New Year’s Eve in Budapest

I have never traveled for New Year’s Eve before. So far I’ve been to concerts or fireworks shows in front of the Town Hall in Arad, visited my parents or friends and even went to some parties.. This year, however, thanks to some friends , we’ve already made plans to visit Budapest between December 29…

Review: Athens Free Walking Tour

We are independent travelers and the idea of purchasing a package deal pretty much makes me gag. But I’ve always associated walking tours with independent traveling. And it certainly felt that way when we’ve taken the Athens Free Walking Tour this March. I’ve arranged the tour some time in advance (mostly because I had to…

Moneasa, Romania – a not-so-hidden gem

For our a year and a half anniversary (since we’ve been dating) I decided to plan a long weekend in Moneasa, a mountain resort located 110 km from where we live. We both been there before but not together. So, close by, affordable, good idea. Right? It wasn’t until Thursday last week that I got…

Airline Review: WizzAir

When I started planning our March escape, inevitably I chose WizzAir for the flight to Italy because they fly from Timisoara (which is 50 km from where we live). So, with a Rome flight bagged for March, we were happy. I liked their booking process and I loved that they told you EXACTLY how much…

Rome: Dealing with Fiumicino Airport (FCO)

In my line of business I hear a lot of stories about airports. And dealing with Fiumicino (FCO – Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Rome) surely had a lot of stories written. So, in short, I was absolutely terrified when I had to take an EasyJet flight from Rome to Athens. And since my experience…

Airline Review: EasyJet

EasyJet has won several awards for best European low-cost carrier. I have read quite a lot about them but until this year I haven’t flown on any of their flights. The online booking system was very easy and straight forward. And I absolutely loved that they allowed me to print my boarding card a month…

Athens, Greece: Itinerary for our trip

As I’ve mentioned before, we are going to Italy & Greece in March 2012 and , since the time is ticking away, I’ve finally had some spare time to put together our itinerary for our stay in Athens, Greece. Greece Trip Itinerary: Day 1 We’ll leave Rome at 9 a.m. and arrive in Athens around…