Long weekend in Palermo
If you have two or three full days in Palermo you can think of adding the following things on your explorer agenda: local markets, half-day trips...
Istanbul with a toddler
Istanbul is not the best place to go to with a toddler. Still, we found some places and activities suitable for a family vacation.
Top 15 things to do in Istanbul
This september we spent a wonderful week in Istanbul. The weather was great, the food as usual delicious and endless things to see, to do and to try. In this article I put together my top 15 things to do in Istanbul.
Athens weekend trip
Two girls, two days, one city, 33 kilometers by foot. Our city trip turned out to be a hike trip which we don't regret. Strolling along the streets of Athens, especially in the city center, is very pleasant. If you look up, you'll often see the oranges hanging from the orange trees. If you look [...]
Italian Holidays: Bologna, San Marino, Rimini, Modena
My husband starts a new job in July, so we had our last opportunity to have a family vacation for the next couple of months as he will be blocked by his probation period. We jumped on the relatively cheap flights with Ryanair to Bologna and spent a week in Emilia Romagna, Italy. I worked three days remotely and [...]
Exploring French Antilles
Introduction After our campervan trip through France with our 7-months-old daughter, we spent six weeks on French Antilles (Martinique and Guadeloupe). This counted as our big parental leave adventure (initially, we were dreaming of a road trip through the USA, but the situation with corona has changed our plans). If you want to know more about exotic overseas [...]
French Antilles: Guadeloupe beaches
Guadeloupe beaches We spent a bit more than two weeks on Guadeloupe and have visited 14 beaches. Obviously, our motto was “new day - new beach”! Beware: this post, last in the French Antilles series, contains a lot of blue and green colors! With its form Guadeloupe reminds me of a flying butterfly, so I will differentiate between [...]
French Antilles: Exploring Guadeloupe
The second (the third and the forth) island we visited on our French Antilles trip was Guadeloupe (Les Saintes and Marie-Galante, both belong to Guadeloupe). Les Saintes We planned 1,5 days (two nights) for the Les Saintes island group. There, we stayed on the Terre-du-Haut island. There, one full day I spent in bed, [...]
French Antilles: places to see in Martinique
Volcano Mount Pelee An active volcano Mount Pelee (what means "bald mountain" or "peeled mountain") is situated in the North of the island. The road to the volcano through the middle of the island is harsh: narrow and curvy. It gives you a real jungle feeling though. However, if you are prone to movement sickness, better take the [...]
French Antilles: Beaches in Martinique
Martinique The island of Martinique was colonized by France in 1635 and remained a French possession since then (excluding brief periods of foreign occupation). The name “Martinique” is probably an adjustment of the Indian name “Madiana” (“Island of flowers”) or “Madinina” (“Fertile island with rich vegetation”), and the island definitely lives up to its name! [...]