in the center of Bulgaria that was worth a stop in. Veliko Tarnovo was the medieval...
“When in Romania, you’ve got to visit Brasov” We did a bit of research once we touched down in Bucharest about where to explore and we kept reading about a quaint little city called Brasov, which is located in the heart of Transylvania. It’s a three-hour train ride...
We were very surprised by our visit to Bucharest. In fact, Romania in general seems like it’s somewhere that we’d definitely like to return to. When you think of Eastern Europe, Romania probably doesn’t float to the top of the list of countries that springs to mind....
We recently spent four nights in the beautiful city of Barcelona and got to experience a small sample of the Catalan way of life. It was our first trip to Spain and we weren't disappointed by our first impressions of the country. Exploring Barcelona was on our "to-do"...
We recently spent four days in the stunning city of Barcelona on our route back to Ireland. One of the sights that was recommended to us by OK Apartment (where we stayed), was the Bellesguard Tower in the north of the city. This tower which was designed by Gaudi...
I was looking through old photos the other day and came across some of the snaps I had taken back in November 2007. I wasn’t blogging back then so for those of you that don’t know, this was a special time in my life when myself and ten of my awesome close friends...
A few days ago I introduced a new series called "The Streets of", in which I said would be a type of photo essay kind of thing. Well, for the first entry in the series, we have a guest post from a good buddy of mine - Gerry Beine aka Ben. He's from my home town of...
This weeks travel photo comes fresh from my recent 10 day trip to my dads home place in Casalattico, Italy. While wandering around this small quaint hillside village many times during the few days this church seemed to catch the eye from almost every part of the...
Summer is a perfect time to enjoy what the world has to offer and while many may choose to head on a long haul flight to a faraway shore, others will be content with Europe and the delights that the beautiful and diverse continent has to offer. If you fancy something...
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