Things to do in Svalbard & Longyearbyen – Kingdom of… snow

Here is the story of Svalbard and Longyearbyen, by winter or… by Polar Night! If you figure it out how to make enough money to sustain the burning fire of the desire to see the entire world, many remote places, then every sweet dream can become reality. Since I didn’t figured that out yet, I…

And then, here is Andorra! You must visit it!

My madness to complete a Spartan Race Ultra brought me to small, but very beautiful Andorra. In fact, from the bus ride started in Barcelona, one of Europe’s hubs of basically everything, things started looking great. Our accommodation happened to be in Andorra La Vella, the capital city of the very small state from the…

Tromsø, how to live a dream – chapter 2

My curiosity about Tromsø was born from a… magazine. I saw the Midnight Sun Marathon advertised, so I have decided from that moment I needed to attend it. Now, it is not so easy to go to the northernmost city of Norway and, I think, the biggest northernmost city in the world actually, so for…

Saint Lucia, how to live a dream – chapter 1

A different story about Saint Lucia. I like adventure, I am keen to discover every new far away corner, places that seem available only in documentaries. Locations thousands or even tens of thousands kilometers apart from Romania. In 2023, the ultimate travelling adventure proved how and why dreams come true: the trip to picturesque Saint…

The things I’ve learned about Denmark in four days spent there!

I have been once to Denmark by 2023, a short trip to Copenhagen, to see the beautiful capital, via Malmö, the Swedish town in which I was accommodated. Now, almost three years later I am in Denmark once more. No link with the capital city, but though, I can have a strong taste of Kolding,…

Athens from start to finish – a beautiful city to discover

Athens is the heart of Greece. Never been in this country, until 34, but the authentic marathon opened some travel doors. About the event itself I’ve wrote here, so now I am concentrating on the city, so to make a brief but concentrated guide if you want to have a nice experience while visiting the…

Marseille, the beautiful city of contrasts

Trying to reach Madeira Island from Bucharest can be a real challenge. So be it, we chose, in the end, to go there via Marseille. Another city from my extended bucket list. Not something very hot, though, but since the opportunity came up, I gave it the go. One day and a half looked very…