Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia region in Spain, is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. It is the second most important city in Spain after Madrid. Barcelona has the second largest international airport in Spain and one of the most important Mediterranean ports in Europe. Barcelona has nearly 2 million inhabitants, not including its immediate vicinity, where the number is similar. For years now Barcelona has been one…
Berlin is an excellent destination for a vacation but it's not the first city that pops up in my mind as a destination to travel to with kids. However, Berlin has many attractions for the whole family, even those with small children. Berlin is a cool, different, very diverse city, with a mix of green and urbanism, street art, special shops, shows, and delicious food. The eastern side, once poor…
The Old City of Acre has a special atmosphere. The natural bay made Acre the main port city in the land of Israel for thousands of years and was connected to many rulers with countless stories. In 2001, Old Acre has declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Acre is a mixed city (Jews and Arabs live together). Be aware that in Israel the name of the city is pronounced Akko.Acre…
We have planned to visit the Dead Sea and Masada for a long time so we were very excited to finally go there. April in Israel is the springtime so the weather is excellent for a trip to the desert. Since in our visit to Israel we were staying in the Galilee (northern Israel) we decided that if we were already going to the Negev desert (southern Israel) then we're…
The Black Forest, which is called in German Schwarzwald, is a tourist destination and also a very known scenery in myths and folktales. It is said that the people living in the area believed that dwarfs, witches, and fairies lived in the forest. The Black Forest is one of the most fascinating, colorful and diverse forests in the world. The forest that is divided by wide valleys and narrow canyons,…
The Black Forest, or Schwarzwald as the Germans call it, is one of Germany's leading tourist destinations and one of the most fascinating, colorful and diverse forests in the world. The main interest in this area, as its name implies, is nature and landscapes. In your trip through the Black Forest, you’ll see picturesque cities and villages, folklore, lakes and a lot of cuckoo clocks - the Black Forest is…
Relaxing in a farmhouse, climbing bell towers, horseback riding in pastoral landscapes, family cooking workshops and lots of ice cream - Tuscany can be a great destination for a family vacation. Tuscany is not a classic destination for families like the Lake District to its north, mainly because there are no huge amusement parks and attractions designed especially for children. But with proper planning, balanced dosages of museums, some attractions…
The Estimated 2018 arrivals of tourists to Hong Kong was almost 30 million and it was ranked number one several times as Asia’s hot spot for tourists. I guess you can’t argue with that. But somehow there are people who still think of Hong Kong as just a transit city for a day or two. Our personal experience in Hong Kong was that this is a must-visit destination and looking…