Travel
The Travel section is a collection of notes and observations from frequent trips across different countries and regions.
I travel regularly and document what I see along the way — from infrastructure and logistics to places of cultural, historical, and practical interest.
Topics covered include:
- Airports
- Railway, bus, and ferry transport
- Museums and military heritage sites
- Tourism objects and landmarks
- Shopping venues
- Health and wellness facilities
This section focuses on practical details, useful insights, and real experiences rather than curated travel guides.
Postcards from Pāvilosta
In today's Piece of Life photo series - Postcards from Pāvilosta. I made an article about Pāvilosta and Pāvilosta's lighthouse a while ago. This time we headed to Pāvilosta in company of five…
Rude Manor
Rude manor (Rudes muiža) is located in Laidi parish, Kuldīga district Latvia. According to Kuldīga tourism information center it's one of the best preserved Empire style manors in Kurzeme.Rude…
Peony Nursery „Ziedoņi”
Peony nursery Ziedoņi is located in the Western Latvia, district of Kuldīga in Pelči village. I had a chance to visit this garden mid June 2016, at time when flowers did bloom.I wouldn't call this a…
Meson del Asador Restaurant review in Jerez de la Frontera
I now have a new personal favorite restaurant (with the other one been located in Izmir, Turkey - I will cover it in future, when will plan a trip to Turkey) - Meson del Asador in Jerez de la…
Hotel Exe Guadalete in Jerez de la Frontera Review
We booked hotel Exe Guadalete in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain for one night at the start of June, 2016. It's a nice, decent hotel with free parking and cozy bed. Right in the heart of Jerez…
Venta El Loro
Venta El Loro is a small tavern located next to the Barbate - Vejer highway, we got here randomly, just passing by. Turned out to be a nice, little tavern, where with the help of sign language (…
Ebb in Spain
For the first time in my lifetime I has to chance to see an ebb, or more precisely - the result of an ebb - an empty space in te place where a sea should be. That happened at the start of June,…
Zahara de los Atunes beach, Spain
This year our trip in Spain took us to many beaches, and so in today's article, meet another excellent beach - Zahara de los Atunes beach near Barbate. Our today's root…
Sunflower fields in Andalusia, Spain
In today's Piece of Liefe series - Sunflower fields in Spain. We continued our route toward Jerez de la Frontera, when suddenly sunflower fields popped out - we had no choice left, if was time…
Republic Square in Yerevan
Republic Square in Yerevan definitely is the city's one of main landmarks and popular tourist spots. I first discovered it back at the start of January 2014, and have returned to Yerevan city since…
Duna de Bolonia
Duna de Bolonia is located in the Bolonia beach, some 20km west of Tarifa.This dune is over 30 metres high and 200 metres wide, and stands out within the huge system of dunes to which it belongs.…
Bolonia Beach near Tarifa
Bolonia beach or Playa Bolonia is located on the shores of Atlantic Ocean some 20 km west of Tarifa. We got here at the start of June, 2016 early in the morning, just after checked out from La…
Park Hotel in Yerevan Review
In mid March, 2016 we visited Yerevan again, this time we booked a boutique hotel on Koghbatsi street - Park Hotel. We booked this hotel on booking.com for about EUR 80 per night, and stayed…
La Codorniz Hotel Review in Tarifa
We were driving around area of Tarifa, it was getting already dark, we hadn't yet booked any hotel. Our hope was that we will easily book some hotel on site. In fact we made a stop at some 3 roadside…
16 Things to do in Batumi
Batumi is a port city of Georgia, located on the shores of the Black sea.Pebbled beaches energize you with their natural force and astonish with the beauty of seashells that can easily be…
Spooky Images from Tarifa, Spain
We were heading from Gibraltar towards Tarifa, still searching for accommodation for tonight when we were surprised by a natural phenomenon - the mist.Mist rolling over the highwayMist rolling…
Gibraltar
I have never been to the United Kingdom, today, thus, I had a chance to step a foot on British Overseas territory - Gibraltar. Nope, they are driving the same as in the rest of Europe (left side…
Cafe-Bar El Hacho, Gaucin
Cafe-Bar El Hacho in Gaucin proudly bears hundredth cafe name featured on blog. See all the rest 100 restaurant reviews.We made a quick stop here, just shortly we left Ronda (Ronda Bridge) and…
Puente Nuevo (Ronda Bridge)
The Puente Nuevo (New Bridge) or as we called it - Ronda Bridge is the newest and largest of three bridges that span the 120-metre (390 ft)-deep chasm that carries the …
Siempre Igual Tapas Bar in Ronda
We visited Ronda, town in Spain' with one particular goal - to visit and photograph the bridge of Ronda. It was very hot day at start of June. We parked our car in a good distance from our…
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