An Overview of Travel Destinations for Croatia

The beautiful island of Krk, also known as the Little Venice, lies off the coast of Dalmatia in south-eastern Croatia. This is one of the most beautiful places in all of Europe that will provide...

Colorful Places in Italy: The Painted Doors in Maccagno

My first trip out of town after the last lockdown could only have as a destination some new colorful place in Italy: a deep need to see and breathe colors, a wellness therapy after a long time spent...

5 Great Books Set in Amsterdam

Have you ever thought about researching your next trip to Amsterdam by diving into a novel? Of revisiting a trip you have made through the eyes of an author (especially now when we can't travel so...

Hotel Havnekontoret, Bergen, Norway

The Hotel Havnekontoret is one of the nicest hotels we ever stayed in. Well located near the major sights of Bergen, most of it was once the mansion home of a very rich Bergen merchant. We booked a...

Island Hopping in Bavaria

Starting southeast of Munich, a good gateway airport (hint: rental cars are usually much cheaper in the city than at the airport), and traveling west by road or rail: 1] Herrenchiemsee Island with...

Auvers-sur-Oise, Vincent van Gogh's Latest Colors

"Auvers is of severe beauty and the countryside is quaint and quaint". So wrote Vincent in a letter to his brother Theo describing his impressions of Auvers-sur-Oise, a small village thirty...