inside Cpco Mat Jumelle hotel, Athens
Greece

How to plan your Visit to Open House Athens

March 27, 2023

I’ve been visiting Open House Athens events since 2017. I have a loose way of organizing which places I want to visit and in which order. My goal is to see as many buildings as possible in one day, with the least amount of queueing. The inspiration for putting my strategy in writing was a lady I met at last year’s Open House Athens. She was behind me in the queue for the Italian Embassy and holding the Open House map. The map had many notes on it and even information on which buses to take. I found it interesting…

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Piata Sfatului Brasov
Europe, Travel Guides

The essential guide to Brasov

March 20, 2023

When I planned my Romania itinerary, I added Brasov to the list. It’s a beautiful town in Transylvania with a mix of gothic and baroque architecture. If you have more days than we did in Romania, Brasov can be your hub. You can take day trips to Sighisoara (like we did), Sibiu, and Bran. Now let’s see what Brasov itself has to offer. Related: The essential guide to Bucharest Brasov Old town We entered Brasov through the newer part of the cities in the south. We crossed blocks of flats and large crossroads until we reached the old town. Which…

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Django ice cream parlor, Athens
Food & Drink

10 Ice Cream Shops in Athens rated!

March 14, 2023

Time for yet another dessert trial! When I finished up the croissant project I had already decided that my next project would be ice cream. I’ll start off by saying that ice cream is harder to “judge” than the other desserts. I searched for some criteria and came up with the following:  Criteria No use of artificial flavors/colors. The color/flavor of the ice cream should correspond to its content.  Crumbly and/or fluffy ice cream indicates a high amount of air. It may be considered a sign of cheap, lower-quality ice cream.  Quality ice cream should generally be smooth and soft. …

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Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest
Europe

The essential guide to Bucharest

February 12, 2023

  My trip to Bucharest in June 2022 was not only my first in the city but also one of my least researched trips. Up until my trip I had only seen glimpses of Bucharest on Instagram. They were not enough though to give me a clear idea of what I was going to see. Bucharest is a city I visited with no expectations and turned out to be one of my favorite destinations. I fell in love with its architecture and took countless photos of buildings. It’s easy to see why it was called Paris of the East. Due…

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Croissants at Paul Bakery, Athens
Food & Drink

Where to find the best croissants in Athens

June 2, 2022

After completing my project of finding Athens’ best macarons I embarked on a new one! This time I want to discover the best croissants in Athens . This project was more difficult because I find it more challenging to rate a croissant. Still I looked for some criteria and guidance. The first one came from tips of a French pastry chef. The second was a handy checklist by A Hedgehog in the Kitchen. I took both into account when giving my overall scores. To sum it up in the words of Duchêne: “A perfect croissant, it’s a very crispy croissant…

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view for Bellaggio Lake Como Italy
Europe

Italy and Switzerland Road Trip

April 6, 2022

If you’re reading this blog you know that I love traveling. COVID made travel abroad harder and I borderline started to get depressed about it. So when opportunity for a weekend abroad arose, I didn’t let it go. We took this trip in early October 2021 when Omicron wasn’t a thing yet. My husband was already in Lake Maggiore for a work related event. I joined him there after re-visiting Milan and our road trip in Italy and Switzerland began. Day 1 Milan to Locarno My trip started with (re)visiting Milan for a few hours. The Duomo place was of…

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row of colorful macarons, Athens
Food & Drink

15 Places for macarons in Athens

March 9, 2022

Back in September 2021, I saw a lot of sponsored Instagram posts about macarons. So I decided to embark on a project: to discover the best macarons in Athens. I know “best” is a word with a heavy meaning. But it makes for a catchy blog title isn’t it?! A blogger has to do what a blogger has to do! Without further ado let’s start our review, shall we? When I embarked on this project, I wanted a way to judge those macarons. I’m in no capacity a professional food critic, but I love desserts. To make this project better…

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