We didn’t see so much in our four days in Barcelona, but Park Güell was one of the places we got some time to enjoy. We ended up in Barcelona in late August. It was hot. We should have learned this from being in Valencia in late August last year. We apparently did not learn […]
Have you ever heard of Port wine? I had, but only barely. I knew nearly nothing about it until coming to the north of Portugal. After our travel bloggers conference in Porto, Ali and I joined an after-conference trip to the Douro region. This is the region where the grapes that make Port wine are […]
We were in Istanbul for only 4 days. This, for the record, is nowhere near enough time to see everything. I of course did have my list of places to see in Istanbul. The spice market is one of these places. I read a lot of fantasy novels and it is quite common to have […]
As mentioned before, I like doors. They are mysterious (what is behind that door) and mundane, yet beautiful. I was going to call this Doors of Spain, but since I really have only been to Barcelona and Valencia, this is what you get. Valencia We went to Valencia last year in August to participate in […]
Meteora in central mainland Greece is made up of six active monasteries atop rock pillars. The Monastery of the Holy Trinity typifies this very well. It sits on top of its own own small spike of rock and like the rest only accessible via steep stairs carved in the rock. It was the smallest of […]
We only got to see Lisbon for a few hours. We arrived at our hotel around 6pm and had to leave the following day at noon to go to Porto. Even still this time in Lisbon was amazing. The fresh sea breeze and the people around were invigorating. We spent our time in the Rossio […]
On the far end of the Meteora chain of monasteries from Grand Meteoron stands the Holy Monastery of St Stephan. This one is quite a walk down the road, but worth it. The monastery stands at the edge of a cliff like all of the rest at Meteora, but unlike the rest has no steep […]
While we were in Brussels after seeing the flower carpet from above, we headed to a chocolate store called Zaabär. There we got a chance to take part in a chocolate workshop. Belgium and Brussels have a lot of their identity wrapped up in chocolate and chocolate-making. The most fascinating part of it for me […]
The Döner Kebap is most likely Turkey’s most well known contribution to the culinary world. Especially in Germany, döner stands are on nearly every street. Meat roasts on a vertical spit and is shaved into what looks like a tortilla and wrapped up for your tasty enjoyment. This is what I knew too before heading […]
I like the small details of things. The little bits that bring something to life and make it more than functional. It is one of the reasons that I like the Art Nouveau period so much. While we were in Brussels, we went through the City Hall to a balcony to get a good view […]