The so-called “Golden Ring” of Russia refers to a series of about 12 cities northeast of Moscow, which have a special historical – religious – cultural interest. Monuments of Russian history are preserved there, one finds temples and monasteries of unique beauty, as well as folk handicrafts. Rostov, Sergiyev Posad and Yaroslavl were the ones we chose for the Russian Christmas period in 2020 and we did not regret it.
Paros: Glyfa Village
Glyfa Village Apartments During our visit to Paros island, we decided to stay 2 nights in beautiful Glyfa Village apartments. Usually we prefer low-budget accomodation and even during that visit to Cyclades islands we stayed several nights in our roof-top tent. But sometimes we like just to relax with all the comfort available. This is …
Naxos: Ploes Seaside Houses
When travelling to Naxos, we wanted to have a completely relaxing experience. Out of 4 nights there, we have decided to split our time to 2 nights on the empty beaches of the West and North Coast in our rooftop tent and 2 nights in the beautiful Ploes Seaside Houses in Plaka. Why did we …
Switzerland: 24 hours in a 400-year-old house
Accommodation like in a fairy-tale The northeast side of Switzerland, far from the Alps, offers a different picture to travelers. Low hills, meadows, farms and cows everywhere. With the provincial roads in perfect condition this is a dream of anyone who loves road trips! And so we found ourselves driving from the Bodensee coast to …
24 Hours of our Road Trip from Crete to Iceland with Toddler in Tow
How Our Road Trip Adventure Began When my husband was about to go on paternity leave, we discussed the pragmatics of our new lives with a baby—my going back to work full-time, our son’s schedule, and basics like yard work. Even though Ektoras and I weren’t ready to be apart from each other, we were …
Austria, North Tyrol
When Cuban spirit met the Alps The first week was almost over, our road trip was now in a new phase. We got used to driving, especially our little explorer, we had covered already long distance and we could now continue at much more relaxing pace! So, after we enjoyed Slovenia as much as we …
Crete to Iceland: 4-month family road trip
Right now we are on our 4-month family roadtrip from Crete to Iceland, Faroe Islands and back. Unfortunately, there is no time for writing long reviews or having daily reports on what we have seen. Our little Ektoras always manages to have full control over our time and absorbs all the energy like a magic …
How to survive an 11 hours flight with your toddler?
We started this article when we were flying somewhere above Asia. Our final destination was Bali, with a short layover in Singapore Changi airport. So, let’s see how to spend 11 hours on air, flying with our 18-month-old adventurer! Actually, the first 6 hours have already passed, very easily I would say! Ektoras slept during …