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Cascais, May 2025
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
June 26, 2025
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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
Happy 2020 everyone! The first post of the year will be on one of my favorite places in Portugal 😃 Not far from Sintra Village
Bright and early today, I head out to Sintra on the Portuguese Riviera about half an hour west of Lisbon. Sintra is the epitome of
To the west of central Lisbon is Belem, home to the rich seafaring Portuguese heritage. This is where the great voyageurs of the 15th century
It must have been a good 20 years since I was last in Lisbon. To be honest, I didn’t think much of it back then
About a 40-min drive northeast is the wooden articled Hronsek Church made an UNESCO World Heritage Site together with seven other wooden churches of the
This morning I headed east to the medieval town of Banska Stiavnica, often called Silver Town, about 2 hours drive from Bratislava. Bankska Stiavnica is
From Bosnia in the Balkans, I continued my summer adventures to Slovakia in central Europe, formerly part of Czechoslovakia. During the 5th and 6th century,
Early in the morning, I headed southwest towards Mostar which is about a 2-hour drive from Sarajevo. Mostar is probably the best known city in
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