Weekend In Brasov Romania Is Just Perfect

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A weekend in Brasov really allows you to appreciate the beauty of the Transylvania region of Romania. Surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains, it was worth spending 48 hours in Brasov as opposed to a day trip from Bucharest, something we had originally considered. Having spent four days in Bucharest, we wanted to experience something different. …

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Good, Bad And Ugly Sides of Athens Greece Guide

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Apr 17, 2021 @ 7:17 AM
Good, bad and ugly sides of Athens guide. Pic of Monastiraki Square
Monastiraki square – another very central area of Athens.

Athens is an absolutely marvelous place, no doubt about it. We thoroughly enjoyed our recent visit and definitely plan on going back at some point in the future. Nonetheless, it is not a perfect place. No place in the world is. I have alluded to the three sides on our postcard post, but l will delve into it a little more.

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As tourists, we often gloss over the great parts of a place and rarely see the true local side of said place. It’s understandable, after all, you’re on vacation and world problems should not be on your mind. Regular readers know l try to present what l see in all its glory, and crappiness, This will be no exception. I present to you our observations on the good, bad and ugly sides of Athens.

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Life in Valencia Spain Is Satisfying (An Update)

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Updated: In just a few days, we will have been in Valencia two years. Time has really flown by. It seems like just yesterday that we decided to stay in Seville for one more year. It has also occurred to me that l haven’t written a whole lot about the city. [the_ad id=”13767″] This hasn’t …

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How To Spend 4 Days In Beautiful Bucharest Romania Guide

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4 days in Bucharest was just as delightful and beautiful as l had imagined. Having been to other parts of Eastern Europe such as Krakow and Budapest, two places that we both agreed were absolutely places we would consider living in. He, more than me, but only because l am leery of the extreme cold …

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Our Bite Of Life Year in Review 2017. Warts And All

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 bite of life year in review 2017 peles castle

Yeah. I know l said no new posts till the new year but l figured I’d wrap things up nice and proper for 2017 so we can start 2018 with a clean plate. This year has been calmer travel wise compared to 2016 when we visited 12 countries total and stayed a total of only 31 days in Spain!. It was exciting but frantic. We relished the chance to take it easy and l planned better for the year. Here is a wrap-up of what our year was like and how 2018 is shaping up.

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