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Europe
Europe is the second smallest continent and saw the rise and fall of Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire.ย The Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution both took place in Europe.
Welcome to Budapest ~ old world charm, stunning archicture, gorgeous views, delicious food, and wonderful people.ย Budapest is the capital city of Hungary and is ... Read More
What is the first thing you think of when you hear the word Transylvania?ย If it's not Dracula, please let me know what is!ย Transylvania ... Read More
Bucharest is the capital city of Romania and is called Little Paris.ย Stunning architecture, welcoming people, and an old town centre to wander through made ... Read More
Luxembourg and it's capital, Luxembourg City was fabulous!ย Luxembourg is in Western Europe surrounded by Belgium, Germany and France.ย Medieval castles, hiking, viewpoints and a ... Read More
Vaduz is the capital of Liechtenstein and the prettiest place I've been.ย Liechtenstein is the world's wealthiest country and is landlocked between Switzerland and Austria.ย ... Read More
There is a little strip of land between Ukraine and Moldova called Transnistria that is often referred to as "the country that doesn't exist".ย Welcome ... Read More
Moldova is a small country in Eastern Europe located between Ukraine and Romania.ย I arrived in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, on my birthday after ... Read More
Located in Southeastern Europe is a small country called Bulgaria.ย Sofia is the capital of this Balkan nation.ย It has over 2,000 years of history, ... Read More
Nestled within Italy, there is another country!ย What?ย The Republic of San Marino is only 61 sq kms and has a population just over 30K.ย ... Read More
The Isle of Skye.ย Sigh.ย A bigger sigh.ย It is the largest island in the Inner Hebrides archipelago and spectacular.ย Breathtakingly beautiful at every turn, ... Read More
This is my favourite place in the world!ย Scotland, Inverness, Culloden, the history, the world of Jamie Fraser and Outlander, I love it here.ย Inverness ... Read More
Midhope Castle (Lallybroch) Hello Lallybroch from Outlander!ย We stopped here on our drive from Edinburgh to St. Andrews.ย I was extremely disappointed that Jamie Fraser ... Read More
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and jam packed with history.ย The view is different because Edinburgh's buildings were constructed using the Craigleith Sandstone and ... Read More
Edinburgh Cab Tours We did a day out with Edinburgh Cab Tours ~ Andy took us to Tantallon Castle, Rosslyn Chapel, Royal Yacht Britannia, North ... Read More
From Galway, with a stop at Sean's Bar, we headed to County Antrim and Bushmills.ย ย The Bushmills Inn Quietly luxurious boutique hotel on the Causeway ... Read More
Dublin is the capital of Ireland, our first Irish stopย and this wine lover discovered a liking for Guinness.ย Slรกinteย ย Clontarf Castle Hotel Dublin's Leading Castle ... Read More
Close to the Bavarian Alps, this region is beautiful. Munich is Bavaria's capital in Germany and the home of Oktoberfest.ย The next Oktoberfest starts on ... Read More
The summer shenanigans of Jackie & Myrna have begun.ย After COVID, rescheduling, cancellations, flights being cancelled 2 weeks ago and being rebooked on different connection ... Read More
Dating back to the 4th century, Belgrade is the capital of Serbia and was the capital of Yugoslavia.ย Belgrade means the White City because the ... Read More
Croatia truly is one of the most beautiful places ~ the coastline along the Adriatic Sea is stunning.ย Croatia consists of 4 regions:ย Croatia Proper ... Read More
Doesn't it just sound exotic and sexy?ย Montenegro. I imagine old movies, suave gentlemen and romance.ย ย Located on the Adriatic Sea, Montenegro is nestled between Croatia, ... Read More
Slovenia and the capital city of Ljubljana.ย In my mind I always said L-Jub-L-Jana, but it's pronounced "loo-bee-ana".ย Ljubljana is a beautiful city and the ... Read More
Sarajevo is the captial city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and it quickly became a favourite city for me.ย I loved every moment in this fascinating ... Read More
Herzegovina is the southern and smaller of the two main geographical regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.ย The scenery was beautiful and this was the area ... Read More
Srebrenica genocide:ย โA failure of civilizationโ - Pope St. John Paul II I clearly remember the events in Srebrenica in 1995.ย Throughout my travels so ... Read More
The Kosovo War was fought from February 1998 to June 1999 and ended when NATO intervened.ย ย Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008 and is now ... Read More
Skopje stands out as one of the coolest places I've visited.ย Located in the north of the Republic of North Macedonia, Skopje is known as ... Read More
Soulful bagpipes, soaring mountains, fields of purple heather and songs for every occasion. ย Scotland is a magical place. I left the Isle of Skye and ... Read More
Culloden. ย During my road trip to Inverness, I spent the night in Room 11 at Culloden House, an historic house with ties to Bonnie Prince ... Read More
Driving on the other side of the road? ย Nothing to it! ย I've returned the rental in one piece, no scratches, no dents and everything still ... Read More
Touring the exclusion zone at Chernobyl was a day I won't forget. ย It is overgrown, thriving with wildlife and vegetation and has an eerie beauty ... Read More
Being the adventurous gal that I am, I booked the 15 hour long train from Budapest, Hungary to Kiev, Ukraine. ย My global train pass covered ... Read More
The Strasbourg Cathedral was built between 1176โ1439. ย It is a masterpiece of Gothic Art and is full of stained glass. ย The cathedral measures 142 metres ... Read More
I'm just an old-fashioned Newfie girl at heart. ย I love wild meat and dumplings! ย Seafood too of course. ย I could exist on seafood for the ... Read More
Auschwitz. ย There isn't a word that conjures up more horror than this one does. ย I will never forget the day I walked here. ย There were ... Read More
Nestled within Vilnius is the Republic ofย Uลพupis which is the most fascinating place I've ever been! ย The Constitution is fabulous! Uลพupis is a neighbourhood that ... Read More
What an incredible experience this was! ย "Inside The Volcano" is billed as a "Journey Towards The Center of Earth". ย The descent is 120 metres into ... Read More
Bucket List Alert! ย Diving Silfra was one of the most fantastic things I've ever done! Silfra is a fissure between the North American and Eurasian ... Read More
Turkey is glorious and the main attraction for me was the Celsus Library at Ephesus.ย Kusadasi was a port on the Princess Cruises Holy Land ... Read More
Greece.ย The Greek Isles.ย Santorini.ย Did blue & white images just pop into your mind?ย Is there a more beautiful island anywhere?ย I fell head ... Read More
Possibilities.ย I love that word - absolutely anything is possible!ย Why limit yourself?ย If there is something you're dreaming of - go for it!ย If ... Read More
Guernsey is located in the Channel Islands between England and France.ย Official languages are English and French and you can either fly or take a ... Read More
My son and I went on a British Isles cruise departing from Southampton, England.ย We spent some time in London and being the confident, adventurous ... Read More
Who does not know at least one Beatles song?ย Which one is your favourite?ย Mine is "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".ย "Hey Jude" and "Twist ... Read More
I was privileged to travel to Reykjavik in August of 2013 with Canada's Team Diabetes to participate in the Conquer the Crater Hike.ย It followed ... Read More
Iceland is hands down the most visually stunning country I've ever seen.ย Geysers!ย Volcanoes!ย Thermal Spas!ย Waterfalls!ย Mountains!ย Vivid Green Valleys!ย There are so many ... Read More