Where winding roads, rusty rails, iffy health and lean budget meet the calm
Buenos Aires (BA), the eclectic city of tango, steak and Malbec wine, European architecture and heritage, treed avenues and lovely parks and gardens, was where our wonderful journey with Rail South America began. Continue reading “Jacaranda and Sangria”
Yes, we just dashed through London, which was not in our focus for this trip. Continue reading “A dash through London”
May 5, 2018
Our last day in Athens. We chose to just enjoy a quiet café and a few drinks, observing the local life. Continue reading “Athens at a slow pace”
May10, 2018
Diana:
From a historic perspective Thessaloniki is a fascinating city, with history spanning Roman times, through Byzantium, the Ottoman empire all the way to the present. Continue reading “Last day in Thessaloniki”
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of vacations in Northumberland: Alnwick, Seahouses, the North Sea seashore, the Farne Islands, Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh castles, Lindisfarne (Holy Island) and the Durham city centre. Continue reading “A day trip to Durham”
April 24, 2018
York is a happy city and we love it. With its incredible architecture, lively pubs and cafes, restaurants that cater to any budget and diet, street performers on every corner, vibrant markets, museums, art and entertainment, beautiful parks and gardens and the river meandering through the city, there is something for everyone. Continue reading “Don’t miss out on York”
April 20, 2018
After saying goodbye to our wonderful hosts in Keswick on a dry and promising morning, we hopped on a bus that took us through some lovely scenery and small villages and dropped us off in the centre of Carlisle. Continue reading “Settle – Carlisle line and Giggleswick”
April 17, 2018
After spending a couple of days with my cousins in Whitehaven it was time to once again head out on our own. Our next stop was the town of Keswick on Derwentwater. Continue reading “Keswick and Derwentwater”
After visiting some of the places of my childhood, it was time to meet with my cousins, most of whom I hadn’t seen since I emigrated to Canada, and all but one still live in the area of Whitehaven, Cumbria. Continue reading “Cumbria”
While waiting in a filthy bus station in Bucharest Alex said – I want to be in Favorit (this is our go-to hotel in Sofia). Continue reading “Sunset in Ruse and the dark side of politics”
We should have taken the train. The day after we arrived in Bucharest, we walked to the major international bus station, Filaret. Continue reading “Back to Bulgaria by bus after all”
Bucharest was our last stop in Romania. And it was the only city we weren’t impressed with. Based on history, this was somewhat expected, yet the contrast shocked us. Continue reading “Bucharest”
We like food and we like to indulge once in a while. We like exploring local cuisines and trying new things. Continue reading “Food in Romania”
Sebastian picked us up at 9 the next morning and we headed for Sinaia first, since it was the farthest destination. Continue reading “Sinaia, Bran, Râşnov”
We walked from the train station all the way to the old town and our hotel. It was a longish walk; first through some residential areas with apartment buildings obviously from communist times; then some nicer low-rise buildings and newly built houses mixed with old ones – some renovated, some not; many administrative buildings too. Continue reading “Braşov”
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