A tour of Europe is a journey that many travelers dream of. The key rule when planning a tour is: when in Europe, don’t fly, but use any available land … Read the story...
Best cities to live in 2022 are in Europe and Canada
Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) annual liveability index for of the best and worst cities to live for 2022 features a few big changes in the ranking. When entire countries restricted free movement and availability of services … Read the story...
Top 5 beach towns along Costa Blanca, Spain
Costa Blanca is the name for a long stretch of Mediterranean beaches located in the state of Valencia, southeast of Spain. Costa Blanca’s northernmost towns and beaches are in Valencia City … Read the story...
The safest and most dangerous roads in Europe
If you have driven across Europe, crossing a number of country borders on the way, you probably have noticed how the behavior on the road gradually changes. There are … Read the story...
Germany made an offer that is hard to refuse: travel one month for 9 euros
Germany’s travel industry has made an offer that I find difficult to refuse. You can buy a ticket for 9 euros that is valid for one summer month 2022 in public transportation. Yes, you can use the … Read the story...
Here is a caravan that’s compact on the road, but spacious on campground
Travelers who don’t want to invest in a campervan or motorhome, but hate towing a full size caravan behind their car could find the compact Beauer 3X as a smart solution for camping trips. … Read the story...
The lowest and highest prices in popular vacation destinations in Europe
The pandemic period was an excellent opportunity to save some money because travel and entertainment activities were seriously restricted during that time. If you didn’t manage to put extra money aside, we … Read the story...
10 popular pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
During our travels in Central and Southern Europe, I have been surprised to find out how popular activity hiking along the ancient pilgrim routes in France, Spain and Portugal is. The pilgrim destination is Santiago … Read the story...
Fascinating new natural regions accepted as Unesco Geoparks in 2022
Sweden in north Europe and Luxembourg in west Europe are two new countries that have managed to get one of their regions designated as a Unesco Global Geopark. Since 2004, Unesco has annually evaluated a number of regions around the … Read the story...
New sights have quickly become tourist favorites in Helsinki, Finland
The capital of Finland, Helsinki, has gained a number of new sights during the last few years that already have proved to be tourist attractions. Six years ago, we published a guidebook to Helsinki, but new sights … Read the story...
Top 16 mountain destinations in the world ranked
What on earth is it that attracts people to a mountain? Surely, some people are fascinated by the wilderness, and the beauty of untouched nature. Others may enjoy activities in the great … Read the story...
Lawyers, Guns and Money: traveling safely in Europe
Warren Zevon didn’t actually sing about war in his song Lawyers, Guns and Money, but problems caused by shady characters he hung out with. While European countries are providing Shelter, Guns and … Read the story...