Text & photos Copyright © Estrella Azul During our latest trip, we came across this funky sign in Athens, Greece, located in front of the Starbucks in Palaio Faliro, a coastal district and municipality in the southern part of the capital. I loved the idea of having a doggy on the sign next to its text “Park your pet here” and a kitty cat under the “P” on the parking post. Since the word...

Funky Signs: Park Your Pet Here

February 1st, 2019 | FEATURED ARTICLES, EUROPE, FUNKY SIGNS | Read More

The simple joys of Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz, California

Story by Crystal Gabrielle. Photos Copyright © Crystal Gabrielle & Matt Steinmetz. Thanks to Santa Cruz local Matt Steinmetz for contributing photos for this story. ——— RAIN, RAIN AND MORE RAIN. I was excited to be at my new house-sitting job in Corralitos, California, but for...

January 19th, 2019 | FEATURED ARTICLES, STAFF, USA MAINLAND, Beaches, OUTDOORS EATING | Read More

Spectacular views, commanding structure, mountaintop camping: Millennium Cross, Republic of North Macedonia

Text & photos Copyright © Estrella Azul A COMMANDING SPECTACLE AT THE summit of Vodno Mountain, and proudly overlooking the city of Skopje in the Republic of North Macedonia, is the 66-meter (217-ft) high Millennium Cross. Millennium Cross on top of Krstovar Peak At 1,066 meters (3,497 feet), Millennium...

January 11th, 2019 | FEATURED ARTICLES, ACTIVITIES, STAFF, EUROPE, Scenic Wonders, WALKING/HIKING | Read More

Two hikes for a bird’s-eye view of Brașov, Romania

Text & photos Copyright © Estrella Azul MY FIRST TIME IN Brașov, Romania was on a girls’ trip in the spring of 2013 with a dear friend who visited me from Australia. It was such a special trip! Since then, I’m really happy to have been able to visit Brașov a few times during winter...

December 28th, 2018 | FEATURED ARTICLES, ACTIVITIES, STAFF, EUROPE, WALKING/HIKING | Read More

Winter boating on Lake Matka in beautiful Matka Canyon, Skopje

Text & photos Copyright © Estrella Azul DURING OUR STAY IN SKOPJE, MACEDONIA we took a couple of day trips as well. One of them was to Dolna Matka Village to see the Matka Canyon. River view of the canyon About 15 kilometers from downtown Skopje, Matka Canyon is a natural gorge, with the Treska...

December 14th, 2018 | FEATURED ARTICLES, ACTIVITIES, STAFF, EUROPE, Boating, Scenic Wonders | Read More

Cycling along Geamăna, the famous toxic lake, Apuseni Mountains, Romania

Text & photos Copyright © Estrella Azul ON A BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY morning in mid-October, my boyfriend and I decided to go on a spur-of-the-moment cycling adventure. We packed up the bikes and headed toward Geamăna Lake in the Apuseni Mountains, about a two-hour drive from our city of Cluj-Napoca,...

November 30th, 2018 | ACTIVITIES, EUROPE, Cycling | Read More

Niagara Falls in November

Story by Milli Thornton. Photos Copyright © Brian Williams. Originally published on Milliver’s Travels in November 2011. THE FIRST TIME I saw Niagara Falls it was during the summer months. I never gave a thought as to how it would look during the colder months—it just seemed like a summer activity....

November 16th, 2018 | ONTARIO | Read More