Budapest in Spring: Simple DIY Walking Tours

Please wear good walking shoes, bring bottled water (it’s pricy in touristy spots) and wear sunscreen. Make sure to stop as many times as you need to. Each time we travel to Budapest we plan to walk as much as we can and avoid using the public transportation – albeit it’s amazing and gets you…

Review: L’Altra Casa Apartments on Vaci Utca in Budapest

Address: Vaci Utca 9, 1052 Budapest How to get to: From Keleti pu., go to the metro and take line 2 (M2 red) to Deak ter. Exit for Elisabeth Ter and make a right. On the corner there will be Starbucks cafe which leads onto a pedestrian street. Make a left and follow the street…

Dividing the “work” : pre-travel and during travel

We’ve been traveling together as a couple for little more than two years now and we already have a “strategy”. Of course, like in any democracy , in our couple we divide the “work”. So let’s take a look at what each of us does. Pre-Trip: couple of months before Both: come up with a…

VIDEO: Budapest in July 2011

Since in 5 days we’ll be leaving for Budapest, Hungary (AGAIN!) , Alex decided to put together some videos he has filmed while we visited the capital in July 2011. All images are taken with Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 smartphone. ENJOY! (c) video and editing Alex P.

How to Travel on a Shoestring Budget

I work with travelers, each day facing new challenges and questions. But once in a while (quite often) someone has a very strict budget and kindly asks us to “beat that” or “stick to that”. In many cases, it’s almost impossible to beat the budget but sometimes it might just work. However, that got me…

Day Trip: Three Historical Places Close to Arad, Romania

On our way back from Straja, Romania (couple of weeks ago), we decided to stop along the way to visit some historical sites: Corvinilor Castle, Deva Citadel and Soimos Citadel. We didn’t walk up to the last one because it rained cats and dogs. But I did visit that Citadel back in 2011 (and also…

Exploring Deva Citadel in Romania

Perched atop a single hill overlooking the city of Deva, Romania, stands what’s left of Deva Citadel. Once an imposing sight, nowadays ruins which can be visited, still providing amazing views of the area.

Scenic Ride: Hateg to Hunedoara, Romania

I think this is the road but I am not very sure. IGo did find it via GPS though. The road is not exactly well marked, if at all. There aren’t many signs to signal the curves or anything else. And on top of that it was pretty busy, too. I noticed at least two…

Straja , Romania

Remember when I was moaning about traveling to Straja without a car ? As I wrote there, we decided to go by car with a friend. And since that was our choice, we planned to go via Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa and come back via Hunedoara (Corvinilor Castle) and Deva (Deva Citadel). The first thing that…

Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa – The Roman Capital of Dacia

Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa was founded during the reign of Trajan in the 2nd century AD. It was the largest city and the capital of the Roman Dacia. The city spanned on 30 ha and was the political, administrative and religious capita of Roman Dacia. The city was built 8 km from Tapae (The Iron Gates…

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