Today we’ll spend a day with the people of Isfahan, ‘the city that is half the world’, and the one where we found the Iran we dreamed of. The morning had the hazy stillness of winter. It wasn’t cold – even though temperatures often plummet below zero in winter, that day in Isfahan was warm. I pulled … Read more
Poznan was the first place we visited on our summer 2015 Eurail/Interrail trip. We spent 4 days in the city and loved it – here are 5 fun ideas on how to spend 48 hours in Poznan, depending on your travel style and interests! Introducing Poznan Have you ever considered visiting Poznan? Well, if you … Read more
Up until last year, I never paid attention to spontaneous plants. They looked all the same to me – except clovers, dandelion and a half a dozen flowers, the rest was an indistinguishable mass of greenery. Then, last September during our stay at Borghetto di Brola, we went for a foraging walk with a lady … Read more
Are you following Mondays in Iran? We started out with our visit Iran independently post. Today we have an article about things to do in Tehran, and why you shouldn’t miss it. Let’s start from the beginning. We didn’t love Tehran. I had been looking forward to this Iran trip for years, and when we finally … Read more
On our last article about the Hungarian capital, we told you about the history and food culture of Jewish Budapest. Today we’ll explore the Jewish district at night, led by awesome Attila from Budapestflow! During our Eurail/Interrail trip around Europe, we spent some time in Budapest, in late August. It was our third visit to … Read more
Plitvice Lakes is Croatia’s mountain paradise, postcard-pretty national park and one of Europe’s most visited places. We very nearly didn’t go there but then… we did. Here’s how to get from Zadar to Plitvice Lakes – by bus, car, or booking a tour! I remembered the first time I heard about Plitvice. I was a teenager. A … Read more