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Stepping Into the Screen – Oscar winning movies whose locations you can visit

February 5th, 2020Archie Fiddes0 Comments

With the approach of the 92nd Academy Awards, as with every Oscar season, our cinemas have become inundated with some of the year’s greatest achievements in cinema. Stories that inspire awe, wonder and a sense of artistry in all who love the film industry and a vital part of any film that wishes to reach these heights is the setting. So often the most spectacular films capture the very essence of the location in which they are set to such a degree that you gain a familiarity with the...

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Best winter holiday destinations in Europe

January 22nd, 2019Roxy Pratley1 Comment

While a devoted sun worshipper wouldn’t dream of going on a holiday that doesn’t include a daily dose of vitamin D, if you can bear the Baltic temperatures, you may just have the holiday of a lifetime! Europe is loaded with perfect winter holiday destinations made exceptionally beautiful by the delicate dusting of soft, white snow. Picture roaming quaint...

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10 dishes that prove a vegetarian won’t starve in Eastern Europe

January 12th, 2018Emma Nelson0 Comments

Trying out the local cuisine might just be one of the best parts of exploring a new country. With so much on offer to tickle your taste buds it can be difficult to narrow it down and you might just come home 10 pounds heavier (but that’s the joy of holidays right?) Travelling as a vegetarian can be challenging at times, especially when the waiter gives you that confused look when you tell them "no, you also don’t eat chicken, it’s meat too" (we’ve all...

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Maramures and the Merry Cemetery, Romania

August 15th, 2014Erik0 Comments

A full day excursion through the northwestern Romanian region of Maramures, home to many villages where century-old traditions are still part of daily life, has been added to the itinerary of our tours that cross from Hungary to Romania, such as our Transylvania Tale tour. This addition enables us to explore the traditional rural lifestyle of the Maramures villages and their wooden churches, some of which have been recognised by UNESCO because of their characteristic high...

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Top 10 most romantic places on Group Tours

February 12th, 2014Jess Millett0 Comments

Group Tours are not just for solo travellers but are also very popular with couples. On Group Tour's there are as many opportunities to share an intimate moment with your loved one. Here we suggest some of our most romantic destinations.

Rio Dulce, Guatemala

What better place to enjoy a drop of romance than on a rustic island in the middle of Rio Dulce, a peaceful river in Guatemala. The only way to the island is by speedboat, whisking you and your loved one passed...

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Charming Transylvania

September 30th, 2013Sarah Field0 Comments

When you think of Romania the first thing that comes to a lot of peoples' minds is Transylvania and Dracula. It is true that there is plenty of myth around the infamous vampire, however Romania is much more than this one story. It is a world of quaint wooden villages, horse drawn carts, rolling fields and magnificent Churches, with a rich history of invasions, battles for land, knights and of course castles.

Driving along the winding roads through the traditional villages feels like you...

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A day in Krakow

August 22nd, 2013Samuel Zifchak0 Comments

Place yourself in the walled city of Krakow in the 13th Century. Unbeknown to you or the rest of the population of Poland’s walled capital at the time, the Mongols, led by the brilliant military strategist Subutai, were planning a surprise attack to raze the city to the ground. Their plans, however, were to be thwarted. A sole trumpeter spotted the approaching horde and blew a warning, now famously known as the Hejnal Mariacki, that allowed the city’s gates to be closed in time to stop...

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Feeling at peace in Lake Bled

May 31st, 2013Samuel Zifchak0 Comments

Samuel Zifchak is an adventure traveller, having travelled through Eastern Europe extensively. Here he describes setting eyes on Lake Bled for the first time.