I spent four nights at a resort in Latchi, Cyprus, enjoying the laid back life style, spending time on the beach, relaxing at the resort, and also doing some hiking on the Aphrodite Trail in Akamas National Park (you can skip down to the hiking coverage here) I arrived in Cyprus via a flight to…
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While I was staying in the Tarcento area of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy, I took a day trip over the border to Slovenia to go hiking in Triglav National Park. It was only about a one hour drive, and a nice drive at that. Triglav is a massive park with all kinds of awesome looking…
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I spent three days in Venice at the beginning of June and had a really nice time. I really liked the city. It is on the more expensive side, so keep that in mind when planning your time there. Also, I recommend going ahead and getting a multi-day vaporetto (waterbus) pass for the length of…
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During my visit to Milan, I spent a full day at EXPO 2015. I had never been to a World Expo or Fair before, so was interested to see one. Especially given the theme of this year’s Expo, “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”. I’m interested in topics like sustainability, so a theme along those…
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I spent three nights in Milan in late May. One full day was spent at the Milan Expo, so really I only spent two days in Milan. But I enjoyed the things that I saw. Milan seems to be one of those cities that many people skip when they visit Italy. But I really liked…
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I spent about a week in Florence, Italy in May. I had a nice time, and had a chance to see a lot of great things and eat some good food. So I’m organizing this post in those categories. One important note before you go to Florence: if you want to visit the art museums,…
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In late May, I visited the Cinque Terre region of Italy. I was excited for some coastal hiking and to see the beautiful towns. I decided to stay a couple of train stops north of the main towns, in Framura. I was able to find much better priced accommodations, and since my main plan was…
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I spent three days in Cappadocia in July and had a great time. Lots to do and see, definitely worth a visit while in Turkey. My time is roughly broken into these segments, so you can jump directly to any of them Day Hike Green Tour Hot Air Ballooning I booked a cave hotel for…
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Today I went to the East Side Gallery in Berlin. This is a 1.3km section of the Berlin Wall that has been painted by over 100 artists. It was first done in 1990, and has had various restoration work done since then, as lots of graffiti has covered it over time. I first visited the…
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While I was staying in Florence I took a day trip to nearby Siena. You can get there easily by the SITA bus, the Florence bus station is across the street from the main train station. Depending on whether it’s an express or not, it’s around a 75-90 minute trip that’s about €15 round trip….
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