A dream about to become reality: Italy and Greece

Ever since I started working in a travel agency (back in 2002), I formed a bond with Greece and its sights. I was responsible for the Greek hotels and travel agencies we worked with so , inevitably, I made a lot of Greek friends who asked me to visit their lovely country. I was close…

Review: Hard Rock Cafe Budapest

My first reaction when I saw the Hard Rock Café right on the corner of Vorosmarty Ter was…wow they have this in Budapest? I knew about the ones in Bucharest, Paris and London but not about this one. And we decided to go in. This location has just open several days ago in Budapest, so…

Review Dominik Panzio, Budapest

Located close to Keleti Station, Dominik Panzio is a low cost, low service accommodation option in Budapest. Actually, aside from the location, the only other perks are…the fact that it’s warm in the room and there’s hot water all the time.

Budapest Christmas Market: photos and comments

As I type this article I am sitting in Mc Donald’s Budapest, close to Keleti station, charging my netbook and drinking an espresso. Oh and most importantly, using the free net which works awesome. This weekend we came to Budapest. After a sleepless night (ok, Alex said we managed to sleep for about 1 1/2…

Travelling in your home town

Sometimes it feels like staying in one place is depressing. To make this feeling less strong, I usually do things, like searching for unknown places in my own hometown, or place where I live, or take pictures of events trying to find something new in my town. One thing that you can do is to…

Why was this trip to Budapest different?

Every trip to the same city is different. Sighisoara 2007 was different than Sighisoara 2000 or 2001. Likewise, Budapest 2011 was totally different than Budapest 2007 or 2008. And, to be very honest, it was also very very very AMAZING!

Budapest Trip: Last Check

It is time again to count the hours before we leave on vacation. The backpacks are filled with clothes for a week, the sleeping bags and the tent are packed, our train tickets are waiting to be used. What have I packed this time?

Budapest, again. Why?

I’ve been to Budapest before . And yes, with Alex. A while ago a former colleague of mine asked me why I would want to go back to a place I already visited. Here are the reason why I want to get to Budapest: It is one of the most romantic cities in Europe. The…

Tips & Tricks: Train Travel in Romania

Since we live in Romania, planning a vacation here should be easier than planning something abroad, right? Errr, actually, it may be not! I’ve been traveling by train in Romania since I was a child. I still remember the trip to Sibiu and then to Voineasa, with my parents. And I still remember going to…

Handling the London Underground network

Before I went to London I knew the city is home to one of the biggest underground networks in the world and it would be a bit of a nightmare to handle it. Well, that’s partially true. The underground network is huge (13 lines) and the map can be downright confusing at times. But ,…

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