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Europe

Europe is the smallest continent but with a wide diversity of culture. With the open borders one can easily travel from one country to another without passing any immigration, with some exceptions. There are a few microstates of great interest to visit. I split up the continent in east and west and the Netherlands my home country.

UK - London
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UNITED KINGDOM – A 3 day business trip in London, what can you do?

September 28, 2012 Chris W. Comments Off on UNITED KINGDOM – A 3 day business trip in London, what can you do?

The United Kingdom has never been high on my bucket list but a 3 day business trip brought me to London. I had not much time but did two afternoon walks around the main city center places. I had no time to enter any museum, [read more]

Latvia - Riga
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LATVIA – 3 days in Riga, capital of Latvia, an authentic old town

July 19, 2012 Chris W. Comments Off on LATVIA – 3 days in Riga, capital of Latvia, an authentic old town

A leisure only trip to two more capitals of Europe. Planned in a way to see the most important, if not all, sights in both capitals. First stop Stockholm, Sweden where the first days are spent (see post here: SWEDEN – Stockholm (2012.07.19 – 2012.07.29)). From there [read more]

Sweden - Stockholm
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SWEDEN – A 5 day city trip Stockholm, the Venice of the north

July 19, 2012 Chris W. Comments Off on SWEDEN – A 5 day city trip Stockholm, the Venice of the north

A leisure only trip to two more capitals of Europe. Planned in a way to see the most important, if not all, sights in both capitals. First stop city trip Stockholm, Sweden where the first days are spent. From there a detour to Riga, Latvia to check [read more]

Greece - Athens - City Center
Greece

GREECE – A week in and around Athens; history everywhere!

April 28, 2012 Chris W. Comments Off on GREECE – A week in and around Athens; history everywhere!

A week holiday with the family to Athens, capital of Greece. So much history in this city you cannot imagine. We explored Athens in detail (the amount of days is enough, get a map at the tourist office and just walk the whole city, below it was split [read more]

Luxembourg - City Center
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LUXEMBOURG – A long weekend city trip to Luxembourg City

February 27, 2012 Chris W. Comments Off on LUXEMBOURG – A long weekend city trip to Luxembourg City

A short holiday family city trip to Luxembourg City. Luxembourg city is a UNESCO World Heritage site with lots of interesting places to see. A small country part of the Benelux and an easy destination from many parts in Europe. Day 1 – Arrival We [read more]

Spain - Madrid - Square Cibeles
Spain Travel Guide

SPAIN – Five days in Madrid, the capital of Spain

October 19, 2011 Chris W. Comments Off on SPAIN – Five days in Madrid, the capital of Spain

Family city trip to check out Madrid; capital of Spain with something like 3.5 million people. Lots of history, old buildings and culture. We only had to get used to the late dinners in Spain, starting 10PM even 11PM! For us from Holland very very [read more]

Russia - St. Petersburg - City Tour
Russia

RUSSIA – One day in Sint Petersburg exploring the city center & monuments

September 9, 2011 Chris W. Comments Off on RUSSIA – One day in Sint Petersburg exploring the city center & monuments

A short trip for a business conference. I took a day free to explore a bit of the city center as the previous time I visited RUSSIA – St. Petersburg (2010.06.07 – 2010.06.13) I only had time to visit the Peterhof. UNESCO World Heritage Sites [read more]

Hungary - Budapest - Margaret Island & Buda Side
East Europe Others

HUNGARY – Five days exploring Budapest, Paris of the East

August 27, 2011 Chris W. Comments Off on HUNGARY – Five days exploring Budapest, Paris of the East

Budapest full of history and also called the Paris of the East. In former times two towns Buda and Pest each on one side of the Danube later joined to Budapest. A 5 day city trip was enough to explore the full city which is [read more]

Swiss - Arosa
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SWITZERLAND – Arosa, a peacefull town tucked away in the Swiss Alps

July 25, 2011 Chris W. Comments Off on SWITZERLAND – Arosa, a peacefull town tucked away in the Swiss Alps

This is the second part of our trip where we first visited Vaduz in Liechtenstein and Arosa in the Swiss Alps for a few days for leisure. Leisure in Arosa Swiss Alps A great mountain village to come to peace and rest. We spend here the [read more]

Liechtenstein - Vaduz & Mountains
West Europe Others

LIECHTENSTEIN – A tiny country tucked away in the Alps between Swiss and Austria

July 25, 2011 Chris W. Comments Off on LIECHTENSTEIN – A tiny country tucked away in the Alps between Swiss and Austria

A trip to Liechtenstein (day 1 through 3) and after to Arosa (Swiss) to visit some friends for leisure only. Day 1 – Netherlands to Liechtenstein by car This took us the whole day! But, the autobahn in Germany really goes quick at 240 km/h! [read more]

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