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 countries where everyone, including wild animals seem to obey the … Read >
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 one and the same ticket for an entire month to … Read >
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. The Beauer 3X is a caravan, but the telescope-like structure … Read >
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 have the top 10 of lowest cost summer 2022 European … Read >
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 de Compostela in northwest Spain, but routes start from France … Read >
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 world for exceptional geoglogical and cultural values. In 2022, 8 … Read >
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 encouraged us to update the book. In April 2022, we … Read >
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 outdoors in an environment that is not neatly organized in … Read >
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 Money to Ukrainians defending their country and for those who … Read >
How to travel to Gibraltar and why?
Gibraltar is an ancient settlement near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula in South Europe. In clear weather, African continent is visible both for the people and for monkeys who live on the “rock”. At this location, only a relatively narrow strait separates the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic … Read >