Tag: itinerary
The United Arab Emirates vacation I paid $400 not to take
A couple of weeks ago when our friend came to visit with her grand plan of traveling the world, I got excited and decided I would join her in the United Arab Emirates, where she would be spending two weeks. I booked my flight to Dubai and promptly headed to Ukraine, where I spent almost…
A half-day Kutna Hora itinerary
The small Bohemian city of Kutna Hora is most notable for its well-known churches. Outside of those, the city doesn’t leave you much to do that you can’t accomplish in four to five hours. This makes it the perfect place to enjoy a half-day trip from Prague. This Kutna Hora itinerary will take you to…
A weekend of activities in Lake Bled
After just half a day in Lake Bled, I was already thinking about how great it would be to spend a week there. If you can’t spare a week, you can do a whole lot with your time in Bled in a weekend that includes hiking, boating, and enjoying local delicacies. Here are some ideas…
Dresden itinerary for a day trip (or two-day trip)
Germany is so big and has so many wonderful cities to visit that sometimes really fantastic ones like Dresden are overlooked in favor of Hamburg, Berlin, and Munich. Dresden is the capital of the state of Saxony, largely rebuilt after World War II. But what has risen from the ashes is some of the most…
The Sri Lanka itinerary we should have done
The thing about visiting a country like Sri Lanka is that there aren’t clear-cut places where you absolutely must stay a few days. Colombo and Kandy are the bigger cities, but some people skip Colombo altogether and stay in Negombo. Other people don’t make it all the way up to Dambulla and Sigiriya, which was…
Two days in Dambulla, Sri Lanka
By far, my favorite place to visit in Sri Lanka as a tourist was Dambulla. A lot of people come to this area for two reasons, the Dambulla Cave Temple and the ancient ruins of the rock fortress of Sigiriya. A lot of itineraries make this a pit stop, sometimes combining both things in one…
