bengalinomad, Author at Bengali Nomad

Slovakia & Vienna

Post author:bengalinomad
Post published:September 22, 2023
Post category:Austria 🇦🇹Europe 🌍Slovakia 🇸🇰

🇸🇰 🇸🇰 🇸🇰 Day 1 Krakow to Smokvec I was picked up from Krakow airport by Martin and Co in the afternoon. After that we drove over the High Tatras Mountains that separate Slovakia and Poland and headed for the lovely alpine village of Stary Smokovec. This was a family-run hotel . There was a bit of issue with romm keys. Nevertheless after settling into your room, I headed down to meet your travelling companions over dinner and relaxed into the holiday rhythm. Day 2 Smokvec Hike to the Green Lake We…

Mexico : Chichén Itzá and Cenote Swimming

Post author:bengalinomad
Post published:August 31, 2023
Post category:Mexico 🇲🇽North America 🌎travel

🇲🇽 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 Journey to Mexico started with a very long flight with two changes. It started from Frankfurt at 7 AM in the morning , then a 3 hr break at Heathrow before taking the 2nd one to Dallas . Dallas airport was in total chaos , there is this December vacation rush with very long queues and we had on one and half hour to board the flights. At security we got seperated while we were made to walk through an open area with a dog running around. …

Mexico : Tulum

Post author:bengalinomad
Post published:August 30, 2023
Post category:Mexico 🇲🇽North America 🌎travel

🇲🇽 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 From Cancun our next destination was Tulum. We booked our tickets in ADO bus which were very comfortable though bus station was bit crowded and chaotic . Tulum has excellent beaches , but Playa Ruinas (Ruin beach) is the most stunning beach . This narrow strip of sand at the foot of cliffs, overlooked by ruins of an ancient Mayan walled city. The Tulum ruins, with its beautiful coastal setting, are one of the most popular Mayan cities and offer an interesting insight into the later years of the…

Mexico : Cancun

Post author:bengalinomad
Post published:August 28, 2023
Post category:Family / Leisure Luxury / Comfort Mexico 🇲🇽North America 🌎travel

🇲🇽 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 This was booked very well in advance primarily because I got a huge promotional deal at Sunset Royal Beach resort , Cancun . Mexico and specially in Cancun there are these "all inclusive" resorts where essentially you pay mothing for your foods and drinks . On arrival you were given a bracelet and you just need to scan it and thats all. Flights , specially during Chrismas was expensive , so I opted for an indirect route . We had a fairly comforatable room for 5 days and…

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Budapest

Post author:bengalinomad
Post published:June 11, 2023
Post category:Europe 🌍Hungary 🇭🇺travel

🇭🇺 🇭🇺 🇭🇺 My flight from the Brussels was in the morning. It was a 2.5 hour flight , I arrived at the Airport around 11 and then took a bus to the center. I was staying at Artist Guest House but I had collect my keys from a different place which was painful. Nevertheless after settling down in my guest house and taking a bit of rest I left to stoll around the center of the Budapest . The previously separate towns of Buda, Óbuda, and Pest were officially unified in…

Belgium

Post author:bengalinomad
Post published:June 9, 2023
Post category:Belgium 🇧🇪Europe 🌍travel

🇧🇪 🇧🇪 🇧🇪 29 th April Brussels 4 nights London → Brussels → Budapest → Sofia → London Day 1 London to Brussels My flight was early morning from Heathrow. I landed at Brussels airport about 10.30. From airport I took public transport to my hotel. Hotel itself was outside the old city . I was bit early , could not check in, neither they had the facility to keep the luggage . So I had to roam around for sometime before allowed to check in. After checking in I spent sometime…

Croatia : Plitvice lake national park

Post author:bengalinomad
Post published:June 2, 2023
Post category:Croatia 🇭🇷travel

Plitvice lake is a 295sq km national park in central Croatia. There are 16 lakes , 12 upper and 4 lower lakes joined by waterfalls. Veliki Slap is the highest waterfall (78 meter) in lower lakes. Apart from walkways and hiking trails there is also an electric boat which connect lower lakes and upper lakes. My flight from Sarajevo was on the Morning. From the airport , I first had to take a bus to transfer to main bus station and then took a bus from there to Plitvice . I bought…

Croatia : Zagreb

Post author:bengalinomad
Post published:May 30, 2023
Post category:City Croatia 🇭🇷travel

🇭🇷 🇭🇷 🇭🇷 Day - 1 Zagreb is the captial of Croatia and my last stop before flying back home. I started in the afternoon after a long day at Plitvice . The bus reached at Zagreb early evening . I stayed at YHA in Zagreb. After checking in I roamed around city centre and also had my dinner . Interestingly in the city center the have probably smallest train line in the world ( used only for touristic purposes) . Tkes ppl from lower level of the town to upper level.…

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo

Post author:bengalinomad
Post published:January 29, 2023
Post category:Bosnia & Herzegovina 🇧🇦City travel

🇧🇦 🇧🇦 🇧🇦 This was the last leg of ny B&H trip. The hotel I booked was just opposite to the pigeon square. It was fairly cheap but comfortable. I arrived from Mostar in the morning by Talgo train. There are two daily trains depart from Čapljina , I took the morning train which departs about 6.30 AM. Sarajevo is about 2.5 hours but it took little longer. With the help of my host , I took a local tram to the pigeon square and deposited my luggage . Sarajevo old town…

Hiking up Mount Maglic

Post author:bengalinomad
Post published:January 29, 2023
Post category:Adventure Bosnia & Herzegovina 🇧🇦travel Trek

🇧🇦 🇧🇦 🇧🇦 The bus picked us up from the Dubrovnik airport . There was some confusion about one person who arrived lake but nevertheless we set out for Tjentiste which would be our base for Mount Maglic. I met my guide and team en route to the 18th century city of Trebinje. This is the southernmost city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated on the banks of Trebišnjica river in the region of East Herzegovina. The restrurant seems pretty posh with great view . After lunch we visited the Tvrdos…