Got up early in Vienna and got to the Eurolines/Nomago bus, no probs. It sure was cold at 0745 and the bus was late 30 mins to arrive... and 20 mins late after the break too! I was getting a bit antsy to ensure the buffer of 1.5 hours I gave myself to get from … Continue reading Oktoberfest 2019, Munich & Augsburg
Category: Day Trips
Day trip to Bratislava
Woke up early and go out on my way again to go to Bratislava! I swear I saw a bus for 8am but turns out it's 0650 or 0850 so I end up waiting for an hour as I'm super early at 745am at the stop. Finally, I'm on the 850am RegioJet bus. They have … Continue reading Day trip to Bratislava
Island hopped to Hvar
I woke up early and after packing up my breakfast, clothes, snacks and water, off I bolted off to get the 7am train to link up with the 740am ferry. Forgot my hat silly me, so will need to be in the shade for sure! As I walked the short 7min/500m dash to the train … Continue reading Island hopped to Hvar
Moving on to Mostar for ~23hrs
I woke up early and packed. We got the rental car and set off after a quick, simple breakfast. We got a Golf car. 🙂 It was comfy and rode smoothly and well. S found out about the rental car from her dentist. So we got a bit of a good deal there but seems … Continue reading Moving on to Mostar for ~23hrs
Exploring outside of Sarajevo
I was sound asleep through the night. S said it was noisy with alarms but I heard nothing! Double checked my visa requirements and it's a total of 90 days in any rolling 180 days in the Schengen visa zone + wherever I have a long stay visa, those days do not count towards the … Continue reading Exploring outside of Sarajevo
Lest we forget: Visiting Auschwitz
Struggled to get up today. I felt very tired and stressed for some reason. I had a weird dream where I was asking a woman why she was smoking. She wrapped her tobacco in this large sheet of newspaper and lit it by going around the circles the end of the rolled newspaper produced. Another … Continue reading Lest we forget: Visiting Auschwitz
Day trip to Sintra
Woke up very early at 6:10am to make breakfast and get ready for a day trip to Sintra. It's a UNESCO- Heritage site with the Pena Palace and the Sintra palace. This site was very helpful to break donw how to get there, costs, and suggested itinerary = https://sintracascaissesimbra.com/amp-sintra/en-sintra-day-trip.html Looks like it's got some great … Continue reading Day trip to Sintra
Bobbing along to Bilbao for the day
We were up early and hit the bus station for the 1hr or so ride into Bilbao. It was a smooth ride on the Alsa. It rolled up to the platform 5 mins before it was to go and left like 10-15 mins late but we got to Bilbao on time. The platform also didn’t … Continue reading Bobbing along to Bilbao for the day
Wine, wine, wine (part 2)
We went to Chateau St. Georges first. Our winery guide was lovely, friendly and had some good jokes. Very engaging fellow. Very knowledgable too (as you'd expect); Many takeaways such as: Porous soil there; good as that prevents water stagnation.Old 50+ year old vines of merlot. You can tell by the thickness of the roots, … Continue reading Wine, wine, wine (part 2)
Wine, wine, wine (part 1)
Sleep was a bit crummy as it was so hot in the room. However, we got a nice breakfast that I even saved some ham and cheese for a snack later! We were lucky as another couple sat down a few minutes after us and the owner had already run out of prosciutto for them! … Continue reading Wine, wine, wine (part 1)
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