Category: Travel Stories
Peñíscola, the Mediterranean dream
Peñíscola is a Mediterranean dream. It is history on a rock along the white and blue narrow streets of the upper old part surrounded at north and south by two awesome long beaches. There, its water is at a warm temperature for bathing for almost half of the year. It remains in Peñíscola still a…
Rice with what? – On the route of Spanish rice dishes
Let’s start with a basic fact. I’m originally coming from a country (Hungary), where people don’t really eat rice. Especially me. Nevertheless, I discovered the route of Spanish rice dishes. Yes, we can find rice there too, usually as a cheap side dish, but just imagine the most boring plain white rice, lacking any culinary…
Farena – the fairy tale village of the Prades Mountains
On a sunny day, when actually the forecast said rain for the whole day, we decided to go for a round trip into the Prades Mountains. The Prades Mountains, also known as Muntanyes de Prades, is a large calcareous mountain massif straddling the comarcas of Alt Camp, Baix Camp, Conca de Barberà, Garrigues and Priorat, in Catalonia. These mountains have characteristic large…
How is Brunei? – Ostentation, social control and petrol welfare
I wasn’t expecting much from the country when I arrived. My intention was to cross the northern part of Malay Borneo following the course of the rivers, from the very East part of the island to Kuching. And Brunei was there, halfway. I took a look at how was and what the country had to…
On the route of the castles in Camp de Tarragona region – part I.
During our trips across Camp de Tarragona region we haven’t discovered only little authentic villages but in parallel many beautiful medieval castles too. Gaia is one of the rivers running through the region of Tarragona, and in the 10th and 11th centuries played a strategic role, as it made a natural border between the County…
12 places to visit in Camp de Tarragona region
COVID-19 crisis has given to us the chance to go around our region, once finally it has been possible to move inside this territory. We live in Roda de Berà, a town in Camp de Tarragona region. There is a lot to do and visit here, fortunately, and since we were forced to stay inside…
Budapest Bucket List – Top 44 things to do in the Hungarian capital – By a local, district by district
For me, it’s always more trustworthy, more reliable, as locals always know better their places, than a one-time visitor. From time to time, I can also find bucket lists about Budapest, from other travelers that sometimes it’s funny to read, but rarely from locals. We wish this Budapest bucket list will be useful for you.…
Budapest – A European tour. Part I.
Well, our Budapest European tour – meaning crossing Europe starting in the capital of Hungary, or at least some part of the continent with our little bianco gelato Fiat 500 – was a very ambitious plan. Starting from Budapest and ending up in Barcelona, Spain meant 2000 km to drive. And of course, we didn’t…
Enkutatash in Lalibela, Ethiopia. Dressed in white on the rocks.
Lalibela seems to be the end of the world. Probably is the best known spot all over Ethiopia, but once you reach that precious gem you got the feeling of being anyhow in the middle of nowhere. Probably that was exactly still Ethiopia, almost a decade ago, when I stepped the country for my first…
Girona – Vuelta a España, a Spanish tour. Part XV.
This an article about Girona, a medieval city in the North of Catalonia you can not miss in a Spanish route. Anna: Girona is located 99 km northeast of Barcelona city. It’s an ideal destination for a day-trip, but even for a weekend, it provides us with many interesting and historical places to visit. And…