No trip to the Swiss Alps is complete without staying in Zermatt village nestled underneath the iconic pyramid-shaped Matterhorn. The Matterhorn was long considered unclimbable.
From Zurich, I headed to Interlaken, the outdoor capital of Switzerland which is an easy home base for the exploration of central Switzerland. Interlaken, “Between
I had a free day in Zurich so decided to tick off another country (Country #106) from my travel list and popped over the border
Sitting on the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich is Switzerland’s largest city and its financial heart, Zurich. Most visitors, like myself, head to the Old
Douro Valley can be reached by train, boat, or car. Instead of trying to navigate Douro Valley by myself, I chose to go with local
Porto is filled with churches and monuments and here are some of the ones I visited: Church of St Ildefonso Up the hill from Sao
I have visited Lisbon several times but this is the first time I ventured north to visit Porto which is about a 3-hour drive away.
Instead of taking the almost 3-hour train ride from Lisbon to Porto, I chose to go by car service with stops in Obidos, Coimbra, and
Had a free day in Lisbon so I decided to go out to Cascais, once a royal summer retreat for the Portuguese nobility, now the
About an hour drive north along the eastern shore of Lake Garda is the charming fishing village, Malcesine, nestled at the foot of Mount Baldo.
From Bologna, I headed to Lake Garda to explore the small towns dotted around the lake while being based in the south at the beautiful
From Bologna, I made a day visit to the 5th smallest independent country in the world, the Republic of San Marino. It is one of
The last time I was in Europe was at the end of 2019 before COVID shut down all travel, and Italy, I haven’t been in
A less visited but still beautiful palace in Sintra is the Monserrate Palace. This palace surrounded by beautiful gardens is a blend of Arabic, Gothic,
Sintra in Portugal became one of the first places to exemplify a new architectural style during the period of Romanticism in the 18th and 19th
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