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A Visit to the Mogosoaia Palace

If you go to Bucharest, Romania’s capital, and you are into museums and monuments, Mogoşoaia Palace is a place you should add on your list. The palace is located about 14 km from Bucharest, in the small city of Mogoşoaia, near the lake with the same name and surrounded by forest. It is well worth a visit, be it winter – when the lake freezes, creating a magical landscape – or summer – when the nearby forest and flower gardens around the palace are a true delight for photographers. Getting There At the weekend, if you go by car from Bucharest, you will get...

Spring Flowers in Europe

This article is dedicated to flowers and the arrival of spring. We love flowers, so this time of year is the one that always cheers us up. We also believe that most of you feel the same way about spring and the feeling is even stronger if you live in a part of the world where winters in recent years have been quite harsh – at least this is the case of Eastern Europe, where we currently live. You understand now why March brings such joy to us: the weather gradually warms, the air is fresh, all the gardens and parks...

Valentine’s Day In Rome

With Valentine’s Day approaching, most of you will probably want to impress your loved one and try to find a perfect location to celebrate.This year, Valentine’s Day will be on Monday, a very good reason to take advantage of an extended weekend. Why I Would Recommend Rome To Spend Valentine’s Day Of all the places visited so far, I think I’d choose Rome for Valentine’s Day. I know many of you will probably say Venice is the ideal destination for a romantic holiday, but for me, Rome is the perfect place: it has an overwhelming number of special and lively places to visit and the cheerful spirit...

Naples, Italy: A Traveler’s Delight

If i ever was to make a top with the most beautiful cities I’ve visited, Naples will certainly take one of the first places – you might see a slight note of bias in this article, so I might as well admit that I have always been fascinated by Italy’s culture, rich historical and archaeological heritage, gastronomy, music and lust for life. Arriving In Naples When you visit Italy, don’t forget to add to your itinerary the city of Naples and its metropolitan area. It’s the largest city in the southern half of Italy, at approximately 2 hours drive from Rome – by the way, you...

Visit Palma De Mallorca This Winter

So, winter holidays have passed and here we are in the new year making fresh travel plans. Our travel wish list for 2011 is not quite short but we hope to have the resources to fulfill it by the end of the year.Many of us have already returned to their daily routine, full time jobs etc. However, we are already dreaming of a vacation in a nice place where we can relax and snap some great photos.One such place could be Palma de Mallorca. At this time of the year temperatures here are not very high, but not very low either, so the weather is favorable...

Where Did You Spend Your Christmas Holidays?

We all know that choosing one single destination to spend the Christmas holidays is not an easy task: there are many cities worth visiting for Christmas and we all want to visit them all at the same time, if it were possible.In this article I will talk about some of these cities: some of them you might have already seen so feel free to share your impressions. Bethlehem, The Birthplace Of Jesus Christ Bethlehem is a Palestinian territory in West Bank, which hosts the Church of the Nativity. This church was built in 326 by Emperor Constantine and His Mother Helen, on the place where Jesus...

Lapland, Home Of Santa Claus

Christmas, probably the most anticipated holiday of the year, has arrived and today we thought we’d talk about a special place, beloved by both children and grown-ups: we all know the legend according to which Santa Claus lives in Lapland, where he receives letters from children around the world and where Rudolph and the elves reside.Lapland is a geographic area mostly covered in snow that stretches over a large part of Finland and Sweden, within the Arctic Circle.The small town of Rovaniemi (located in Finland) is, at least in this time of year, the liveliest place in Lapland – it is the city that is hosting Santa...

Myra – The City Of Saint Nicholas

One of the most beloved winter holidays is approaching. December 6th is a special day for both children and grown-ups when everyone is waiting for Saint Nicholas. Tonight, children are preparing their boots for the most expected gifts and adults relive beautiful moments of their childhood. Saint Nicholas Day is the first holiday of the season and announces the beginning of a magical month. Saint Nicholas Day The children learned from their parents and grandparents that Saint Nicholas is the one who leaves gifts and candies in their boots if they have been good in the past year or sticks (or rods) if...