Tag: travel guide
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Bus vs Ferries From Split to Dubrovnik
Although the cities of Split and Dubrovnik are like the most popular options amongst tourists, both cities are well known launching points to ferry around nearby islands and even have a ferry to shuttle passengers between the two cities. When planning our trip, we quickly learned that these ferries are seasonal, with many routes (including…
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Manchester, England
Working our way down from York, Manchester was the next stop on our meandering trip through England. What was once the world’s largest marketplace for cotton goods during the British Industrial Revolution, Manchester has gone through an extensive transformation over the past few decades. Large sections of the city have been modernized and old cotton…
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How to Spend a Day on the Chicago River
While Chicago is know for its windy and wild winters, its summers more than make up for the frosty seasons. I took my first trip to Chicago in August, and the warm weather had me sticking close to the Chicago River for the entire day.
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Visiting Fortress Hohensalzburg
Impossible to miss, Fortress Hohensalzburg dominates the skyline view in Salzburg, Austria. While we originally did not intend to enter the Fortress, I do love a good viewpoint. Plus, the museum was a good way to try to dodge some of the rain we encountered in the city. Although there is a funicular that can…
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The Pleasures of Winter in Brussels
While many winter markets are slowly rebranding themselves as “Holiday Markets”, or “Winter Markets”, Brussels is ahead of the game by referring to it’s market as “Plaisir d’Hiver”- Winter Pleasures. Originally, I had made the mistake of thinking that the one collection of market stalls I’d stumbled across was the entire market. I was very…
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Christmas Market Hopping in Vienna
Okay, full disclosure; we didn’t quite make it to ‘The Big One’ in Vienna. Our travel schedule just so happened to work out so that we had to leave the city a mere four days prior to the start of the world famous celebration at Rathausplatz. Rather than be disappointed by this scheduling, we took…
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Top Five Must See Locations in Yellowstone National Park
As the first and arguably most famous of the American National Parks, Yellowstone provides a huge and varied landscape of lakes, canyons and geothermal features- making it one of the most unique national parks! It can be a little overwhelming when planning a visit, so I’ve compiled a list of my five must-see locations. West…
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How to Navigate Swiss Rail
By far the easiest way to zip around Switzerland is by rail. You can, of course, purchase tickets individually as needed, but I found that it was far more convenient to simply purchase a Swiss Travel Pass which allows unlimited travel by train, bus, and boat, unlimited use of public transportation in more than 90…