Category: travelling
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[Turkey] The Istanbul Experience – Day 3
The third day of Istanbul was for sure a very busy and exhausting one. We checked Hagia Sopia, The Blue Mosque and we had a serious round of shopping in the Grand Bazaar and the Egyptian Bazaar.
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[Turkey] The Istanbul Experience – Day 2
The second day of our trip to Istanbul was for sure the nicest one, with the perfect weather that allowed us to do what got us there in the first place. We woke up quite early and the first ‘WOW’ we said was for the perfect view that our hotel’s terrace offered us.
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[Turkey] The Istanbul Experience – Day 1
Istanbul happened this year at the end of February because of a flight offer we couldn’t refuse from Tarom. We booked our flights in October last year and since then we had nothing to do but wait for the trip to actually happen.
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[Romania] Medieval Transylvania
Here is a short video on some of the medieval churches and palaces Transylvania has to offer. Filmed in Prejmer, Viscri, Sighișoara, Biertan, Câlnic and Carta. The Chocolates of Life also visited Calnic and Carta and planning to visit the others this summer. Enjoy!
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[Poland] Wieliczka Salt Mine
When visiting Krakow, we took a day to go to Wieliczka (a village close to Krakow), where is one of the oldest and biggest salt mines in Europe. With a length of about 300 km, the mine was built in the 13th century and has actively extracted salt until 2007, being one of the oldest…
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[Romania] The Valea Cetății Cave
We visited the Valea Cetatii Cave when we went to the Rasnov Citadel and the Rasnov Fortified Church. It’s a cave that was only opened for visitors in 2011, but that was discovered about 60 years ago.
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Sibiu’s Small Square
As I moved to Sibiu in September 2013, I was planning to write more about the places I like in this lovely city from the heart of Romania. It did take me some time to get me moving, but here it it, my first article from the Sibiu Series – The Small Square (Piata Mica).
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[Romania] Transfăgărășan and Bâlea Lake
If ever in Sibiu and you have a spare day, the best option is to have a trip to the Balea Lake and Balea Waterfall and also drive on one of the most impressive roads of Romania, the Transfăgărășan.
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[Romania] Discovering the Făgăraş Mountains
Although it happened quite a while ago, the cold outside makes me want to think some more about the warm and beautiful summer days. So what better way to do that than just remember one amazing weekend in August.
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