🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 We started on Friday after an early lunch from home around 12 . Drive itself should take 5 to 6 hours but due to notorious M25 traffic it was over 7 hours with some breaks till we reach our overnight accomodation at YHA Boswinger where we stayed for 2 nights. Day 1 Our day started fresh and early after we had our breakfast at YHA .We walked down to Hemmick beach which was completely destered at that time in the morning .Hemmick is a small and attractive sandy beach…
🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 Day 1 This is a short road trip only for 2 days. I left early from home drove for around 3 hrs for about 188 miles to service station for a break and breakfast then drove for another 2 hours to Crummock water. On the way there were some waterfalls , I stopped at Moss Force waterfall. This is possibly the most accessible waterfall in the Lakes, being barely more than 200m (220 yards) from the roadside. It is situated on the crest of the pass at Newlands Hause…
🇮🇸 🇮🇸 🇮🇸 Reykjavík is the capital city of and also the largest city in Iceland. Amazing city in its own rights , it is also known as City of museums . Apart from usual museums you would expect in a regular European capital City, it has Phallological (Penis) Museum and Perlan museum. My time was very limited in the capital city . I stayed in Dalur YHA . located neighbourhood of Laugardalur. I went for Laugardalslaug pool next door which is the largest in Reykjavik with two 50m swimming pools, slides,…
🇧🇬 🇧🇬 🇧🇬 Day 1 Sofia I left Budapest after in the afternoon . The flight was about 2.5 hours and reached airport around 10 in the evening. From Airport , it's about 30 min ride to Elgence Hostel and guesthouse. Day 2 Sofia Today I left the hotel in morning . Had a very good breakfast at a local cafe near the center of the town and the joined a free walking tour called "Free Sofia Tour". This is by far one of the best free walking tour I ever did.…
🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 Another short trip with long driving involved in the summer of 2024. I left home early in the morning towards Skanda Vale. Skanda Vale , The Maha Shakti (also known as the Maha Kali) Temple houses a striking six-foot-tall murthi (sacred image) of Maha Kali, surrounded by shrines to Lakshmi, Pattini, Saraswati, Mother Mary and more. The drive was about 6 hours and we had a mishap, on the way we had rest stop and while adding air the tire valve blew off. So we got stuck there for…
🇲🇰 🇲🇰 🇲🇰 Skopje - Bitola - Orhid - Skopje One of the youngest countries in world, North Macedona got independence because of the breakup of formar Yugoslovia in 1991. Intially known as Macedona but this name was objected ny Greece as it has a province with same name. North Macedonia is not part of EU as Bulgeria objected to it. There were unrest and issues in past but now it is largely a peaceful country. Day 1 Fly to Skopje from London My flight was late in the evening from Skopje.…
🇱🇮 🇱🇮 🇱🇮 Principality of Liechtenstein is 25 KM long landlocked micronation sandwitched between Austria and Switzerland. Economically it has one of the highest per captia GDP ratio and considered the safeset country in the world Day 1 My flight was in the morning 6AM from Heathrow airport. Travelling in the morning from Heathrow was a bliss, hardly takes anytime for security in an otherwise extreamly busy airport. Flight to Zurich airport was under 2 hours and then public transport to Vaduz , capital of Liechtenstein. It's straightforward to go , train…
🇵🇱 🇵🇱 🇵🇱 Day 1 London to Gdnsk My flight was in early morning . Left from London Luton in the morning around 8.35 AM and landed in Gdnsk about 11.35 AM. Commute to the old town area was easy . Public transport is frequent and cheap. My check in to the apartment was at 4 PM . So I walked around for few hours. The city has outstanding pieces of architecture such as the City Hall, St. Mary's Church, the Arthus Court and the Golden Gate. Today the inner city attracts…
🇽🇰 🇽🇰 🇽🇰 Born out of the breakup of former Yugoslovia, Kosovo is one of the youngest country in world. After Kosovo war in 1999 , it declared independence in 2008. The country is being rebuilt since then. In spite of sore relationship with neighbouring Serbia , gradually it is recognised by most of G20 countries. This was a short trip to Kosovo primarily to Hike part of Sharr mountains called The Edge. I arrived in Pristina and was picked up the by the host. We then relaxed and enjoyed a late…
🇫🇷 🇫🇷 🇫🇷 6th - 10th April 2024 Day 1 London To Nice My flight to Nice was in the afternoon . Nice airport is fairly small and not that far from the towm. I reached my Air BnB apartment late in the evening . We had our dinner and then retired for the day. Day 2 Antibes We spent the morning in Nice. The Promenade des Anglais is the iconic seafront boulevard that stretches for approximately seven kilometers along the beautiful Mediterranean coastline of Nice. Lined with palm trees and offering…