SWITZERLAND | 4 days train trip from Zürich to Zermatt and St. Moritz with Glacier Express Train

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So, we had 4 days time and decided we wanted to spend them in Switzerland, mostly because we have direct flights from HANOVER (which is the closest airport to our home) to ZURICH. We got quite a good price deal, so we gave it a go. Our main goal was to spend some time in Zürich (where I also have some FAMILY living, but never took the time for a visit) and then head to the snowy Alps. As I knew there were many awesome train rides possible in Switzerland we booked the famous GLACIER EXPRESS TRAIN from ZERMATT to St. MORITZ and the rest of the trip was made around this plan. 4 days does not sound much, but it was just enough to pull this off.

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When to travel where_month by month travel guide

WHEN TO TRAVEL WHERE – month-by-month travel guide | travel tips

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The end of one calendar year or begin of a new year is often also the time when we START THINKING WHERE WE SHOULD GO THIS YEAR, how and where to spend the summer holidays, or Easter, where to go skiing and so on. Okay I know some people who have it all planned out already for the next year and I also know many who just decide on the last minute. As I many times see questions on different forums if visiting a certain country in a certain month is a good decision or not, I thought of collecting some information and writing a post about where to travel to in which month, considering the weather conditions. It´s kind of a MONTH-BY-MONTH GUIDE, so if you are searching for an idea on where to go next, you might get one here.

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travel articles: our family trip to Oman

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Yaaaay, it´s here! Okay, it´s been here for months already, but the article I wrote already in the summer was publisheed in November`s issue of a newer Slovenian magazine and since I don´t live there anymore I just got a copy of it recently. Even though the magazine is not really travel orientated, I still got 4 whole pages in it, including photos.

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NUREMBERG, Germany | weekend city trip

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Our FIRST TIME ever in Nürnberg was short but sweet. We stayed in a nice cosy hotel just about 50 metres from the famous Christmas market in the old town, so we were able to walk around and up to all the major tourist attractions and sights. The CHRISTIKINDELSMARKT being one of the most famous Christmas markets in the world was definitely worth a visit, as well as the castle, churches and some museums in the old town. You won´t stay hungry for too long also, there are many nice restaurants which offer traditional Bavarian & food.

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LONDON, UK | weekend city trip

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Our last visit to the English capital past weekend was most certainly the funniest and craziest one of all the five times I´ve been there! It is 18 years since I´ve visited London for the first time and I remember how amazed I was back then by the size of the city, how cold it was standing in the long queues in front of some museums, how I loved salty butter toast for breakfast, how much we walked (mom, dad, didn´t you know about the tube or were we saving money? :)), how I got my very first CD (which was Nevermind from Nirvana btw!) and how my mom bought me two pairs of expensive cord trousers on Oxford street. At that time I could probably spend 3 full days just gazing at all the shop windows, imagining what all I would have bought, if only I had the money to. Today, I have the money to buy much more than two pairs of trousers, but somehow I seem to be more interested in pubs and restaurants than shops and museums ;).Read More

BERLIN, Germany | weekend city trip

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Either a weekend, 3 days, 4 days or a week! Berlin is worth the visit. Better a couple of hours than nothing at all. We usually go for the weekend and we´ve experienced the summer, autumn and the Christmas time. Berlin is big, so you probably won´t be able to see it all in just 2 days, but with a bit of planing you can still see a lot. It´s definitely a city which you have to visit at least once – but it might take you more than a weekend visit to understand all the historical events and how all that has influenced today´s situation.

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PRAGUE, Czech Republic | weekend city trip

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We decided more or less the last minute to spend the WEEKEND IN PRAGUE, which is a little less than 5 hours drive from our home. So, we drove off Friday after work and were in the hotel by 9PM, which basically gave us almost 2 full days to explore the city. We left the city on Sunday when it was getting dark and were home at a reasonable hour in the evening. Although Prague is quite a big city, the OLD CITY CENTRE where all the major attractions are is easily explored on foot. That´s why 2 DAYS are also enough time to see and experience much of what the city has to offer. And it´s definitely worth visiting the city, it has a very relaxed atmosphere and BEAUTIFUL ARCHITECTURE, everything is cheaper than at home, food is good and the beer is even better.

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MLJET, Croatia | 10 days summer holiday

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Mljet is the most southerly and easterly of the larger Adriatic islands of the DALMATIA region and also THE GREENEST and most forested of them all. A big part of it is also a protected area of a NATIONAL PARK. Many come for the amazing nature and are seeking peace, recreation and good food. Some are only coming over on a day trip from other islands in the near, like Korčula and visit the main attraction – the national park. We were lucky enough to spend 10 days in a rented house in SOBRA, just at the beach. Of course we did not only lay around the pool, we also explored most of the islands corners, villages, beaches and hills.

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BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA | short road trip from north to south

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This year, as many before, we planned to spend some days on one of Croatia´s many islands and we decided for MLJET. We tend to go every year somewhere else and usually we want to get there as quickly as possible, driving the highway from Ljubljana first to Zagreb and on to Split and continue towards the south. But this time we decided to take a different way and to explore Bosnia & Herzegovina for a few days, DRIVING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, ending up in the coastal town of Neum from where we continued towards our final destination, Mljet in Croatia.

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TRIGLAV LAKES VALLEY, Slovenia | day hike from Bohinj

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Triglavska jezera valley is approximately 8km LONG ALPINE KARST VALLEY between BOHINJ and TRENTA, with lakes that occured in the hollows with watertight sediments. The other name for the valley is SEDMERA JEZERA VALLEY, which in translation means „the seven lakes valley“. Allthough in reality the number of lakes and ponds in the valley is actually higher. Some of the lakes are more like ponds and some of them often dry out, this is why the number is discussable.

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