Posts Tagged ‘EUROPE’
Making up for missing the Debrecen world-famous Flower Festival

By staff writer Estrella Azul. Photos Copyright © Estrella Azul
WHEN I VISITED one of my friends from Hungary, I made sure to plan my vacation so that I could spend a week with her sight-seeing near Miskolc and, before traveling back home, a couple of days in Debrecen as well.
In Hungary, August 20th...
February 14th, 2014 | ENTERTAINMENT, STAFF, EUROPE, MEMORIES, SHOWS/FESTIVALS/HOLIDAYS | Read More
Postcard-Perfect Santorini

By staff writer Cathie Nichols. Photos Copyright © Cathie Nichols.
IMAGINE POSSESSING THE ability to step inside a postcard whenever you wanted. Which postcard would you step into?
I recommend any postcard from Santorini, a Greek island in the middle of the Aegean Sea.
Visiting Santorini was never...
March 17th, 2013 | STAFF, EUROPE, Scenic Wonders | Read More
Riding The Carpathian Forest Steam Train

By staff writer Estrella Azul. Photos Copyright © Estrella Azul.
SOMETHING YOU HAVE to know, right off the bat, is that I do not do well with waking up early. I feel it’s flat out mean to put me through that. However, this particular trip was worth waking up to the sun being on the wrong side...
October 19th, 2012 | STAFF, EUROPE, Historic/Museums | Read More
Romanian road trip, just for the fun of it

By staff writer Estrella Azul. Photos Copyright © Estrella Azul.
BACK IN DECEMBER last year, I went on a day trip with the Chef (my boyfriend) and his family. We simply woke up thinking a road trip would be fun, got in the car, and hit the road.
We set out to drive through the Apuseni Mountains here...
October 11th, 2012 | STAFF, EUROPE, ROAD TRIPS, MEMORIES | Read More
Bridal Veil Waterfall, Mărgău, Transylvania

By staff writer Estrella Azul. Photos Copyright © Estrella Azul.
LEGEND HAS IT a bride once fell off the steep cliff, with her veil left hanging from the rocks. Her wedding guests stopped in their tracks and started crying, forming a waterfall with their tears.
This is the Răchiţele Falls, commonly...
September 11th, 2012 | STAFF, EUROPE, Water | Read More
Doing Spain as an Introvert

By staff writer Cathie Nichols. Photos Copyright © Cathie Nichols.
TO SAY THAT I was shy growing up is an understatement.
I rarely spoke and I never wanted anyone’s attention so I did nothing to draw it to myself. I wore a uniform of turtlenecks, baggy pants, and quiet sweaters.
However, in...
August 17th, 2012 | STAFF, EUROPE, HOSTELS, MEMORIES | Read More
9 Travel Questions I Wish I’d Been Asked: Sicilia

By staff writer Estrella Azul. Photos Copyright © Estrella Azul.
RIGHT AFTER SHE published it in September 2011, I read Gretchen Rubin’s blog post, 9 Questions To Ask About Someone’s Big, Life-Changing Trip. It made me think long and hard about my traveling thus far, and how I never really...
July 10th, 2012 | STAFF, EUROPE, MEMORIES | Read More