Right after the hotel breakfast, we checked out and made our 3.5 hours drive to our 43rd country – San Marino. San Marino is one of the smallest countries and also one of the world’s oldest republics. Its capital, also called San Marino, is built on top of a hill with roads zip-zagging up. The… Read More San Marino – Small Country But Lots to See
We had a great night sleep except for the phone in our room rang at 4 AM!!! Who would call our room at 4 AM? No one answered; I hung up immediately and went back to sleep. The nice breakfast at least saved the morning. The croissants were freshly baked and they even have the… Read More Day Trip to the Flowery Town of Spello and Assisi
La Fiorita, known as the flowering of Castelluccio di Norcia occurs every year from the end of June to mid-July which turns this plain high up on the mountain into a magical and colorful field of wildflowers. I found out about this place when I was searching “the most beautiful flower fields”. However, the perfectly… Read More La Fiorita, the Flowering of Castelluccio di Norcia
Given our recent visit to Romania and we had a hard time finding good food due to 1) we thought their cuisine is on the salty side, 2) heavily meat-based, and 3) I didn’t do much research prior to the trip, I want to share with you this guest post on the 5 traditional Romanian… Read More Guest Post – 5 traditional Romanian dishes you must try
Our last full day in Romania and from photo spot scouting yesterday in Sibiu, half a day is enough so we decided to take a day trip to Corvin Castle, around 1.5 hours away. The castle opens at 9 AM so we left at 7:30 AM and got there just before it opens. We took… Read More Corvin Castle and more of Sibiu
After a simple croissant for breakfast, we walked to the nearest post office in search for pretty Romanian stamp to add to Jason’s collection. Unfortunately, the beautiful castle stamps that we searched online are not sold in the post office; they collaborate with some company to print those collectable stamps and their nearest office is… Read More Sibiu – A Very Cute Transylvania City
