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North China

CHINA – Datong / Beijing (2013.10.06 – 2013.10.16)

October 12, 2013 Chris W. Comments Off on CHINA – Datong / Beijing (2013.10.06 – 2013.10.16)

A business and leisure trip to Seoul and also to Beijing and Datong. First time to Republic Korea and fourth time to China. As Beijing was covered decided to go to Datong. Everything squeezed into ten days only. UNESCO World Heritage Sites visited: Grottoes of Yungang (see [read more]

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SOUTH KOREA – Complete Seoul itinerary: All highlights in only 2 days

October 7, 2013 Chris W. Comments Off on SOUTH KOREA – Complete Seoul itinerary: All highlights in only 2 days

A business and leisure trip to Seoul and also to China. It was my first time to Seoul and South Korea. After my arrival day I had two days scheduled to see the most important highlights of Seoul sights. Careful planning and effective usage of [read more]

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URUGUAY – Two days in Colonia del Sacramento, a beautiful town!

August 6, 2013 Chris W. Comments Off on URUGUAY – Two days in Colonia del Sacramento, a beautiful town!

I was traveling in Argentina before my trip to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. From Posadas Argentina I had a flight to the smaller airport in Buenos Aires in the city. From there it’s a short taxi ride to the harbor to take the one hour [read more]

Argentina - Jesuit Mission San Ignacio Miní
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ARGENTINA – Posadas & the Jesuit Missions day trip; must-see European heritage

August 5, 2013 Chris W. Comments Off on ARGENTINA – Posadas & the Jesuit Missions day trip; must-see European heritage

Buenos Aires was my starting point of this trip as I had a business conference there. Before the conference, I had approximate 10 days to go to Paraguay and from there drive through the country to Posadas to see the Jesuit Missions in Argentina (and [read more]

Paraguay - Jesuit Mission La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná
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PARAGUAY – Asunción city trip & Encarnación Jesuit Missions

August 1, 2013 Chris W. Comments Off on PARAGUAY – Asunción city trip & Encarnación Jesuit Missions

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MALTA – The perfect 1 or 2 week Malta itinerary to Valetta, Gozo and Comino

July 7, 2013 Chris W. Comments Off on MALTA – The perfect 1 or 2 week Malta itinerary to Valetta, Gozo and Comino

Summary: A family holiday for history, a new country and some sun! Ticked off a new country & capital and three new UNESCO World Heritage Sites. One site we almost missed, the Hypogeum as you need tickets before which is kind of fully booked for [read more]

Argentina - Iguacu Falls
Argentina

ARGENTINA – Iguaçu Falls 2 day trip: a must see natural wonder!

December 3, 2012 Chris W. Comments Off on ARGENTINA – Iguaçu Falls 2 day trip: a must see natural wonder!

I was on a business trip to South America, Brazil, Sao Paulo when I visited the Iguaçu Falls. I planned a few days to see the Iguaçu Falls as I wanted to see them from both the Brazil side as the Argentina side. I also [read more]

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East Europe Others

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]

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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]

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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]

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