Hannah, Author at dreamtravelerblog

Five Top Travel Tips for Airline Travel

Our friends from Holiday Extras have helped us to build a list with five essential things you should always keep in mind when planning an airline trip, especially if you’re not a full-time traveler. It’s quite often that these simple yet essential details make the difference between an experienced and a first-time airline traveler: the difference may consist of extra charges on airport parking, accommodation and luggage weight as well as extra hours spent at customs for the inexperienced traveler. Tip Number One: utilize airport parking whenever possible. It may seem like a no-brainer but airport parking can be a life saver....

HostelWorld.com is for Hostel Booking

Probably the best way to save money when you travel is to book your accommodation in hostels, every time you find one in your route. In almost 100% of cases, hostels provide the cheapest accommodation and, for the budget traveler that doesn’t spend more than two consecutive nights in one single place, this may be the smartest choice – for example, you can accommodate in several hostels from different cities and visit a lot more interesting places using the same budget that you would use for a luxury Mediterranean cruise or a stay of five days at a first class...

My 7 Links – Our Contribution to the Project

First of all we would like to thank Debbie from European Travelista for the invitation to participate in the My 7 Links project. We were honored by the invitation, especially since our blog is only 10 months old and we feel we still have a lot of work ahead of us. Anyway, these are the 7 links from our blog that [we think] best match this project’s criteria: Most beautiful post: Valentine’s Day In Rome – we chose it because it speaks about one of our favorite (and definitely one of the most romantic) cities in the world. The Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi) Most popular post: Romanian Desserts –...

Walking Tour Through the Heart of Little Paris

As promised last week, we continue our virtual walk on Calea Victoriei (Victory Avenue) and visit other interesting sights, representative for Romanian culture and history: an almost 300-years-old church, two of the most popular theaters in Bucharest, and the main cultural institution of the Romanian Army – these are places where you can feel the charm of times when the capital of Romania was known under the nickname of “Little Paris”. Kreţulescu Church A monument that should always be included in a sightseeing itinerary of Bucharest is Biserica “Adormirea Maicii Domnului” Kreţulescu (“The Assumption of the Virgin Mary” Kreţulescu Church). Chancellor Iordache Kreţulescu and...

A Walk on Calea Victoriei, Bucharest

Calea Victoriei (Victory Avenue), located in the center of the Romanian capital, is one of the busiest streets during the week (as is the whole downtown at rush hours, actually) but also an ideal place for a Sunday afternoon walk, thanks to the numerous old buildings, museums, gardens, parks and terraces that you can find here. Short History This avenue was first known under the name of Podul Mogoşoaia (Mogoşoaia Bridge) and was inaugurated by Constantin Brâncoveanu in the 17th century, in order to ensure an easier transport route between his residence in Mogoşoaia and the Royal Palace in the centre of Bucharest.For...

Rila Monastery in Bulgaria

Rila Monastery (Rilski Manastir), located in the Rila Mountain, at approximately 120 km south from Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, is the biggest monastery in Bulgaria.The monastery was named after the hermit Ivan of Rila (Ivan Rilski), who founded it in the 10th century and whose relics are exhibited in the main church, here at Rila Monastery. View from the Rila Monastery courtyard Neofit Rilski, 19th-century Bulgarian monk and teacher at the Rila Monastery Rila Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983, has four chapels, about 300 monastic cells, a library, a kitchen and provides sleeping rooms for those who want to...

Three Essential Landmarks in Sofia

Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria and one of the oldest cities in Europe, is located near mountain Vitosha, at approximately 380 km from Bucharest, our home city. Last year we made a visit, learned a few interesting things about our neighbour country’s capital and took a bunch of photos – make sure you come back next week, for our photo gallery. Saint Sofia Statue The statue you see above represents Saint Sofia, the goddess protector of the city. It was built in the year 2001 and placed on the same spot where the statue of soviet communist leader V.I. Lenin stood for decades. The...

Cranberry Strudel? Yes, Please!

Today, Valeria continues her story about Terschelling with some interesting details regarding the culinary side of her experience AND a savory dessert recipe. “Another thing I remember with much pleasure from my vacation to Terschelling is related to the local cuisine. Every meal was a delight for me, especially because almost all the meals of the day were based on fish, salmon being the main ingredient – be it smoked, broiled, baked or in combination with vegetables or rice. And then there were those desserts… I would always choose one with fruits and here, on the island, my choice was...