Category: Major Sites
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Sofia on Foot and Underground: Getting Around a City That Makes It Easy
Getting around Sofia is refreshingly simple. From a direct metro connection at the airport to a compact, walkable city centre, this guide covers everything you need to navigate Sofia with ease… and why its effortless rhythm becomes part of the experience itself.
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Sofia Travel Guide: Two Thousand Years in One City
Sofia is a city that has never tidied its past away. Roman ruins beneath a working metro station, communist headquarters standing shoulder to shoulder with golden-domed cathedrals. Walk its streets and you walk through two thousand years at once.
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How to get the most out of a trip to the Jungfraujoch…
My recent travels took me to the beautiful country of Switzerland, where I found it was possible to experience winter in July. There are a few different places you can head to if this is on your wish list but none is more visited than the Jungfraujoch in the Bernese Alps. The Jungfraujoch is a…
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A place to rest, a place to pray, a place to contemplate…
Places of worship fascinate me and I always find that sooner or later I visit one when I’m on my travels. Although I don’t actively or regularly practise a specific religion, I do believe that places of worship offer something unique to the travelling soul. Maybe it’s the sense of calm, serenity or space to…
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Red rock hues as dusk descends…
I had heard other travelling friends describe the breathtaking spectacle of standing at Uluru at sunset watching the the rock progress through the spectrum of reds, from fire, through terracotta until night fall when the stars paint sparkling dots across the sky. When I finally made my way to Australia I couldn’t wait to experience…