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
Happy New Year! It is another year already and travel has been getting a lot better but will never be the same with 2 kids 😉 Fortunately, we managed to check off 3 new countries (Slovenia, Luxembourg, and Belgium) and reached the 7th continent – Antarctica!!! I can’t wait to share the pics with you… Read More Happy New Year 2023!
After two days at Cortina, we headed to Ortisei (Urtijëi) to spend another two days exploring the beautiful Dolomites. We had a quick breakfast, included with our paid room rate, at our hotel, Cristallo, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa. The breakfast spread was 5* in terms of Western style but can’t compare to the… Read More Alpe di Siusi – Dolomite’s Picturesque Alpine Meadow
We had a quick breakfast, checked out, got our car – parking overnight was €15.20, filled up gas €37 (Slovenia gas was cheaper than Italy) and from Ljubljana, we drove 4 hours to Cortina d’Ampezzo where we stayed as the 1st base to explore the magnificent Dolomites. The Italian Dolomites have been on my bucket… Read More Tre Cime National Park, Dolomites
One of the most picturesque and Instagram-made famous spots in the Dolomites is the emerald and blue alpine lake – Lago Di Braies (Pragser Wildsee). Many places in the Dolomites have dual names in Italian and German. From what I read, this beautiful lake is extremely crowded so in order to get postcard-perfect photos without… Read More The Beautiful Lago Di Braies
After the rainy night, it was all cleared up in the early morning. As an IHG Diamond status member, we got free breakfast, finally, IHG offers that! From the breakfast room, you can see the Ljubljana Castle on the back while the old town was partially covered by the buildings. The selections are pretty good… Read More Ljubljana and Lake Bled, Slovenia
Good morning Rovinj! As soon as we got ready, we walked across the street to the pier with our tripod for photos. We were too early that the sun hasn’t completely risen yet and the sky was a little bit gloomy. The good news was that it got cleared up fast. Instead of venturing into… Read More The coastal town of Rovinj, Croatia
I apologized for not having a chance to update my blog; life has been super busy with a toddler and a baby and a record-setting number of weddings that I had photographed this year (all postponed from the past two years due to the pandemic). Now that I finished editing my last wedding of the… Read More Made it to Rovinj, Croatia by Sunset
The last resort of our Bora Bora trip: Conrad Bora Bora Nui. It was a last-minute change when we saw award availability for more than 3 rooms; usually you need to book months to almost a year in advance to book the room with the standard redemption rate of 89,000 Hilton points per room. We… Read More Bora Bora 2021 – Conrad Bora Bora Nui
Our 4th resort – Intercontinental Bora Bora Thalasso – it has been almost 7 years since our last visit! When we arrived, the hotel staff were there waiting for us with this guy playing music. He was one of the happiest staff we came across, he even play his mini guitar when driving the golf… Read More Bora Bora 2021 – Intercontinental Bora Bora Thalasso Villa Teremoana Review
