One of the best road trips I have done is across the Balkans in June 2009. Here is the itinerary of our trip: Romania: Bucharest, Bran. Bulgaria: Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo, Shipka, Plovdiv, Sofia. Macedonia: Kumanovo, Skopje, Prilep, Bitola, Resen, Ohrid. Greece: Niki, Florina, Meteora, Kalambaka Albania: Gjirokaster, Berat, Durres,…
View PostPlitviče Lakes National Park is a 295-sq.-km forest reserve located in Croatia close to Bihac, a little north west Bosnian border town. It is famous for a chain of 16 terraced lakes, joined by waterfalls, that extend into a limestone canyon. I visited this beautiful place for the first time…
View PostI’ve been to Bosnia twice, just because I loved it so much the first time around. Here are some of the places we visited I can recommend: Mostar The Old Bridge (Stari Most) is a UNESCO World Heritage site and the icon of Mostar. The bridge was originally built by the…
View PostIf there is anything I’m not, it would be a museum buff. However Oslo is the one place I’ve visited where the museums BLEW me away. Here are the 5 must visit museums in this Norwegian capital. 1) Kon-Tiki Museum “BORDERS? I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE. BUT I HAVE HEARD…
View PostI was born and raised in Malaysia but have not lived there for the last 12 years. So when someone asks me the question above, should I still answer Malaysia or should it be Switzerland where I’ve lived the last 7 years? As a Malaysian with Malay, Javanese and Chinese…
View PostUndoubtedly there are too many amazing hotels in this world. However, in no particular order, the 10 hotels below are the ones I would really like to spend a night (or more) in: 1- Casa Palopo, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala Imagine waking up with this view of the lake and the…
View PostJanuary Gruyeres and Chateau d’Oex (International Hot Air Balloon Festival) Ireland March London Mauritius April Seychelles Bordeaux, Biarritz (France), San Sebastian (Spain) Copenhagen (Denmark), Malmö (Sweden) May Gstaad, Saanen, Peak Walk, Chateau du Chillon Lausanne, Evian, Murten June Rapperswil Schwarzwald (Germany) Bernina Express, Tirano (Italy) September Adelboden October Schilthorn, Lauterbrunnen Spiez, Oberhofen…
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