Tag: travelling alone
5 day trips from Madrid Spain
Seeing the most of Spain: Exploring Madrid and its neighbouring cities If you are planning a vacation that has several sights and surrounding cities to behold, Madrid, Spain is the place to go. Madrid, as well as its neighbouring cities, such as Toledo, Aranjuez, Segovia, Guadalajara, and Avila, will not leave you bored. As an…
Explore Seville in SW Spain
Seville, or Sevilla, as the Spanish call it, is the capital city of Andalusia, which sits in the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula. Founded as the Roman city of Hispalis, it later came under Muslim rule as Ishbiliya. After several successions and rulers, it was eventually taken over by the Christians under the Kingdom…
Visiting historic Granada
The province of Granada is located inland from the coast of southeastern part of Spain in the region of Andalusia. In the shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and with a history spanning 2500 years, there obviously is a range of things to see in Granada Spain. So, whether you want to soak up…
Must visit: The Prambanan temples are really well preserved
At Prambanan, an inspiring location, I again felt a sense of travel frustration when I realized that I had only managed to see the central temples. But when one visits Borobudur temple, Gunung Merapi volcano and, to top it all of, the Prambanan temple all in one day, in order to avoid paying for a…
Bucharest A taste of everything
The Romanian capital Bucharest is fun and sizzling. Bucharest is at the crossroads of Romania’s Latin ancestry and Eastern Europe’s Balkanic vibe. Bucharest is fast, temperamental and loud. And then, just when you thought you finally understand, what this city is about, you randomly walk into a quiet, sunny street where time stopped in 1932,…
Getting bored in Melbourne is impossible: Here‘s why
Melbourne is a fabulous city! I felt that immediately when I was walking around the centre. In many places one can notice how much care the urban planners have put into the design to make this city as beautiful and habitable as it is. There are many buildings that appear to be just intended as…
Bromo volcano – What on earth might Volcano boarding be?
The early morning trip to the Bromo volcano (Gunung Bromo) is more like a tourist race. And early in the morning this is not exactly pleasurable. A pleasure are, on the other hand the tweets by Don’t Worry Just Travel, for which you can register right now right here! For your travel planning For this…
Up into the heights of Zermatt
Zermatt Some rave about its beauty and insist that everyone go visit the place. While others are of the opinion that it is more of a rich peoples’ ghetto. Well, whatever. I recently had the opportunity to visit and report here about the things to do in Zermatt. And you should adopt this travel tip…