Slovenia feels like a kept secret even when standing in the very center of the country’s charming capital. With bridges, cobblestone streets, and vibrant riverside cafés, Ljubljana is an absolute delight. During my recent trip,
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A Look Back on an past journey to Northern Cyprus “Next year’s wine is the sweetest.” -Village Proverb I couldn’t have read this village proverb from Lawrence Durrell’s Bitter Lemons of Cyprus during a time
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I Walked the Camino de Santiago Twice and Why I’d Walk it Again (and Again) If I had to pinpoint an experience in life that I would most wish to replicate, I would choose walking
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Searching for Greek Light in my old Photos Have you ever noticed something special about the light in Athens? In the “Geography of Genius”, the author, Eric Weiner, travels to the world’s most enlightened places.
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My thoughts on the Balkans My overwhelming thoughts on the Balkans are much like my main conclusion after traveling around most of the former republics of the Soviet Union: what an incredibly diverse place, both
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Why you should visit Piran Slovenia only has 47 km (29 miles) of coastline. Compare that to Croatia’s 4,058 km (2,522 mi). That’s part of the reason travelers head directly to Dubrovnik, Split, Hvar, or
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Before visiting, I was convinced I would dislike Dubrovnik (Croatia). Not that it wasn’t going to be spectacularly beautiful or impress me with its city walls or ancient architecture. In my mind, it was going
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What it’s Like for a Digital Nomad in Bucharest Romania After six years of living and traveling as a digital nomad, I’ve come across some great places to pause for a few months to work.
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Beyond the Carpathians: Travels in Ukraine’s Transcarpathia Region Journey from the Carpathians to Mukachevo and Uzhgorod In Yasinya I got an 11:55 bus bound all the way to Mukachevo. So I decided then, that’s where
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11 Reasons to Love Lesvos Greece As I traveled around the Greek Island of Lesvos, one story kept resurfacing. That of the foreign tourist who’s been coming to this island so long, they no longer consider themselves outsiders.
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Getting off the beaten track in Venice Making Sense of Venice with all the Tourists Some people think Venice has a tourism problem– as in, too many tourists. Destinations like Venice risk becoming too popular for their
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Why I’m Going to Lesvos Greece Over the past couple years, the Greek Island of Lesvos has been a central story of the Syrian refugee crisis. Located close to Turkey, the island has been used
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Why I’m Going to Moldova We’ve been making our way east from Budapest, where we made a nice base for digital nomading (and relaxing in thermal baths). The past month we spent in Romania. The
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A Guide to Budapest’s Thermal Baths Budapest is known for its thermal baths. Humans have been exploiting these mineral-rich waters for health, relaxation, and enjoyment for centuries. The thermal waters were first utilized by the Romans.
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Budapest is a city of grand buildings, elegant bridges, a castle on a hill, and revitalizing thermal baths. I’ve been there a few times in the last couple years but wanted to return for a longer
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Why I’m going back to Romania Three years ago, my first impression of Romania went something like this: “Wow, there are horse carts here. And people really still use them for transportation!” That was followed by: “Wow,
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Iceland is a small country in the North Atlantic Ocean which packs a big tourism punch. Many people use a stopover to see Iceland in a week or less. Although more time is better, you
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Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Freiburg lies on the edge of the Black Forest. But even right in the city, there is a good network of walking trails. I got a taste of these later in
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Dog Mushing in Norway “I would get shot if I ran my dogs over a ski path.” I can feel both the smile and severity in Dag’s voice as he answers my question.
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My Week in Northern Lapland in Winter I didn’t know exactly what to expect in the northern part of Lapland, at the very top of Finland. I knew there wouldn’t be much daylight at this
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It started as a twitter chat, as many of Juno Kim’s (the voice behind RunawayJuno.com) adventures do. “You should come up to see the northern lights with us.” The tweet read. Any opportunity to
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A Walk Around Belgrade Serbia Belgrade is not your typical tourist city. I admit the reason I went there was because I found a cheap flight to South Korea (through Doha via Qatar Airways) from
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Enter Glogow Station My intention is not to shed a bad light on Poland or make fun of the country or even suggest that this is a typical situation. I really do love
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