Category Archives: Destinations

Discover Esztergom: Hungary’s Often Overlooked Gem

Most people visiting Hungary think Budapest is the historic center of the country but Hungary was actually born in Esztergom To catch the train from Budapest to Esztergom, depart from the Budapest Nyugati Pályaudvar station, which has frequent trains that take about an hour to arrive. Tickets cost around US$3.25 one way. From the EsztergomContinue reading “Discover Esztergom: Hungary’s Often Overlooked Gem”

Question of the Week • Most Visited Cities 2024

What five cities had the largest number of international visitors in 2024? Every year there are more and more people traveling the world and each year there seems to be a particularly popular new destination city. Official records for major cities keep track of passport entries from specific countries and each year the numbers change.Continue reading “Question of the Week • Most Visited Cities 2024”

Exploring Georgia’s Amazing Wineries

Late last summer we spent a couple of weeks driving around the north Georgia mountains, hiking and visiting wineries. Georgia wines are really worth experiencing. In general, their quality is good and the wineries were fun to visit. We had planned this trip for the spring but than had to postpone and didn’t update ourContinue reading “Exploring Georgia’s Amazing Wineries”

Discovering A Boiling Waterfall In Iceland

Iceland – A Land Glaciers, Volcanos And Boiling Water Going to Akureyri on the Eyjafjörður (a fjord) we sail past a very unusual sight – a steaming waterfall plunging into the fjord. Later when inquiring we learn that the Icelandic Highway Department was digging a highway tunnel through a hillside when they hit a boilingContinue reading “Discovering A Boiling Waterfall In Iceland”