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Madeira, Portugal (February 2025)
My recent posts are shorter and shorter due to juggling corporate work in a top 5 IT global company, parenthood and many other responsibilities. Here are our short tips on this destination which we enjoyed. I will say that Madeira is mainly about hiking & waterfalls. Madeira is called the “eternal spring”. It is green all over and it’s beautiful to drive through. Mostly known for its breathtaking hikes. Some things we managed to see with a toddler: 1. Porto Moniz (natural springs) & Seixal 2. Funchal (capital) & cable car trip & Jardim Monte palace botanical garden & St Catarina park 3. Santana village casas tipicas / typical houses…
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Tenerife (Dec 2024)
Our posts are much shorter since we became working parents. Here are details from our trip with a 2+ year old. We didn’t manage to do so much due to a combination of health, toddler, weather & other, but below is a list of things to do in Tenerife (some of which we did). The south of the island is warmer but overly touristy, while the north is more authentic. Overall, a bit too touristic for me, but maybe next time we will be able to visit more authentic local places & nature.
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Greece – Corfu (August 2024)
Our posts have become much shorter since we became parents, but here are some impressions form our trip with an almost 2 year old. We decided to have a relaxed holiday and go to the same beach every day in front of our hotel and with a toddler it was the best choice for us. This is also a quite famous beach on Corfu (also easy entrance in the water for small kids), so the hotel was chosen strategically (Paleokastritsa monastery is also nearby and an Acquarium). We visited Corfu old town on the last day before the flight, which is also part of UNESCO patrimony. PS Corfu is known…
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Greece – Paros island (June 2024)
Posts are much shorter since we became working parents, due to limited time We try to visit new places during our holidays, the world is so diverse. Though 25 days per year of vacation we get from work is definitely not enough, we are greatful for the time with our little family. Paros island highlights & travel tips: – How to get there: flight from Athens, ferry boat from Mykonos or other nearby islands – Where to stay: Parikia port or Naoussa village for more activity; Piso Livadi / Aliki for a more quiet holiday – When to go: I prefer June & September (July & August are also ok…
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Valencia (March 2024)
As a working parent, life has become quite busy, so articles are resumed to social media posts, but I still will place a short summary on this blog too. Our top places that we managed to visit with a 1.5 year old are:
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Seychelles (Dec’23)
Unfortunately due to lack of time being now a busy working mom, my blog posts resume to Instagram like short posts 🙂 Nevertheless, here is a short tldr of our experience, and happy to answer questions. Some reflections about Seychelles. – best time to visit is November /April (check for rain season and avoid) – people are very friendly – beaches are very special – the islands are known for the giant turtles which you sometimes see randomly on the street (happened to us in La Digue) – the islands are made of granite rock – there are many islands but the main inhabited one by locals (not just hotel…
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Cyprus (June 2022)
[Photos below the text] We took our main holiday of 2022 in June of this summer and spent a few lovely weeks in Cyprus. It’s been over 1.5 months since we are back so this post is long overdue 🙂 All in all we enjoyed our trip and would go back. We also learnt about the history of the country, a British colony until 1960. In 1974, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus began which resulted into them taking control of 38% of the island (north east), which is still the case until today (UN peacemaking forces help with maintaining peace). Cyprus is part of the EU since 2004. From our…
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Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa (Dec’21)
[Photos at the bottom of the page] We are back from our last trip of 2021, in early December, to the exotic island of Zanzibar in Tanzania. It was a last minute idea, which created more excitement around it. To enter the country we had to do a PCR test 72h prior to entry, due to covid (regardless of the vaccination status). I really wanted to travel outside Europe and to feel the excitement of discovering a place with a different landscape, people, culture, which is what I like most about travelling (and why I usually pick a different country / place for my travels). Another phenomenon specific to Zanzibar…
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Andalucia, Spain – Malaga, Granada, Sevilla (Oct ’21)
[Photos at the bottom of the page] We are back from our Spanish holiday to the sunniest part of Spain where at the end of October we enjoyed average temperatures of 25C. While there, we also wondered if we could live in that part of Spain sometimes in the future and if any of the cities we visited could be a good candidate. No clear winners so far, but for sure a nice travelling experience that combined relaxing on the beach in the south of Spain with some city sightseeing. We loved as always to practice our Spanish, hear the music and experience the relaxed culture. In short Malaga was…
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Naxos & Koufonisia & Mykonos, Greece (August 2021)
[Photos at the bottom of the page] We are back from Greek paradise and I wanted to leave these memories & tips here before forgetting. Apart from a temporary medical issue for a few days during my trip which limited my activities, I had a wonderful stay. We spent most of the time in Naxos which is a more relaxed, budget and family / couple oriented place, with a day visit to Koufonisia island. In the last 1.5 days we were in Mykonos, as our flight was from there (this island has a reputation for being an expensive party place for rich people, smth like Ibiza; we did enjoy the…