Europe
Croath Patrick, with our without shoes Climbing holy mountains is more than just hiking; it’s a practice for the soul and body. Croagh Patrick, Ireland’s holy mountain, is located in County Mayo, on the west coast of the country. There’s a little chapel on the summit, called Teampall Phadraig, built in 1905. This 762-meter (2,500-feet) […]
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Rugged terrain with thick green moss-covered rolling hills always attracted me. Iceland and New Zealand were the very definition of the mystical scenery I imagined. I loved how their landscapes showed the age of the Earth. But they weren’t the only places that attracted mystical scenery lovers like me. During my Scottish Highlands expedition last
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Road trip to Italy? Italy is one of the places that everyone wants to go and falls in love with. The country is full of major attractions, world-class cuisine, and cities including Rome, Florence, Naples, and Venice. They are worth visiting of course, with their art, architecture, and history, but Italy has a lot more
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Paris is no doubt must-see place on everyone’s list. It’s one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, with its history, food scene, and unique atmosphere, receiving 44 million visitors per year. Situated beautifully along the Seine River, Paris is picture-perfect. So many artists have adopted this great city as their second home because there
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Why You Should Visit Naples, Italy The name Naples, Napoli in Italian, originated from the ancient Green name Neapolis which means new city. The Greeks first established the city and inhabited the region before Roman times. Now, thousands of years later, Naples attracts travelers from around the world with its unique charm and history. The
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Scotland’s 50 Shades of Green As I’ve always imagined, Scotland is covered in green. It didn’t disappoint me. Different from Bhutan’s fresh and sunny green, Scotland’s was more complex and wet. Scotland has officially registered 977 kinds of mosses and liverworts that have been living there since before the dinosaurs. Because of the land’s diverse
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Food, whisky, and landscape… Scotland is full of surprises. First Impressions of Scotland Scotland, a small country that is part of the United Kingdom, was the first travel destination of the New Year. I visited Scotland during the Hogmanay Festival and traveled to Edinburgh, Inverness, and a few other places in the Highlands. IT
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My Scottish Highlands Experience What do you imagine when you think of the Scottish Highlands? Hurry coo (hairy cow)? Green landscape? Yes, and yes. Visiting the Scottish Highlands has been on my list for a while now, and it finally happened this year. I don’t exactly know why all I know was that it’s extremely
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Why I Went Snowboarding in Cairngorm Mountain When the Wind was Blowing 45mph So here’s the story. Invershnecky was dreich. It was blowing a gale but the mountain was surely bonnie. Because of the weather it wasn’t awfully hoachin. We put on a pair of red salopettes. I had to nip to the loo in
Illuminating Edinburgh for the New Year Happy New Year! What did you do for New Year’s Eve? Hope you had a fun time welcoming the new year! As you know, I spent my last day of 2013 at Scotland’s Hogmanay as a part of #blogmanay team. Not only Edinburgh, but also Stirling, Inverness, Stonehaven, and
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