Monteverde is a small community in northern Costa Rica. It is a very popular tourist destination and is home to the Monteverde cloud forest as well as the Santa Elena cloud forest. The small town of Santa Elena is located close to the cloud forests […]

I got to La Fortuna a little later than I had planned. I originally intended to take the plane there from Drake Bay but it got cancelled. It would have been perfect to arrive in the afternoon to check out the small town and plan […]

Drake Bay, a small town on a hill by the beach in the Osa peninsula. It’s a very calm place and not touristy at all. There aren’t many souvenir shops and it’s not crowded by tourists. Here are some tourists though, people are coming to […]

Puerto Jiménez is a very small town in the Osa Peninsula, and most of the people visiting do it for tours to Corcovado national park. That’s why I decided to go there too. Initially I tried to book a tour that started in Puerto Jiménez, […]

Lisbon is a beautiful city! It’s nice to just walk around and enjoy the surroundings. The city is built on seven hills and every now and then you’ll get a glimpse of the rooftops and the river between the buildings. More than this there are […]

Lisbon is the biggest city in Portugal and also its capital. This last year it has become a very popular destination for many travelers. And with all right. It is a friendly, cosy and modern city with interesting history in southern Europe with warm and […]

There are many places in Porto that offers a view over the city. Some of them have an entrance fee, but most of the views you get from a mirador. Here are some of the most popular places. Clérigos Tower The Clérigos tower is one […]

More about Porto here. And a post about views over Porto will follow. Port wine tasting tour at Ramos Pinto South of the river from Porto lies the city called Gaia. In this area there are many wineries where you can do a Port wine […]

The second biggest city in Portugal is Porto. It has a bit more relaxed atmosphere than the capital Lisbon and is beautifully located by the river Douro. It is famous for its Port wine, which together with the whole country got its name from Porto. […]

After Cinque Terre it was time for my last stop on my Italy trip, Pisa. I don’t think I have to mention what Pisa is famous for? Well, the leaning tower of course. Before I went to Pisa the things I had heard was that […]