by Trips Of Our Life | Nov 8, 2017 | Europe, UK
During my 3-day visit in Edinburgh last September, I decided to join a full-day tour to the famous Highlands. The choices for the tour were numerous. Since my time was limited and my budget was low, I decided to book the excursion to the south Highlands, by Hairy Coo...
by Trips Of Our Life | Nov 2, 2017 | Europe, UK
One of the most important highlights of our full-day tour to the south Highlands was the popular Loch Katrine of the national Park Trossachs. This Loch (in Scottish, not meaning the same as lake) comprises a narrow, 13-km-long stripe of water, surrounded by hills,...
by Trips Of Our Life | Nov 2, 2017 | Europe, UK
On our third stop of our full-day tour to the south Highlands, we visited the only lake of Scotland, lake Menteith (the only one because all the rest are called “lochs” by the locals). We stopped at a spot along the main road and for a while we went down near the...
by Trips Of Our Life | Nov 1, 2017 | Europe, UK
On our third stop of our full day tour to the south Highlands we visited the Little Fawn waterfall, placed in a beautiful spot of the Queen Elizabeth forest, part of the Trossachs National Park. We left our bus at the parking lot just outside the forest and went on on...
by Trips Of Our Life | Oct 31, 2017 | Europe, UK
Our last stop of our full day tour to the south Highlands included a meeting with the cute locals…the Hairy Scotland Coos. A worldwide unique cattle breed, with roots to the Highlands and the western Isles of Scotland. So, on our way back to Edinburgh, we...
by Trips Of Our Life | Jul 16, 2017 | Europe, Germany
Füssen is a beautiful town with 15.000 residents, placed on the foothills of the Bavarian Alps. It is considered as the highest Bavarian town built in 800-1200m above sea level. It is mostly known as the initial or the final destination of the royal «Romantic Road» in...
by Trips Of Our Life | Jun 4, 2017 | Africa, Kenya
The Maasai Mara National Reserve is world famous for the Great Migration of gnus and other small animals that travel from Tanzania for days during the months of July – October. I won’t refer to general details, as they are easy to find on the web and the official...
by Trips Of Our Life | May 28, 2017 | Asia, The Maldives
PART I Where to eat There are multiple food options around the island. But there are NΟ alcohol options at ALL! The Maldives is a Muslim country, so the only places they serve alcohol are the luxury resorts. On a local island, you won’t be able to drink anything but...
by Trips Of Our Life | May 21, 2017 | Asia, The Maldives
The Maldivian paradise is an unfulfilled dream to most of us. Apparently because of the fancy resorts that cost much more than a budget traveler can afford. However, during the recent years this tiny country of 1190 tropical islands has been more affordable, as lots...
by Trips Of Our Life | Mar 19, 2017 | Africa, Kenya
Jambo! Jambo! Seeing smiling faces and hearing “hi” in Swahili was the first thing of our safari day no.1, feeling happy and anxious at the same time for what’s about to follow. We left the capital quite tired at about 07.30 to Maasai Mara National Reserve, located at...
