Looking for a weekend getaway? Lake Como in North Italy is the perfect place to go, just a 40 minute drive from Milan Malpensa airport. The fjord-like lake is the deepest in Italy, framed by mountains rising from the water. The highest mountains like Monte Legnone, 2600 m, are snow-capped most of the time. Lake Como lets you combine alpine ...

We took a week off in May and booked flights to Montenegro, the small mountain country in the south of Europe. After some initial research we understood how much there was to see. Our holiday was going to be a Montenegro drive. So we booked a car and started planning a week-long Montenegro road trip.  Montenegro drive: Rijeka Crnojevica, Lake ...

Boka Kotorska, the spectacular fjord on Montenegro’s Adriatic coast is a bit unknown bu it clearly is a world class nature sight. We spent a day driving around the Bay of Kotor, enjoying Montenegro’s fantastic mountain scenery and the bay’s calm waters, cultural heritage and postcard-perfect villages. This post will show you the UNESCO listed Bay of Kotor that was ...

Pokhara is a lakeside city at 900 m which in Nepal means the lowlands. Yet the city is at the very foot of the Himalayas. In Pokhara you can combine subtropical climate with snow-capped peaks – added with a green mountain lake. Pokhara, Nepal offers short hikes, a lake and the Annapurnas. The Annapurna Massif is literally behind the corner. The ...

One day we understood we were going to Nepal. Clas had a business trip approaching and the only thing we knew about it was that he should spend a week or two working in Kathmandu. So I started creating a trip to the mountain country from scratch. What can we do in Nepal? Nepalese children in Sarangkot, Annapurnas Mountain climbing ...

The year 2018 is here! Time to start planning your travels this year. To inspire you I listed some of the best places to travel in 2018. Rome, Marrakech, Madeira, the Finnish nature…. These are my favorite places to travel I’ve recently been to and wish to go again as soon my time and budget allow. In fact most of ...

The shoreline south of Monterey is one of California’s top places to visit. We were driving down the Californian coast and found so many things to do in Monterey and Carmel that we just had to stay some extra nights to see it all. This post will tell you what to do in Monterey and Carmel and around them. Places ...

The Finnish lake country with its 187 000 lakes is the perfect summer destination. There are lakes to suit all tastes – small and big, narrow and wide – and on calm days they all reflect like a mirror. I was boating on Lake Näsijärvi, the 16th of the lakes in size and made this photo gallery to show you ...

Southern Konnevesi National Park is one of Finland’s 40 national parks open to everyone to explore on foot – or by boat. We made a short 25 hour trip to this new fantastic national park located in the Finnish lakeland.  My post shows you what you can do in Southern Konnevesi National Park and how you can get there. We ...

This post will show you a Queenstown walk in photos. Queenstown, New Zealand has a stunning location on the north shore of Lake Wakatipu, backed by the mountains. We took a short walk along the Queenstown shore on a clear autumn day and you can’t believe how beautiful day it was – look at the photos! New Zealand air is ...