Tag: Europe

  • A Romantic City Break in Milan – Our First Day

    A Romantic City Break in Milan – Our First Day

    For an impromptu romantic weekend away from home, we set our sights on Milan, the second-biggest city of the incredibly beautiful country that is Italy. Still, I will always remember the stunned reply of my Italian teacher when a student told him that she was dreaming of visiting Milan: “Milano è brutto (ugly)! It’s gray and polluted;…

  • Hydra, the Picture Perfect Greek Island

    Hydra, the Picture Perfect Greek Island

    Last week, I wrote about our all-inclusive stay in Greece and I mentioned that we managed to get out of our lounge chairs just long enough to venture out of our hotel once. One morning, we decided to book a trip from the Barceló Hydra Beach Resort to Hydra Island on the opposite side of the Aegean Sea.…

  • Blissful relaxation in Greece, our first all-inclusive vacation

    Blissful relaxation in Greece, our first all-inclusive vacation

    Last summer, after taking a solo trip to Finland, we decided to spend a week as a couple in an all-inclusive resort. We made that choice for the first time because we were both very tired. Réjean has just founded his company and my carpal tunnel syndrome kept me awake most nights. Not wanting to spend hours…

  • Memories from Bulgaria: Dolce Sozopol

    Memories from Bulgaria: Dolce Sozopol

    Sozopol is a city reachable after a long train ride from Varna (4 hours to travel 114 km) and, worst, a chaotic bus trip that lasts about 40 minutes during which you’ll feel you are risking your life every few minutes. If you don’t suffer from motion-sickness, the trip entirely doable by bus … if…