Category: Travel Tips

Sarajevo, Fascinating Capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina

                            Our Airbnb was located in east Sarajevo, which is actually due south of the historic city of Sarajevo and is in the autonomous region of Bosnia called the Republic of Skrpska and with that introduction we felt the need to read …

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Starting the Schengen Shuffle

Bittersweet is our departure from Coração d’Ouro. named after a Portuguese Telenovela, meaning Heart of Gold. AirBnb owner Lianne is ready at 8am to take us to Tábua bus station. We almost spent a month with her. Got a great tan going and the daily swimming in the pool was definitely a health kick for …

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Helping Out Family in Holland

During our stay in Austria, Han got a message from his oldest brother, asking us to come and take care of things at his home, when he was getting a Heart procedure operation on May 21. Even though the operation in his case was considered non invasive, the anxiety levels nevertheless reigned high, especially since …

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Discovering Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh: April 5th, 2026: The Ryanair flight from Düsseldorf-Weeze to Edinburgh (pronounce Edinborough if you want to fit in with the Scottish) was just about a little over an hour long. We arrived on a blustery day, normal for Edinburgh this time of year, which also happened to be Easter Sunday. Adam (manager of Jeeps …

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2026 Port of Disembarkation – Barcelona (Pick Pocket Warning)

Disembarking after a cruise is like ripping off a sticky bandage from a nasty cut. After experiencing disembarkations in Athens, Los Angeles, Southampton and Barcelona in the last four years, we can clearly state that cruise ship companies make a major mistake in customer relations. We do understand the need for speed if the ship …

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