The next morning, we had breakfast in the hotel which was free for being an IHG diamond member. The breakfast spread was okay with some local specialties. The view from our table urggggg, I rather they put up a painted wall instead! After breakfast, we walked over to the famous Sunday market at San Telmo.… Read More Buenos Aires: Sunday market at San Telmo, La Boca, and Taxi Scams
Reaching the 7th continent has been on my bucket list for a very long time and I didn’t even think I would achieve that in the coming years due to its cost (usually over $10k per person and not possible by points & miles!). During the early days of the pandemic in 2020 when the… Read More Buenos Aires: Pre-Antarctica Cruise!
Our last stop of the trip – our 47th country – Belgium. It was a 5 hours drive from Colmar to Brussels so I picked a place to stop along the way for lunch – Dinant, this small Belgium town has been on my list to visit. We parked near Le Wiertz Restaurant where we… Read More 47th Country: Belgium – Mussels & Chocolate
So sad to say it was the last day of our Alsace fairytale villages adventure 🙁 We got up early and took some quick pics at the picturesque La Petite Venise when there was almost no one. The good thing about visiting in October was that sunrise was around 7:30 AM so you don’t need… Read More Alsace’s Fairytale Villages – Riquewihr, Ribeauvillé, Bergheim, and Dambach-la-ville
On day 2 of exploring Alsace’s fairytale villages, we went to Kaysersberg, less than 20 minutes drive from Colmar. We arrived around 8:30 AM and it was quiet, there is a big parking lot outside of the village center marked as “Parking P5” in Google Maps. Parking cost €1 per hour, reasonable. The weather wasn’t… Read More Alsace’s Fairytale Villages – Kaysersberg and Turckheim
In the crack of dawn, we made our ~4 hours drive from Cochem, Germany to the Alsace region of France. Alsace is known for its wine route but to me, its fairytale villages! We visited Colmar 5 years ago (yes already 5 years) and made a quick trip to the nearby village – Eguisheim, we… Read More Alsace’s Fairytale Villages – Eguisheim and Colmar
From Luxembourg City, we drove to our next stop: Cochem with a stop along the way at Trier, Germany. It was only 40 minutes to Trier and I added this stop just the night before because I figured our room wouldn’t be ready at Cochem yet. One of the most famous sites at Trier is… Read More Cochem and Eltz Castle
New England foliage is incredible and I am sure no one will disagree. I love our foliage road trip in 2021 to Vermont to photograph those cute farms. I always wonder what would those fairytale villages and castles look like in the fall in Europe? At the end of September last year (2022), I booked… Read More Afternoon Stroll in My 46th Country – Luxembourg
From Ortisei, we made our way back to Venice Airport via the scenic Passo Gardena (Gardena Pass) again, returned our rental car, and took the Venice Link boat shuttle to Venice (round trip for both of us was €140). We arrived early afternoon and stayed two nights at the newly opened hotel – Ca’di Dio… Read More Colorful Burano – We Are Here Again!
Our 2nd day in Ortisei, we planned to take the cable car up to Seceda Ridgeline, do some hiking, and then visit Val Di Funes’ famous postcard-perfect churches. Before the hike, we need to load up with calories, breakfast was actually decent in the hotel. I love the freshly baked croissants and pastries! Different flavors… Read More Seceda Ridgeline and Val Di Funes
