Africa was very high on the to-do list, as I had not yet visited the continent at all. Additionally, I had never really done anything that I would label as “safari”. Typical safari trips can get crazy expensive, particularly when traveling with several people (ie. as a family). I figured …
One of my main goals for my travels this year is exploring more of Eastern Europe, a region that I haven’t visited enough. Eastern Europe has a large cultural wealth and a tremendous amount of history. It’s very distinct from Western and Central Europe. There’s plenty of direct flights from …
I have only been to Innsbruck’s Airport as part of flight training, but not the city. Given that it’s a relatively short train ride across the border, and the city’s size is perfect for a weekend getaway, it was certainly up there on the to-do list. Saturday Got on the …
I have never been to Bratislava, or even Vienna for that matter. Why do I mention Vienna? A few months ago I found cheap flights to Vienna, however, I only had two days off from work. Bratislava is about 80 km/50 miles east of Vienna, and its own airport isn’t …
I’ve flown through the airport of Frankfurt over 20 times by now, but never once left the airport. So it was overdue that I changed that and visited the city itself. Ironically, train tickets are much cheaper than flights between Zurich and Frankfurt, because the Lufthansa Group has a monopoly …
I had Saturday and Sunday off during Easter Weekend. Even though it’s a busy travel period, I found cheap flights to Cologne. A friend of mine lives there, so I booked those tickets with little hesitation. Friday Boarded my Eurowings Airbus A319 flight to Cologne which landed a few minutes …
Living in Zurich presents numerous opportunities for exploring cities in the surrounding region, not only by plane, but also by train. I booked a train ticket to Stuttgart for the weekend. I was off to explore the great car museums and plenty of other things that the city had to …
Having only ever been to Greece by visiting Crete with my parents when I was 7 years old, it was quite overdue that I would visit Athens, a city packed with heritage and culture. The opportunity presented itself with three days off from work in mid-March. The timing was perfect …
I have only ever been to Austria on a skiing trip with my parents over 10 years ago, so now that I live in Switzerland, it’s about time to explore the neighboring country more. An opportunity for that presented itself when I found cheap tickets to Graz, Austria’s second-largest city. …
Estonia was celebrating the 100 year anniversary of when it first declared independence from Russia on February 23rd, 1918. I had three days off during the so-called “Anniversary Week” during which special events were planned. Because of that, I was off to Tallinn for a chance to immerse myself in …
