Island Hopping (Part 3) – in the Maldives, Thailand and Mexico, Egypt

Island hopping series: Here I will write about: the Maldives, Mexico, Thailand, Egypt The Maldives From Summer Island to Olhuveli, Maldives It was actually a site inspection. I lived on Summer island so one day when I had airport duty at Male I was picked u from the airport to go by motor boat to...

Island Hopping (Part 2) – in Spain, Italy and Malta

So far only in the Winter months I lived in Spain, this Summer I will try something new because I will work in Mallorca. Na but don’t go forward so much. Here you can find some island hopping excursions taken place in the Canary Islands, in Italy (Sicily and Venice) and Malta. Island hopping series:...

Island Hopping (Part 1) – in Greece

Island hopping series: I have been traveling for almost 10 years for work. I have lived in many holiday destinations and in my free time what else would I do than travel. I thought I collect some of my experiences in island hopping.Island hopping means you go on an excursion/ on your own from your...

On the North-Eastern Part of Tenerife

Cities from the colonial times, sandy beach with palm trees, mystic forest, majestic cliffs I wrote in a previous post (➡️ Roundtrip on Tenerife) that not only the Teide is worth a visit rather there are other sights in Tenerife.In the South of Tenerife is nothing, it is dry, there is almost no vegetation. But that...

Roundtrip on Tenerife

Tenerife is where I live and work this Winter. As an eager discoverer I try to see here too as many beautiful things/sights as possible. It is a pity I don’t have a car, it means I must go on our excursions to discover the island. What should you know about Tenerife?  It is the...

La Gomera – an enchanted forest & mountains

La Gomera is one of the 7 Canary islands (Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, El Hierro the other 6). I went on an excursion some days ago from Puerto de la Cruz, which is in the North of Tenerife. So first we had to go to the South to Los Cristianos/Las America to...

Visiting the Auschwitz Memorial and Museum

I was thinking about what to write about my visit in Auschwitz. I can start with repeating those who have already visited it: „You must come here once in your life”.Terrible that it is a museum on the spot where hundreds of thousands suffered, died and where humanity wasn't present. It is useful to see...

Bucket List for Malta

You can find on these 3 islands (Malta, Gozo and Comino) everything you need: history, culture, beaches, good food, religion. No wonder I wanted to go back there after my first season to spend there another one. No worries I have created a bucket list for the whole Maltese Islands. Here you are:  TOP 25...

From Malta to Sicily – an excursion to Taormina & to the Etna

While I lived on Malta I went on the excursion to Sicily many times. It is very tiring, true, it starts at around 5.30 to be picked up from your hotel, you go there by ferry, which takes for more than 1 hour, then you go by the excursion bus for at least 1 hour...

Back to the Past – Mdina, the Silent City, in Malta

One of my favourite cities in Malta was Mdina, the “Silent City”. It is like step back in time, the labyrinth of the streets, the palaces and beautiful old sandstone buildings. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage city, so it is worth a visit for its cultural/historical significance. It was the capital of Malta,...

Another Blue Lagoon but this time on Malta

I wrote in a previous post that if something is called “BLUE LAGOON” it always attracts people. It sounds exotic, beautiful. And it is valid for the Blue Lagoon in Malta too. More Blue Lagoons here:➡️Saona Island and the Blue Lagoon in the Dominican Republic➡️Ahhh, the Blue Lagoon in Crete The Blue Lagoon is the...

Why I love Valletta, the City of the Knights in Malta?

There aren't so many blog posts/travel site posts about Malta. Isn't it that popular anymore? It is a pity, because especially the Capital, Valletta is a small treasure box. Consider it as a Bucket List for Valletta. Valletta is a tiny little city, but so much to see and experience. It is called the Capital...

GOZO, I love you – BUCKET LIST

I spent more than 1,5 years on the Maltese Islands and I discovered the island where I lived, Malta, but I wanted to see more so I traveled frequently to Gozo. (The Maltese Islands consist of 3 islands: Malta, Gozo and Comino) I went on an excursion, I went on my own by car too....

Who is afraid of the Capuchin Catacombs and the Monster Villa in Sicily?

I loved Sicily, I wish I could go back to enjoy another summer there. I spent already one in Giardini Naxos / Taormina in 2014. I went to Palermo many times, it is the capital of Sicily, the cultural center of the island.  One of the most impressive places to visit - if you are...

Discovering Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria

If you are staying in Sunny Beach in Bulgaria and you have already seen everything worth seeing in the nearby you can go a bit more far. It takes 3 hours (244km) by car to go to Veliko Tarnovo, to one of the oldest cities in Bulgaria. I went there on my last day-off. The...

The Devil is beating his Wife on Cozumel Island in Mexico

I spent only some days in Mexico when I was on my roundtrip in November 2016. You can read about it here  BUCKET LIST for a Holiday to New York City – Fort Lauderdale – Playa del Carmen – HavanaI asked many who had been in Mexico already which island would they suggest me to visit:...

By boat along the Mekong Delta in Vietnam

Vietnam is one of my favourite South-East Asian countries, in 4 days I could see some nice sights there like I wrote in a previous post about the City Tour in Saigon The Mekong Delta is in the nearby of Saigon, where I stayed and I wanted to go on an excursion to the River...

Volcanoes and the Greek Island of Nisyros

It seems I am addicted to volcanoes, volcanic landscapes, craters :)I hadn't known there were so many in the World until I was working in Kos for a summer and I had to guide every week an excursion to Nisyros, a volcanic Greek Island. Nisyros can be found between Kos and Tilos. It doesn't have an airport so...

Visiting Burano and Torcello from Venice

Venice is absolutely stunning, everybody must agree. Doesn't matter if you go there in the summer or in the winter. The gondolas on the narrow canals, the bridges, the richly decorated palaces, the carneval, the Italian dishes...etc, ahhh Venice...Some days are also enough if you don't have that much holiday time, but then you have...

Exploring the Viñales Valley in Cuba

This Vinales Valley excursion is a really exciting one. When I was in Havana some months ago I wanted to do something else than visiting the city and driving in Havana by an Old Car. So I booked in my hotel an excursion to the Vinales Valley to see the the countryside. There are many...

Who likes the Ocean Drive in Miami???

You do like it, don't you? You are right, it is amazing! Look at the colourful houses, look at the hotels,  look at the vintage cars parking at the pavement...  and how about the motorbikes driving in the street... look at the dozens of restaurants where you can have delicious dishes. Have you already been...

Ahhh, the Blue Lagoon in Crete

If something is called Blue Lagoon it always attracts people. There are many Blue Lagoons in the World (Saona Island and the Blue Lagoon in the Dominican Republic & Another Blue Lagoon but this time on Malta), there is one too in Crete, Greece in Gramvoussa. I know it because some years ago during my...

Visit Chinatown in Bangkok – by Day and Night

When in Bangkok go to Chinatown. I didn’t know it is this cool going to this area in Bangkok. I visited the city many years ago for the first time but somehow then I didn’t have the time/ I didn’t think it was important to visit the Cinatown. I WAS WRONG! It is the coolest...

SOZOPOL vs. NESSEBAR – Two beautiful Towns on the Black Sea Coast

Not everyone would go on holiday to Bulgaria. It is not famous for an exciting landscape like Lanzarote (no, here are rather mountains and lakes like the Rila Lakes), for culture like Sicily, for amazing beaches like the Maldives just some examples that pop into my mind. But there are also some things to see...

Hiking the Seven Rila Lakes – a crazy drive from Sunny Beach, Bulgaria

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." True words from the actress Mae West. Do you do it right? I do my best!The Numbers of My crazy plan: Driving roughly 860 kilometers from Sunny Beach and back (it took altogether 11 hours), hiking 8 kilometers (ca 5 hours up and down...

Visit the HRAD, the Castle in Prague

A Castle is a Castle, for some it is not interesting at all, for some who have imaginations it can be exciting. There is a Castle in Prague too, the Hrad. Even if you have no imagination you can agree that the view over the Hrad from the other side of the River Vltava is...

Gone North along the Black Sea Coast – Varna, Cape Kaliakra & the Aladza Monastery

So what to see in Bulgaria? Sofia, Plovdiv, Rila Monastery, 7 lakes at Rila...etc yes, but they are a bit far from Sunny Beach.What is in the nearby? Ah yes, Nessebar, Sozopol, Varna, Cape Kaliakra, Balchik Botanical Garden & Palace, Aladza Monastery... You can see some interesting sights here too... I have gone North for...

12 hours in ISTANBUL – Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern & Topkapi Palace

I have already visited Istanbul from Sunny Beach some years ago, I wrote about it here ➡️Istanbul – the Blue Mosque and the Spice BazaarNow I went there again. I remembered it had been really tiring, now I relived it. It started at 22.00 with some excitement for me: I almost missed the bus. The...

Good Morning, Saigon – CITY TOUR

I never thought I would have been so impressed by a city. During my South Asia trip (Phuket - Singapore - Kuala Lumpur - Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) - Siem Reap - Bangkok - Phuket) it was one of my favourite ones. I don't know why I love SAIGON so much. Maybe because of...

Trying to find the TreeTop Walk at the MacRitchie Reservoir in Singapore

When I was in Singapore some years ago, I wanted to spend a whole day here, I saw amazing pictures of the bridge. Strange as it is almost no taxi driver knew what I was talking about. What Reservoir, what bridge??? TreeTop Walk? What is that?At last I could find someone to take me to...

Bulgarian Folklore Program at Sunny Beach

I don’t think that everyone comes to Sunny Beach just to party or be on the beach/at the pool and do nothing (else), see nothing, get to know nothing about the Bulgarian culture. It is not as well known as let’s say the Hungarian folklore/culture, it is similar to other nations’ culture in the Balkan...

The Hungarian Sea – THE LAKE BALATON AT TIHANY

I love the Balaton, I spent there a lot of time when I was a child. I wish I had had a weekend house there, then I would have gone there to relax in the Summer. Yes, only in the summer because in the winter it is dead. There is no tourism, no life there...

PÉCS in Hungary: Turkish Mosques, Early Christian cemetery, Baroque Palaces…

I have been an official Tour Guide  in Hungary since 2006 and I haven’t been to Pécs yet. I don’t live in Hungary anymore and when I come to Budapest I usually stay there. Now it is spring, the weather is amazingly nice so I decided to discover the country during my holiday until I start to...

Sequel to the Cactus Garden (Jardin de Cactus) in Lanzarote

I had to go there again not only with my small sony camera and iphone rather with my new Nikon D3400. In my previous post about the Cactus Garden you can have much information about it (where it is, its history ...etc): It amazed me again, looking at the pictures I hope you agree :)...

Visiting Mumbai – the Victorian City

Some years ago I was in India, I wrote here in a previous post about it ➡️Roundtrip in India for 3 weeks During the roundtrip I visited Mumbai (Bombay) too. The official name of the City was Bombay till 1995. I personally find this name more exotic than Mumbai.. We flew to Mumbai by Air...

Jameos del Agua in Lanzarote – by Day & Night

César Manrique was a great artist and architect, he created a lot of interesting things/sights on Lanzarote, where he was born. I honestly haven't heard about him until I came here, although I like art and I am not 'illiterate' in it. Now I adore his works, the Jardin de Cactus is my favourite (I...

Istanbul – the Blue Mosque and the Spice Bazaar

I am sure many of you find Istanbul exciting and interesting. Me too, I just spent there one day being on an excursion from Bulgaria, Sunny beach, where I was working some years ago in the summer. The journey was long, started at midnight from Sunny Beach, we couldn't sleep the whole time on the bus...

Not Barefoot in the Central Park

I just wanted to go for a walk in the Park, emphasising: not barefoot :). If you are a big movie fan like me from the title you know which park I am talking about: Yes, the Central Park (and Robert Redford...). My hotel was next to it so I saw from my room through...

Bucket List for LANZAROTE

The bucket list is a list of the things we would like to do/see/feel/experience before we die. It as a „Top 10 +” or a „Must see/do...” list. Lanzarote is not as popular and famous as Tenerife or Gran Canaria among the Canary Islands but I think it can change if people get to know...

The Pyramids of Giza and the Legend of the Sphinx

When I visited the Pyramids in Giza some years ago, while working the whole winter in Egypt, one of my dreams came true. It is majestic, phenomenal, colossal in every sense. Standing there I expected to feel the thousands-year-old history and to see and understand the ancient civilisations and culture. That didn't happen because the...

Like an Illusion: Some Postcardlike Photos of London

I like London very much. There are daily flights from everywhere in Europe, it is easy to get there. I was there many times, the last time when I was coming back from India some years ago and with my family I spent there a day. I don’t think you haven’t heard about the most...

The Godfather Tour in Sicily

I have already written in a previous post that 'When in Sicily do as the Sicilians do...'.  The first thing that comes to everyone's mind about Sicily is the Mafia, then Corleone, then the Godfather movies. You can visit near Taormina 2 iconic spots connected to this famous movie and imagine to be a bit...

BUCKET LIST for a Holiday to New York City – Fort Lauderdale – Playa del Carmen – Havana

I wrote here about the things I had planned to do while being on holiday in November 2016. ➡️Do you want to travel? Ideas how to prepare before travelling I was planning it for 2 months, completed it in 1 month. I like to plan in advance what I would like to see, because the...

The Road Full of Monkeys and Pilgrims in Jaipur, India

There is a temple near Jaipur called Monkey Temple (Galta Ji), because of the dozens of wild monkeys living in that area. It is a Hindu pilgrimage site, about 10 kilometes from Jaipur. When we spent in India some years ago about 20 days visiting Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Mumbai and Varanasi, I thought it...

Coral Island – off the Coast of Pattaya

Pattaya is famous for some things for sure (mostly for its sex tourism), but not everybody heard about the Coral Island there. It is a beautiful little island with white sandy beach, palm trees, shallow warm water, excellent fish dishes. When I was in Bangkok some years ago I wanted to get out of the...

Strawberry Festival on Malta

I was living on Malta many years ago for a long time. It is a tiny little island (actually 3 islands: Malta Gozo and Comino) but there are a lot to see and do. Valletta the capital, the Blue Lagoon, the silent city Mdina and the Azure Window, which sadly disappeared some weeks ago (I...

The Playa Paraiso and Tulum Beach in Mexico

Playa Paraiso and Tulum Beach were my favourite Beaches in Mexico, when I spent there some days in November 2016. I didn’t have a car so I couldn’t go further down to the South from Playa del Carmen. Originally I wanted to go to Akun Beach, more far, but it would have been too complicated...

In the Streets of Szentendre, Hungary

Szentendre is a charming little town on the Danube River in Hungary, about 19 kilometres from Budapest. The town has centuries long Serbian past, Serbs settled here after the Turkish Occupation in the late 17th century. Szentendre became the religious, cultural and political centre of the Serbs in Hungary. Nowadays the connection with the Serb culture...

Lipari and Vulcano, a Trip to Two Pearls of the Mediterranean Sea

I like volcanoes and volcanic islands. I used to live in Kos, from where I guided an excursion every week to Nissyros to visit a crater and a small town there. Here info : Volcanoes and the Greek Island of NisyrosNow I live in Lanzarote famous for its Timanfaya Natural Park with its 300 volcanoes (I...

Night Fishing in the Maldives

Check out what happens during a night fishing excursion in the Maldives.

When in Sicily do as the Sicilians do and cook something

I was so lucky I could spend a whole summer in Taormina / Giardini Naxos in 2014. Taormina is (one of) the most beautiful city(ies) in Italy, it is a small treasure box. Everywhere you go you can find palaces from the 18th-19th centuries, shops with expensive souvenirs and fantastic restaurants. Eating is important for the...

White Sandy Beaches on La Graciosa Island

Since I spend my second winter half on Lanzarote it is obvious that I should see La Graciosa. I don't think you heard about this Island only if you have spent some time on Lanzarote, not that popular like La Gomera from Tenerife... It is just 2 kilometers from Lanzarote. The name means 'graceful' in Spanish...

There was once an Azure Window in Malta…

In memoriam of the Azure Window in Malta. I visited the Azure Window  many times while working on Malta. It was a limestone formation in Dwejra Bay on the Inland Sea on the Island of Gozo. (Malta, Gozo and Comino consist of the Maltese Islands). Sunset at the Azure Window was really beautiful With my collegue,...

Key West just for a Day

I visited my best friend in Florida, Fort Lauderdale last year November and I thought I would see Key West from there. I didn't think it would be so complicated to find a company that organises excursions from Fort Lauderdale too. I was searching on the internet, I could find some but they either cancelled...

The Carnival on Lanzarote

Hola, the Carnival (in Spanish speaking countries spelled as Carnaval) on the Canary Islands has a long tradition, it is a serious business some say, every island celebrates it. There is a celebration in Lanzarote in almost every village/ciy. The most important fiesta is in Arrecife and Puerto del Carmen. In Arrecife it was on...

Lanzarote’s Lago Verde (Green Lake)

The Lago Verde or Charco de Los Clicos (Green Lake/Lagoon) you can find at El Golfo, Lanzarote. El Golfo is a small fishing village, with a lot of fish restaurants, small white houses, it has a really nice atmosphere. El Golfo was a volcano, which has been eroded by the sea with the time. The...

Driving around Havana in a Classic Car

I stayed in Havana for 4 days, but I decided on my first day there that I wanted to have a ride in one of these "coches Americanos" (American vintage cars). There are 2 types of these: The ones in top condition, well maintained, brand new looking, beautifully painted, luxurious taxis used by tourists and...

Walking on the top of the White Crater (Caldera Blanca) in Lanzarote

I said I wanted to see this crater. I did it! Here are some instructions for you to do so. On the top at 458 m It is not far from the Timanfaya Natural Park. I came from Tinajo and reached the visitor centre outside the park. In some blogs I read that there was a...

Let’s go to the Tulip Garden in Keukenhof, Netherlands

We were so lucky that without intention we were in Amsterdam last year during the blooming time of the Tulip Garden in Keukenhof. We bought a combi ticket (bus + entrance) and went there first by bus from Amsterdam central to the airport and from the airport there are busses every half hour to Keukenhof....

Timanfaya Park – It is like a ‘Walk on the Moon’ in Lanzarote

Lanzarote is a volcanic Island, it is sometimes referred to as the “Island of the 1,000 volcanoes”. The most famous area is the Timanfaya Natural Park but it is not the only place here to find such amazing landscape I took photos of. Parque Nacional de Timanfaya The Timanfaya Natural Park is without question the most...

Jungle trekking in Cambodia – Kbal Spean, the Valley of a 1000 Lingas

Before my last visit in 2010 I hadn't even heard anything about Kbal Spean, but preparing for my second trip to Cambodia I was looking for some such excitement like what the Beng Mealea temple - the Indiana-Jones-jungle-temple - had given me last time.Beng Mealea,the Jungle Temple in Cambodia Kbal Spean is set deep in...

Visiting the Jardin de Cactus – Cactus Garden – in Lanzarote

The Cactus Garden (in Spanish Jardin de Cactus) is located at the town of Guatiza. It was designed by César Manrique, the island’s most influential artist.There are more than 7,200 cactus plants with more than 1,100 different species even from countries like Mexico, Kenya, Tanzania, Morocco or Peru. You can find here many different shapes, sizes,...

Photos of the Papagayo Beach on lanzarote

Papagayo Beach (Playa de Papagayo) is in the south of Lanzarote, it is one of the most popular beaches of the Island.White sandy beaches & crystal clear water you can find here. The entrance to the Natural Monument of Los Ajaches is  3 EUR, there is enough parking place for a lot of visitors. There is a small restaurant on the hillside...

Amazing Angkor – discovering the Temples

This was the second time I visited the Angkor Archeological Park, first in 2010 and now in 2016 December. I find it simply amazing and I feel lucky I had the opportunity to see it and also to show it to my mother :)Ez volt a második alkalom, hogy ellátogattam az Angkor Régészeti Parkba, az...