Which city to Visit: Leipzig or Dresden?
Which city to Visit: Leipzig or Dresden? I wrote about our very short stay in Leipzig: Leipzig and the Worst Airbnb host in the World. We were barely in Leipzig for 24 hours. But it was enough to give …
Bamberg, Würzburg or Nuremberg? Photos that’ll convince you why Bamberg should be your base in Franconia
Bamberg, Würzburg or Nuremberg? On a recent trip to Germany’s Franconia area we were confronted with an issue: where to base ourselves for our 9 days in the region. There were 3 main choices: …
Avoiding Europe in the summer…and other places to go instead.
Avoiding Europe in the summer and where to go instead We’ve seen way too many tourists this summer. Europe always has a lot of tourists, there’s a reason it is most people’s favorite continent …
Group Tours vs Independent Travel. The Pros and Cons… and some thoughts.
Group Tours vs Independent Travel. Before our recent trip to Georgia and Armenia we’d always travelled independently. In Georgia and Armenia we tried something new: taking part in an 8 day intensive …
Plovdiv Vs Sofia. And what to See in Bulgaria’s 2nd city
Plovdiv Vs Sofia I’ll be honest. Sofia impressed us more than Plovdiv did. But Plovdiv is a very, very different city than Sofia. Whereas Sofia has grand boulevards and Soviet era architecture, …
Hong Kong or Singapore? Which you should visit on a stopover
Hong Kong or Singapore: Which you should visit on a stopover? We’re planning to be back in Asia later this year. It brings up the argument we always have about 2 of our (respectively) favorite Asian …
Fez or Marrakech? Which to Visit?
Fez or Marrakech? Which to Visit? Fez and Marrakech are the two oldest cities in Morocco and the first capitals of the country. Fez is in the north, Marrakech in the south. Both cities are interesting …
Ait Benhaddou or Ouarzazate? Where to stay and how much time to spend
Ait Benhaddou or Ouarzazate? Ait Benhaddou or Ouarzazate? This is another of those questions travellers coming to Morocco always seem to be asking. Having now seen both places the answer is …
Italian City Rumble! Venice, Rome or Bologna – which should you Visit?
Venice, Rome or Bologna – which should you Visit? Two Italian tourism heavyweights and a city most people associate with lunch meat. But wait, don’t be too quick in dismissing Bologna. Last year …