Travel

Independent travel notes from roads, cities and everyday logistics across the places I visit, with an eye for practical detail and local context.

Drunk Cherry Gudauri Restaurant

Drunk Cherry is a stylish restaurant located in Gudauri next to the GoodAura ski-left (New Gudauri ski resort)Discovered during a weekend trip to Gudauri. And I should…

Condohotel 'GVC 217' New Gudauri

GVC 217 is a condo/aparthotel located in the New Gudauri ski resort, some 120 km from the nation's capital Tbilisi.We booked here a weekend (2-night stay) in January…

Lindt Factory Shop Induno Oluno

This Lindt factory shop is located in the town of Induno Oluno (Varese), Italy on Largo Edoardo Bulgheroni street 1.Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG, more…

Villa Porro Pirelli, Induno Oluno, Italy

Villa Porro Pirelli is set in Induno Olona, 5 km from Varese and 8 km from the Swiss border. It features air-conditioned rooms and a free outdoor pool, gym and solarium.We booked…

Restaurant Wineland Telavi

Restaurant Wineland is located close to the town of Telavi in the region of Kakheti, Georgia.We discovered it in early January 2020 while driving Tbilisi - Tsinandali (via Gombori…

Odo's House in Tsinandali

Odo's house is a family-run bed&breakfast style guest house, located in Tsinandali, some 100 km from Tbilisi in Georgia. We booked Odo's house at the start…

Postcards from Lugano

We traveled to Lugano in Switzerland at the end of 2019. Visit to Lugano officially adds marks 18th country on my travel map I've visited (since 2013)We…

Aparthotel Autosole Riga

Located opposite a park in the historical centre of Riga on Hospitāļu street.Aparthotel Autosole offers to its guests 10 comfortable apartments and studios.We have been staying at…

Ilia Lake

Ilia Lake is located near the town of Kvareli in the region of Kakheti, Georgia.First discovered back in 2014, while staying at Royal Batoni hotel next to the lake.…

Tremezzina near Como Lake, Italy

Tremezzina is located on the western banks of Lake Como, right in front of Bellagio, and is the result of a recent merger of the comunes of Lenno, Mezzegra,…

Semarah Lielupe Hotel & SPA

Lielupe Hotel SPA & Conferences by Semarah is located in a calm area of Jurmala, surrounded by forest and 400 m from the Baltic Sea. It features a spacious kids club with…

Guest House 'Rivendell' in Borjomi

Rivendell, Eco-friendly hotel with wooden rooms and organic garden, is located in Borjomi.After discovering that we spend more and more time at luxury hotels across Georgia, we…

Fabrika Tbilisi

Fabrika Tbilisi is a stylish hipster place located on Egnate Ninoshvili street 8 in a renovated Soviet Era factory building, Fabrika is the space for rebellious minds to…

Keti's Bistro

Keti's Bistro is another stylish  Tbilisi restaurant located on Tamar Chovelidze street 3 (opposite to hotel Stamba)My better part took me here just before the New…

Hotel Lenno (Italy)

4-star hotel Lenno is set in an elegant building just off the main road, and right on the shore of Lake Como, in the fantastic Gulf of Venus. There…

Georgian Museum of Fine Arts

Georgian Museum of Fine arts is located on Rustaveli avenue just opposite to Tbilisi parliament building. The museum has been opened for public just recently at the end of 2018.…

Lecco town in Italy

Lecco is a small city in northern Italy, some  50 kilometers (31 mi) north of Milan. The city lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake…

Grand Hotel Del Parco - Bergamo Airport

The Grand Hotel is a modern, peaceful hotel set in parkland just 6 km from Bergamo.It offers air-conditioned rooms and suites, a fitness centre and free parking. A scheduled…