Today we tell you about our trip to Odessa in Ukraine in 2008, which we did together with Peter's son Billie and his cousin Pontus. We are looking through old photos and realise that we have done a lot of trips that we have barely written about, as we did them before we started the blog. Our trip to Ukraine in the summer of 2008 is one of them. Today we take you to Odessa on the Black Sea.
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Avdat in Israel used to be station number 62 on the trade route known as the Incense Road. The long camel caravans travelled from Oman and Yemen, through Petra in Jordan, and then on to Gaza. We came by car from Jerusalem instead, and we hardly thought we would make it before dark...
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There are several really interesting sights in Jerusalem. We came to the city during our road trip from Eilat in southern Israel and spent a night in this magical city. We haven't seen everything, but we can still suggest a few things that you should definitely see and experience if you come here. For us, it feels like a milestone to have been here. As if this is a place you really should visit once in a lifetime!
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The next stop on our road trip through Israel took us to the site of the famous Dead Sea Scrolls, Qumran in the West Bank. This is where a Jewish sect lived more than 2000 years ago, scribbling text on 900 documents and carefully hiding them in pots. How magical is that?
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Our second stop on our road trip from Eilat in Israel was Masada. This ancient fortress sits on an almost 400 metre high mountain in the Negev Desert, not far from the Dead Sea. As well as being an impressive structure, the fortress has a dramatic history that makes your stomach churn.
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Yesterday we set off on a road trip by rental car, starting in Eilat in southern Israel. Our first destination was the Dead Sea and then we continued to Masada and Jerusalem. Today we tell you about the first stop on the road trip, the Dead Sea.
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Yesterday our blog colleague Lena, with the blog Ladies Abroad, presented her favourite castles and palaces in Europe. We're also fans of grandiose buildings, and were keen to present our favourite castles and palaces in Europe. Have you seen any of these impressive buildings? Or do you have more tips for cool castles in Europe?
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Meet three ghosts at Engsö Castle! Today is 31 October and Halloween, so what could be better than a story about a ghost castle? Last Sunday, Peter and I visited Engsö Castle outside of Västerås, Sweden, where no less than three (!) ghosts live.
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When we travelled home on Sunday from our Motorhome weekend at Jogersö we needed a place to stop and eat our lunchtime lamb sausage. What could be better than a castle? I googled on my iPhone and that's how we found Tullgarn Castle outside Trosa. Here we walked around in the footsteps of kings and tsars, while learning why the shopping centre in Huddinge is called "Kungens kurva"...
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The world's smallest country is located in the centre of Rome and is called Vatican City. It is home to the Pope, who is the head of state, Bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church. In the world's smallest country, you can see famous sights such as Michelangelo's ceiling painting, the Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica. This microstate is located unnecessarily the city of Rome, which explains how small the country actually is!
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