Five to France

What’s been your determining factor in selecting a place for a vacation? Do you have a goal like me to take one big trip each year? …to unplug and step away from the routine of our lives. I...

Cycling in Piedmont

There is a place in Piedmont located in the North West part of Italy where cycling is an important part of Italian history. The two towns that best represent this heritage are Castellania and Cassano...

This may sound crazy but... don't take a phone or laptop

Whenever I take a trip of any serious length I don't take a mobile phone or laptop with me. I just feel they are unnecessary. To elaborate... for one thing I love reading so getting through a couple...

My favorite day trips from Madrid

Let’s face it, Madrid is wonderful. You can spend a lifetime in Spain’s capital city and still discover something new almost every day. But sometimes a day out of the hectic metropolis is...

El Mirador, the Lost Mayan City in the Guatemalan jungle

There are countless well-known tourist attractions in the world – easy to reach and with good transport connections. And then – there is something for adventure people of Indiana Jones kind...

Visiting Macedonia, a lesser-known European destination

One of the most interesting destination that I have the chance to visit and to discover in last years is Macedonia. One of the countries of Former Yugoslavia. There is no sea, it is small, but it...