Edmonton is the capital of Alberta as well as its second largest population center. You can find there various outdoor recreational activities, sights to visit and indoor fun. It is Canada’s largest historical park, Canada’s largest living history museum, and home to one of the largest shopping malls in North America. Many people describe Edmonton[...]
Tags: Alberta Aviation Museum, Edmonton, Elk Island National Park, Fort Edmonton, High Level Bridge Streetcar, Muttart, Roger's place, West Edmonton Mall
After my first visit in June 2017, I prepared for you an article presenting my six favourite photo spots in Calgary. As I had the opportunity to visit this amazing city again in September 2018, I had a chance to explore its new hidden gems. Therefore, I’ve decided to update my original list and show[...]
Tags: Calgary, Calgary Tower, Family of the Man, Fort Calgary, Olympic plaza, Peace Bridge, Prince’s Island Park, Rundle ruins, Scotiabank Saddledome, Scotsman Hill, The Bow, Wonderland Sculpture
The Banff National Park was on my travel wish list for some time when I finally decided to pay it a visit in June 2017. For the first time. As it exceeded my already high expectations, I knew it wasn’t my last visit and I came back one year later, in September 2018. Originally, I[...]
Tags: Banff cave and basin, Banff gondola, Banff National Park, Banff town, Banff Upper Hot Springs, Canadian Rockies, Emerald lake, Johnston canyon, Lake Agnes, Lake Agnes Teahouse, Lake Louise, Lake Minnewanka, Lake O'Hara, Moraine Lake, Sulphur mountain, Takakkaw Falls, Two Jack lake, Vermilion lakes
Are you planning a trip to the Canadian Rockies and can’t decide when is the best time for your travels? This is a common issue and I had the same dilemma when planning my first trip to Canada parks two years ago. By choosing summer as the ideal season, the struggle only begins 🙂 You[...]
Tags: Banff National Park, Canada, Canadian Rockies, Jasper National Park, traveling in June, traveling in September
Last summer I had an opportunity to visit Santorini. It was just for a day, but I was super excited and my expectations were pretty high. White houses, beautiful churches, unforgettable sunsets, donkeys… well, I guess you know why 😊 Are you curious how it all ended? Is Santorini worth the visit? I think Santorini[...]
Tags: Akrotiri, church domes, Cruises, donkeys, Fira, Oia, Santorini
Wherever you travel, you should allocate enough money for the trip before the journey. Pack your credit card, cash is always handy, don’t keep the money at one place. Clear, right? However, there are couple differences when you travel to Iceland. The most important one is to allocate your money at the very moment you[...]
Tags: accommodation in Iceland, attractions in Iceland, budget, flight tickets, gas, museums in Iceland
When I was preparing for my Iceland trip, I didn’t really know what to pack. On one hand, I didn’t want to pack too much, yet we were traveling in March, so warm clothes were needed. And, it takes more space in suitcase. Together with weather forecast, “what to pack to Iceland” was my most[...]
Tags: camera gear, Iceland, packing list, traveling in March, trip in March
One of the biggest lures why I wanted to visit Iceland, was the possibility of seeing the northern lights. We decided to travel in the middle of March and were hoping for the best. If aurora hunt is on your bucket list, don’t rely on circumstances. Plan your trip properly in advance. In my article[...]
Tags: aurora, aurora borealis, aurora hunting, Northern lights, Photo gear
When we started planning our trip (in January), I thought we could make it around the whole island in one week. On the map it looks so small and driving distances between major points of interest usually range from 30 minutes to 1 hour. After writing down all the attractions we wanted to see, allocating[...]
Tags: Blue Lagoon, Budakirkja, Fjalsarlon, Geyser, Gullfoss, Ice cave tour, Iceland, Jokulsarlon, Kerid, Kirkjufell, Kirkjufellsfoss, Oxararfoss, Reykjavik, Saxholl, Seljalandsfoss, Skaftafell, Skarðsvík Beach, Snaefellsjokull National Park, Stykkisholmur, Sugandisey Island Lighthouse
Since I bought the flight tickets to Iceland and told my friends, everybody started telling me how amazing this country is. I thought so too, otherwise I wouldn’t choose this destination. I prepared detailed itinerary of all the attraction I wanted to see and realized I can’t fit them into one week. Sometimes it’s better[...]
Tags: Diamond beach, Gullfoss, Ice cave tour, Kerid, Kirkjufell, Kirkjufellsfoss, Seljavallalaug, Skogafoss, Sólheimasandur plane wreck