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The medieval capital of Latvian, Riga, resembles of the capital of Estonia, Tallinn, and both are indeed port cities. Nevertheless, apart from Tallinn, a river runs through Riga and the city is often referred to as the Paris of the North. A river runs through the capital of Lithuania as well, but Vilnius is like …
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The border areas of Germany and France offer beautiful sceneries especially by the rivers Rhine, Mosel and Neckar. You can use weeks for driving along the rivers viewing all the small towns, castles and wineries. The area is especially beautiful in autumn, when the wine harvest culminates in different festivals and when the night chills …
Europe, food, Germany, Luxembourg, travel, travel experiences
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This gorgeous tourism country slept Cinderella sleep during apartheid when the country was boycotted, but nowadays everyone has the chance to experience South Africas greatness. I visited the warm Capetown in January, when northern Europe is at its coldest, and enjoyed the safe, colourful and tasty city. It was a joy to sit at one …
Africa, exotism, food, South Africa, travel, travel experiences
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It might feel strange to combine these two areas in one and the same article, but I have done it before, and for me Scotland and Ireland felt quite alike after my two different journeys. Both the Scots and the Irish are proud people with a rich culture and a hard past. The best sides …
Europe, food, Ireland, Scotland, travel, travel experiences, UK
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The Canary Islands are usually viewed as a destination that has sold its soul to tourism. A tourism paradise where locals serve foreign visitors who are not the slightest interested in anything else than sun, warmth, entertainment and international food. I myself used to loathe the thought of that and my first visit to the …
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It is maybe too easy to compare the capital of Ukraine, Kiev (or Kiyv as the locals write it), with St Petersburg or Moscow. There is a more western atmosphere about Kiev than in Moscow, but the dull concrete blocks of the suburbs and the muddy small markets by the metro stations soon remind of …
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This is my review of the European republic Georgia, not the American Georgia state. When my interest in the Caucasus region rose, I chose Georgia over Armenia and Azerbaijan because there were no visa requirements for EU citizens to Georgia, and there were good flight connections to its capital, Tbilisi. And am I glad i …
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India does not leave anyone untouched. There is dirt and dust everywhere and the noisy traffic is boosted by every single vehicle, which has a sign urging other vehicles to “blow horn”. The poor beg for coins with a disturbing intensity and when you walk on sidewalks you need to avoid holes in the road, …
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Côte d’Azur or south of France offers warm weather in spring and autumn, when northern Europe still or already freezes. Money-studded names such as Nice and Monaco drive off poor tourists but there is less expensive and much more interesting to explore in the area. Rustic villages of Provence such as Aix-en-Provence, St-Paul-de-Vence and Grasse …
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During the latest years Denmark has unfortunately become mainly a passing-through-country for me when aiming for central Europe by car or train. It is always fun, though, to stop for a few hours in Copenhagen. For many non-Scandinavian travelers Copenhagen is in fact the only place they visit in Denmark. When my sister and I …
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After a short stop in Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls, we continued to Zambia’s second largest city, Livingstone, which acts as a gateway to the Zambian parts of Victoria Falls. The waterfalls were the reason for my two-day trip to Zambia. My taxi drove through dusty small-town Livingstone to the savanna towards the falls of the rapid …
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Our four seasons and our public holidays characterize our food as well as the fresh ingredients we have at our disposal at the time. Generally we eat frozen fast food that we cook in the microwave oven, but in the weekends we invest in our favourite foods such as meatballs, oven-baked salmon, macaroni casserole or …
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Holland is a wonderful small country with a unique countryside conquered by the sea. The tourist is delighted by tulip field which blossom in spring, and by windmills and canals, everything that make you enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Small towns such as Utrecht, Leiden, Haarlem, Delft and the Hague are examples of beautiful canal towns …
Europe, food, Holland, Netherlands, travel, travel experiences
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We arrived to Vientiane after a Thai flight to Udon Than and by car crossing the border. After a few border checkpoints with a small fee for each, we reached the capital of Laos. Vientiane is not a very noteworthy town but we stayed with a friend and enjoyed the relaxed Laotian way of living. …
