weekend trips

Somewhere in March last year, we decided with friends to spend the June‘s long weekend in Alsace and so I had the chance to explore this charming French region for the first time. As you may know, I love wine as I love both road trips and France and so…

Some time ago during a long weekend in May, I had a chance to visit a lovely corner of France – Normandy. In 4 days we visited Deauville, Mont Saint Michel, the D-Day Landing beaches, Caen, and Honfleur, tasted Camembert cheese and pancakes or some typical drinks such as Cider,…

Monschau is a small medieval town in the Aachen district in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, very close to the border with Belgium. Cobbled streets with half-timbered houses forming a fairytale town build at the Rur River, make it an idyllic escape in terms of a day trip from Brussels. You…

The smallest town in the world, as the locals like to call Durbuy, lies in the middle of the Belgian Ardennes in the province of Luxembourg. Durbuy was initially given the status of a city despite a very low number of inhabitants by Jean de Luxembourg in the 14th century.…

You won’t believe me but only now I have finalized treating pictures from our trip to Montserrat last year in the beginning of September during our wine trip to Penedes. The Benedictine Monastery built in an unusual rock mountain is the most religious place in Catalunya and attracts pilgrims from…

The third largest city in Spain and the capital of paella is a vibrant spot situated on the East Coast of the Iberian Peninsula, just a few kilometers direction South from Barcelona. Thanks to its large historical center, cultural attractions, and rich eating out options, Valencia is one of the…

Last year in June, I got to visit the still quite new museum of contemporary art in Paris, the Louis Vuitton Foundation located in Bois de Boulogne. This majestic and elegant building is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture and definitely needs a visit when in Paris, you will be blown…

One of my best experiences I had in Lisbon, was definitely the photo walk in Alfama with Miguel, the leading photographer from Lisbon Photo. We met early morning at Cais das Colunas, from where we started our 4-hour photo tour. Being an enthusiast professional who knows the city pretty well, Miguel…

When I was in Lisbon last week, one of my MUST SEES was Pena Palace in Sintra. This colorful castle caught my attention somewhere last year and when I finally booked my plane tickets to Lisbon, I added one additional day just for this trip. I actually wanted to see…

So the Christmas is over. But the good news is that they will be back again in 11 months! 😉 I was quite busy over the holidays period so that I was not able to post this article about the Christmas spirit in Brussels earlier. Hopefully, it may serve you…