A stopover in Roma (Rome) and two weeks in romantic Toscana (Tuscany) was irresistible for the family. For us grown-ups it would be a coming back...
Everything from 2000’s
This category include trips in the 2000’s, more precisely from 2000 through 2009. The category works in combination with the travelogue category. Seek them out in the Destinations menu. Posts with photo galleries from these years are also included in this category. World Heritage Sites are included if the first visit to it was during this decade, irrespective of it being a world heritage or not at the time.
This decade started out with more family trips to European destinations. In addition, the children grew older and were able to follow me. Some of the trips were football weekends in major European cities, other trips were overseas to exotic destinations. The 2000’s ended with my first major solo trip for more than twenty years. The next decade would see many more.
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World Heritage #0550 – San Gimignano
San Gimignano is one of several Renaissance towns in northern Italy with medieval remains. Its towers are unique. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
World Heritage #1245 – San Marino
A few centuries ago Italy was full of city-states. San Marino is the only one remaining and it is a World Heritage Site. The UNESCO World Heritage...
Pictures from the Vatican
This is a collection of pictures from the Vatican. It is an independent city-state and enclave located within Rome, Italy. If you look up all...
Barcelona is football and a lot more
Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia is one of the most popular weekend destinations in Europe. My itinerary is not perfect for all, but may serve as...
World Heritage #0320 – Works of Antoni Gaudí
All cultural heritage sites are the result of living persons, but few have lent their names to the very heritage site. Antoni Gaudí, the famous...
A summer in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina
Croatia and to a lesser extent Bosnia-Herzegovina have been rapidly growing as premier tourist destinations in the Mediterranean. We wanted to go...
World Heritage #1240 – Stari Grad Plain
The Stari Grad Plain is plain in the sense of being remarkably anonymous. Still it has a long history of being cultivated. The UNESCO World Heritage...
World Heritage #0095 – Old City of Dubrovnik
The Old City of Dubrovnik is a perfect Medieval fortress with fascinating buildings inside. It draws thousands of visitors every year. The UNESCO...
Pictures from Bosnia and Herzegovina
This is a collection of pictures from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the result of a trip in 2006 to the Adriatic coast. If you look up my articles from...
World Heritage #0946 – Mostar
The bridge in the Muslim part of Mostar became a World Heritage after its destruction in the civil war. It is now a major attraction. The...
Father and son on a football weekend in London
Father and son on a football weekend in London is fun. We had an introductory sightseeing trip to what London is about for all visitors as well as...
World Heritage #1349 – Amsterdam
Amsterdam has a very unique urban layout, due to its location in the lowlands. But there is a lot more to Amsterdam too. The UNESCO World...
World Heritage #0430 – Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Here is another Roman legacy, the Frontiers of the Roman Empire. They used to build walls to safeguard their empire. None of them helped at the end...
World Heritage #0428 – City of Bath
The Romans were in Bath too, bathing. Like they did elsewhere in Europe. Few other cities have received their names though because of their thermal...
World Heritage #0373 – Stonehenge
The huge rocks placed on top of each other at Stonehenge seem to be an everlasting testimony to what lengths humans are willing to go in expressing...
World Heritage #1613 – Great spa towns of Europe
Eleven great spa towns in seven countries across Europe are on the World Heritage List. They developed from natural mineral water springs. The...
Pictures from Egypt
This is a collection of pictures from Egypt, the result of a trip in 2005 to different parts of the country. If you look up all articles from...
Back in Cairo for more
Back in Cairo after the cruise on the Nile, for a last round of sightseeing - this time to sites not originating in Ancient Egypt. This article is...
Luxor’s palaces and the Valley of the Kings
We were on a tour of the Nile and went on to visit Luxor, the Valley of the Kings, and the temples of Karnak and Luxor. This article is one of four...
World Heritage #0087 – Ancient Thebes
Have you ever wished to visit the tomb of Tutankhamun? You can do that here at the ancient Thebes with its Necropolis, outside Luxor. The UNESCO...
Aswan and the south
Our tour of the Nile started with a night train up the Nile to Aswan and continued on a cruise ship north to the temples of Kom Ombo, Edfu and Esna....
World Heritage #0086 – The Pyramids
Every person on earth have heard of, and seen a picture of the Pyramids and the Sphinx. They have been around for thousands of years. The...
Cairo and the Pyramids
We went on a spontaneous tour of Egypt. This time it was my youngest (at the time 7 years of age) son who joined me to Cairo and the Pyramids, and...
World Heritage #0089 – Historic Cairo
Cairo is truly historic. The capital of Egypt has for millennia been at the centre of world history, and there is much to discover here. The UNESCO...
Madrid, the Spanish capital
Madrid is a capital and has been so for centuries. That is easy to notice walking and driving around this city of royals. We had no...
World Heritage #1618 – Paseo del Prado
Let us go to Madrid and a heritage site with a very long name; Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences. The UNESCO World...
Pictures from France
This is a collection of Sandalsand's pictures from France. They are digital evidence of trips to different parts of the country over many years. If...
Corsica, an island in the sun
This summer we chose a destination where everybody, big and small, could have their wishes realised. Therefore we went to Corsica. The boys...
The second of two days in Paris
My day 2 in Paris actually includes part of a day 3 as well. But who cares? The first half or more of the day I spent doing what the first time...