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If you are a keen package tour traveler, you have probably visited Monastir, Hammamet or Sousse in Tunisia. At least before the terror attacks that unfortunately seem to have paralyzed travels to this interesting North African country. But the capital Tunis is close to Central Europe and very well worth an extended weekend visit also …
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Our trip to northern Italy was directed to the capital of Lombardy (Milan, which I have written about before), the rich capital of Piemonte (Turin, with all its gorgeous palaces) and the capital of Liguria, Genoa. The food and culture of Liguria felt so unique that I wished to write an article of its own …
Europe, food, Italian Riviera, Italy, travel, travel experiences
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I have written about Denmark before, but at that time I focused mainly on Copenhagen and my childhood visit to Legoland. A lot of Denmark is situated on islands, but the mainland Jutland is nevertheless worth a trip of its own and we did that in summertime. As a Nordic citizen my first visits to …
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Bosnia might feel a bit isolated, since few airlines operate to the cities of this magnificent country. Furthermore, neighboring country Croatia owns much of the Adriatic sea shores, from which Bosnian territory is not far away. But if you travel to Split or Dubrovnik in Croatia, you might take part in an organized bus trip …
Bosnia-Hercegovina, Europe, food, travel, travel experiences
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Mauritius is one of those paradise islands in the Indian Ocean, and the people certainly look more as the island would be closer to India than the African continent. The country has a well-developed tourism, but there are also towns and villages with almost only locals. The islanders are extremely helpful towards tourists, and they …
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We travelled with flight points from the SAS airline bonus alliance from Copenhagen to the Faroe Islands and it is a worthy way of using few points on a trip that otherwise would have cost a lot. Because money is needed, since food and accommodation is expensive on the remote islands. The trip is nevertheless …
Denmark, Europe, Faroe Islands, food, travel, travel experiences
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I have visited Canada a few times and this time our 3-day layover in Montréal raised a few negative thoughts that I wish to raise. First of all, the tipping culture just cannot cease to amaze me. Coming from Europe I am used to pay the price stated on a product or service, but in …
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You might expect your first impression of the country to be arid and sandy, but prior to my December visit there had been a surprise 2-day rainfall and the dry bushes where indeed green and the plains seemed full of life. Maybe that is a symbolism for the existence of life and hope in any …
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Costa Rica – the rich coast – really is rich compared to many other Central American countries. The wellbeing has been transformed into, and boosted by, ecotourism that we foreigners are happy to experience. All tours and day trips seem to underline the country’s nature. Most tourists would enjoy the ocean and beaches of the …
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The name Mallorca might make you think of pork parties or a destination filled with noisy and demanding tourists. I can tell you that Mallorca has passed that stage and returned to a harmonic joint existence between locals and travelers. At least viewed from my perspective, as a tourist. We were based in the old …
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Kazakhstan is one of the largest countries in the world, and it has lots of influences from its even bigger neighbours Russia and China. Most of the country is covered by an arid steppe with monotonous views and in the middle of all this you will find the capital Nur-Sultan (formerly known as Astana) with …
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Sadly, it took three visits to Albania before I wrote an article about this interesting new tourist country. My first quick visit from the North Macedonian Lake Ohrid, and the second day-visit was from Greek Corfu by hydrofoil to Albania’s Sarande. The third time was a flight to the capital Tirana, where we spent a …
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For beginners it is easy to start with the Yucatan peninsula when you visit Mexico. Americans usually stop at Cancun, the Caribbean cruise ships set their anchor at Cozumel and the Europeans head to Playa del Carmen. We enjoyed the former fishing village Playa del Carmen , where most of everything worked well and the …
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There is a lavish architecture in Baku of all styles from the 20th century and the reason for this is the greatest richness of the 20th century: oil. Walking by the sea front of Baku you can see the source of the wealth – the oil towers – far in the horizon of the Caspian …
