Best Backpacks for Carry-on Only Travel

When you decide to pick up a backpack for your carry-on travel, make sure to check the size limitations of the airlines you fly with. You don’t want to carry a bigger than an accepted backpack or a heavier one.

Train Travel in Romania: Taking the Second-Class Sleeper on Astra Trans Carpatic

Disclaimer: this is not a sponsored post. We paid 678 lei / 156 USD for 2 sleeper seats return on the Arad-Constanta route. When faced with long train journeys (10+ hours), the first thing that comes to mind is to opt for a sleeper rather than an open-wagon seat.

Review: Hauer Cafe & Confectionery, Budapest – Permanently closed

Note: As of November 2022, Hauer Cafe & Confectionery has been closed. Traveling as a vegan can be complicated. Add in the fact that my better half is flexitarian and things get…well, more interesting. But I’m not the kind to hunt down vegan places. To the contrary, I hunt down traditional places that can offer…

Review: Fanni Budapest Guesthouse, Hungary

When I researched our trip to Budapest (n.a. May 2018) and the places I’ve stayed at before were all booked already, I was going through several options. Eventually, decided on Fanni Budapest Guesthouse.

Airport Review: BUD (Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport)

Formerly known as Ferihegy Airport, BUD, by its official name Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, is a large hub in Central Europe. You may remember it as being the base of the now-defunct Malev. Currently it is base for both WizzAir and Rynair.

Airline Review: Ryanair

Here’s a review I have never expected to write. Why? Let’s just say that Ryanair didn’t exactly make my “must fly” airlines list. And for good reasons: I’ve heard so many stories of things going the wrong way that I didn’t know where to start to have a decent experience.

Review: Az. Agricola Tavernola Country House, Vieste, Italy

Address: Loc. Valle della Saralaina (Vieste km 5); GPS: N4182622 E1614886 Facebook Phone: 0039 328 5480857 and 0039 347 8579753 Email: Tavernola.Vieste@tiscali.it How to get to: You can visit the Tavernola as part of a day from Vieste or Manfredonia (or any other city on the Gargano Coast which is within 2-4 hours drive). They…

Review: Residenza Sveva, Bari, Italy

Website: n/a Address: Piazza Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 70121 Bari, Italy Telephone: 0039 335 780 9681 Email: info@residenzasveva.it How to get to: From the train station Bari Centrale (with your back to it, facing the fountain in front or Piazza Aldo Moro), make a right , cross Corso Carvour and at the…

Review: Samsara Foodhouse, Cluj Napoca, Romania

Address: Cluj, Strada Ștefan Ludwig Roth , nr. 5 Web site For the past year or so, I’ve started looking for vegan / vegetarian restaurants to check out in my home town and when I travel. Been to both – that I know of – in Arad , but haven’t tried more than one dish…

Review: La Casa Panzio (Guesthouse), Eger, Hungary

Address:Cecey u. 32., Eger, Hungary, 3300 Telephone: +36 (36) 413-573 Email: lacasa@t-online.hu >>book a room at La Casa Panzio How to get to If you arrive by train or bus, the owner will offer to pick you up for free. It’s useless to argue that you want to walk there…it won’t work. I was glad…

Looknwalk

Travel. Love. Europe. Us

Review