Romania on Traveller
They read my mind. An article on Romania on Fairfax Traveller column: http://www.traveller.com.au/transylvania-romania-lonely-planets-top-region-to-visit-in-the-world-in-2016-gl2xhu
They read my mind. An article on Romania on Fairfax Traveller column: http://www.traveller.com.au/transylvania-romania-lonely-planets-top-region-to-visit-in-the-world-in-2016-gl2xhu
The eastern Balkan countries like Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova are probably not on the highest position on anybody’s travel list but there are some interesting things to see and do for those that have been there and done that. For this article, we’ll look at Romania as I have had experience there. Our initial reason
I’ve got to say that Krakow is one of my favourite cities. There is so much to do in and around the second largest city in Poland. Krakow is also fairly easy to reach. As we’re a driving tour we’ll talk about driving and the most direct way is via the E40 (A4) from Berlin.
Another good article from Escapehere: 10 best cities for pickpockets . Trouble is they left Copenhagen off the list, especially the little harbour at Nyhavn and the shopping mall Stroget. This is the place where most of the trouble for my clients on our driving tour happened in the past. I tell my clients that
Very sad news about the Paris terror attacks. Paris is a place I do like and have met many friendly people there, contrary to what most people might say. Starting with a greeting and saying ‘Je suis Australien’ will get you places with a smile. Our sincerest condolences to the families of those killed and
This question gets asked a lot, unsurprisingly. In a way, the answer is why do you own a car? The advantage is flexibility. The flexibility to go where and when you like. Europe is almost made for driving. There’s no question that it also has excellent public transport, but the road system is also of
Fellow student at Latrobe, Pinky Hui has a new travel and photography blog up on the interwebs. Its at www.letsfreefall.wordpress.com . Give it a look.
An article I just noticed, listing the 13 most dangerous airlines: www.escapehere.com/trending-travel/the-worlds-13-most-dangerous-airlines Most are in places a long way away but disturbingly, three are in Indonesia.
Had a bit of trouble getting accommodation in Avignon for the Tour de Europe driving tour. The problem being that the month of July is Theatre Festival Month in the ‘City of Popes’. We did finally get something close to the old town for the two nights we’re there.
Some years ago I wrote a series of articles for the Sunday Herald Sun called ‘Hidden Cities’. It was based on the idea that while print and online travel guides may know a lot about a destination, they don’t know everything. To find the places that are truly ‘off the beaten track’, I believed it