Last year my husband and I visited Krakow, Poland. We spent 3,5 days wandering around Krakow and eating delicious Polish food. Everybody knows that Krakow has beautifully preserved historical Old Town and wonderful Wawel castle. However, did you know, that just a short train ride away is a magnificent UNESCO World Heritage Site of Wieliczka… Read More Day trip from Krakow: UNESCO World Heritage Site Wieliczka Salt Mine
The Red Phone Box travels blog is 9 years old today! It’s hard to believe that it has been 9 years since I embarked on this incredible blogging journey. Blogging about my travels and life on The Red Phone Box travels is still my favourite pastime. I could have never imagined that I’d celebrate 9th… Read More My 9 years of travel blogging
Thursday doors: beautiful doors from Klagenfurt, Austria…showcases some beautiful doors from our recent visit to Klagenfurt in Austria. We went to Klagenfurt to see Rammstein concert. Since this wasn’t my first visit to Klagenfurt, we decided to spend a leisurely afternoon in the city center before the concert and then to visit Hochostrewitz castle the… Read More Thursday doors: beautiful doors from Klagenfurt, Austria
Nestled in the picturesque region of Carinthia, Austria, Castle Hochosterwitz stands as a symbol of medieval grandeur on a 172-metre high Dolomite rock. Dating back to the 9th century, Castle Hochosterwitz has witnessed centuries of change, serving as a bastion of defense and a residence for nobility. Today, Hochosterwitz (or Grad Ostrovica in Slovene )… Read More Exploring Castle Hochosterwitz in Austria
Thursday doors: recent doors from Croatia & Slovenia showcases recent door photographs from Croatia and Slovenia for this week’s Thursday doors photography challenge. The first three doors are from Croatia, from towns Rijeka and Opatija. The other doors are from our family trip to Slovenia in March. We enjoyed a spa weekend with kids. They… Read More Thursday doors: recent doors from Croatia & Slovenia
Visiting Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, Helsinki is a travel post about my last June’s visit to interesting Suomenlinna Sea Fortress. I visited my best Finnish friend who showed me around Helsinki. One of her suggestions for our time together was to take a ferry over to Soumenlinna islands. We took the public ferry from the Market… Read More Visiting Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, Helsinki
Malta is a fascinating island country in the heart of the Mediterranean, just under the island of Sicily ( Italy ) and above Africa. Malta is one of those few, small countries that you can actually explore in just a couple of days. Warm climate and lots of sunshine attract many tourists throughout the year.
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