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PADUA TO VENICE – The Easy Day Trip

Everyone wants to visit Venice. It is on nearly every single bucket list, of anyone that is even remotely interested in traveling. The pity of it is that Venice doesn’t fit in the budget of everyone either. Therefore, budget travelers have to find other options to make the dream come […]

LJUBLJANA TO LAKE BLED – The Easy Way

Yes, there is an easy way to get from Ljubljana to Lake Bled! If you are planning your holiday to Slovenia, and are worried about choosing between staying in Lake Bled, or the beautiful Capital of Ljubljana, then the decision is easy. Lake Bled is easily accessible from Ljubljana, and […]

Complete Guide to Zagreb, Croatia

To be honest, I nearly didn’t make it to Zagreb. So the last thing that I thought I would be doing on this blog was writing a Complete GUIDE to Zagreb. The reason that I nearly didn’t make it? It’s simple really. I honestly just didn’t think there was anything […]

PLACES TO EAT IN SOFIA ON A BUDGET

If you are traveling on a budget, and I mean a STRICT budget, then you will always be on the lookout for the best and cheapest places to eat. I recently traveled through Bulgaria, and I was really tightening the belt. I mean, this was really budget traveling! So when […]

COMPLETE GUIDE TO LECCO, ITALY

Lecco is a city that is almost forgotten amongst its bigger, brighter and ritzier neighbors around Lake Como. It is a place that is framed by the crystal blue waters of the lake, and towering, snow capped mountains. This is a city that poets and artists fall in love with, […]

10 FUN FACTS ABOUT PLOVDIV, BULGARIA

Plovdiv is becoming one of the most popular tourist destinations in Eastern Europe, and its popularity is only growing. Many people outside of Europe though, don’t know very much about this amazing Bulgarian city. As a matter of fact, many people IN Europe don’t know much about it. So I […]

COMPLETE GUIDE TO PLOVDIV, BULGARIA

Plovdiv existed for a long time in the shadow of Sofia, the Capital City of Bulgaria. In recent years, it has flown onto the radar of international travelers, especially since claiming the title as European Capital of Culture in 2019. This came as no surprise to many Digital Nomads that […]

Asen’s Fortress Bulgaria – Complete Guide

When I first read about Asen’s Fortress in Bulgaria, I was intrigued. The photos were impressive, depicting this stone “castle” set high in the mountains with commanding views all around. My immediate thought was that I just had to go there! So I set about finding information, which was hard, […]

FREE THINGS TO DO IN PLOVDIV, BULGARIA

Plovdiv is an amazing town that is approximately 8000 years old. As one of the oldest and continually inhabited cities in the world, you would be correct in assuming there is a lot to see and do. The history in Plovdiv is incredible, and the good news is that the […]