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Slovenia Lake Bled, a mysterious island with a small church, beautiful lake and castle

25 Feb 2022 4 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

The town of Bled, situated at the foot of the Julian Alps on the lake of the same name, is a famous spa town. It is famous for its hot springs that supply the nearby thermal pools. Miasteczko Bled położone u podnóża Alp Julijskich nad jeziorem o...

Post-Move Part 8: Travelling to and Remembering Sydney

22 Feb 2022 4 minute read 2 comments bengy

  This is my series about trying to find our footing in Australia. It will no doubt be a series of joy and sadness and struggle... Things will turn out alright? Won't they? Part 1: Settling In and AdjustingPart 2: Checking In...Part 3: House Hunti...

Riverside Museum: Glasgow (SCOTLAND)

21 Feb 2022 3 minute read 0 comments bengy

  So, this is another fond memory from our last year in Europe. In our last school holidays in the Netherlands, we took a trip over to Scotland to visit a family member who was living in Glasgow. We ended up staying in a pretty nice part of Glasgo...

The lake of Ecchia - The legend of the house, the ox and the old woman

20 Feb 2022 5 minute read 0 comments n4tiv3

A story that comes back ... an event of 1536 that still haunts us ...The hisory of lake d'Ecchia: a legend that comes from afar and that has recently found some disturbing confirmations. It was 1536 when a large landslide upset the slopes under the...

The classical Carnival of Venice

18 Feb 2022 2 minute read 8 comments Duvinca

We are in February, the month of love, for some, and the month of carnival for many others... and among the most famous, the most classic and elegant of all stands out, the Carnival of Venice. It stands out because it is quite different from the Carn...

Tarangire National Park - out of boredom, people will go on a safari - my travels in Africa - Tanzania

18 Feb 2022 4 minute read 4 comments marianomariano68

3 months on the island of Zanzibar, sooner or later you want to "go ashore". Zanzibar is an island that can be embraced by tourists in a maximum of 2 weeks. There are many attractions, curiosities, but only for a time. 3 miesiące pobytu na wyspie...

Model Trains at the Broodfabriek (Rijswijk, NETHERLANDS)

18 Feb 2022 2 minute read 4 comments bengy

  Well... this is a bit of a blast from the past for me! Just near where we used to live in the the Netherlands, there was a small exhibition centre, de Broodfabriek (the Bread-factory). No surprise, it used to be a bread factory (I think... or it...

The little gem of Warsaw city, Poland - The dollhouse and miniature museum

17 Feb 2022 1 minute read 0 comments alexbb9700

Hi guys,  How are you? We are the big fans of miniature arts since we were little kids. When we traveled to Poland in 2020 before covid things happened. We found out this small museum inside a main big building in the central area of Warsaw city. The...

When there is no adrenaline and ordinary diving is not enjoyable - Sipadan Island - turtle cemetery

17 Feb 2022 3 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Sipadan - the island of turtles Sipadan - wyspa żółwi Sipadan is an oceanic island in the Celebes Sea. It consists mainly of a coral reef that covers the top of an underwater volcano measuring 600 m. It is now covered with lush, virgin rainfores...

Cymer Abbey, West Wales, UK - Ruin of a Cistercian Abbey, founded in 1189

16 Feb 2022 2 minute read 1 comment Hoosie

We visited Cymer Abbey this week, while on vacation in North Wales.  The abbey is close to Dolgellau near the west coast of Wales.  Its very much a ruin, but very beautiful. It was established in 1189, and has had quite a varied history, having play...