things we did in istanbul (part IV)

“Kids believe in Santa; adults believe in childhood.” Cate Kennedy Christmas Eve, the main Christmas day for us Swedes …. that is when Santa knocks on the door, asks if everybody has been behaving well during the past year (as … Continue reading

things we did in istanbul (part III)

“You can’t understand a city without using its public transportation system.” Erol Ozan Will start to tell you about the fantastic “Istanbulkart”. So easy to buy when you understand how. When you have bought your card – the fare will … Continue reading

the best of gdańsk … this time (II)

… so back to Gdansk with temperamental weather and very sore feet. Best event – Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet  (https://sukhishvili.net/about-us/), the main reason that I visit Gdańsk this time. When I visit Tbilisi over Christmas last year I hoped that … Continue reading

travel diary – back in porto; an expensive start (day 1)

… so after a great dinner at “Restaurante LSD” and a really good nights sleep was it time take on Porto and I had a must do it list … a visit to the hairdresser at “ViaCatarina Shopping”, lunch at “Cafe Majestic”, both … Continue reading

travel diary; kirchbach, austria – vienna; maria shopping street

I call it so because I can never remember the last bit of the name: Mariahilfer Straße – my kind of shopping street.  Hardly a secret that it’s also the locals favorite shopping street. I think that everyone coming to … Continue reading

a day trip to london … mostly in transit

My yesterday was suppose to be walking around and enjoying the city a bit … but ended up to be more about on and off… in and out. All because rail engineering work between Brighton and Three Bridges, and a … Continue reading