We started our Alsatian trip by visiting Strasbourg, the capital and biggest city of this French region. This is a very interesting part of the country, with picturesque villages, great traditional food and they even speak their own local language – Alsatian. Don’t worry, they also speak French. Strasbourg is not very far from the German border, on the west bank of the Rhine river, and shares close ties and historical influences with the neighbour…
For most, Luxembourg is just a tiny landlocked country in central Europe, bordered by Germany, France, and Belgium. This sounds boring and with little to do and see. Wrong, so wrong. Let’s rethink this. Indeed a small country, but far from being dull and uneventful. During our road trip through central Europe, we managed to spend some time exploring the country, mostly on our way to the capital, where we were scheduled…
Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon is one of the most famous sights in Iceland. The almost surreal landscape where the head of the glacier Breiðamerkurjökull (a tongue of Vatnajökull) terminates and creates a lagoon just before connecting to the sea is a great place to spend a couple of hours, to say the least. There’s much to admire with the floating icebergs sailing randomly and wildlife such as seals and birds on their perfect natural…
Bruges always ranks high in lists of top places to see in Belgium and Europe, making it a more than certain must visit for us. Also, since this was our first time in Belgium, we really wanted to travel around and see other places besides the capital, Brussels. And that’s exactly what we did. Bruges historic centre is a UNESCO world heritage site which showcases impressive architecture in a very nice and…
When you think of Iceland, the first thing that comes to mind is nature. Glaciers, volcanos, fjords, northern lights, you name it, infinite nature wonders just waiting to be seen. We already covered some of that in previous posts and we’ll naturally continue to do so. But it’s also time we explore another aspect of Iceland. Today, we are going to share with you something far more.. yummy! Yes, it’s…
