Category: Destinations

Thoughts on Ecotourism, Travel, & Hospitality

Camino del Norte: Irun to San Sebastián

Hiking some of the Camino was not originally part of my Europe travel plans. I had heard of the Camino, it sounded like a cool trek that took people weeks to complete, and that was about the extent of my knowledge. Well, I fell down an internet rabbit hole about the Camino (see here, here,…
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A few days in Dubrovnik

My next solo trip was to Dubrovnik. Full disclosure: I am not a Game of Thrones fan and have only seen about half of one episode so none of this post will pertain to GoT (major parts of the series was filmed in Dubrovnik). I expected Dubrovnik to be pretty different from Zagreb but it…
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Sarajevo Sites

After a jam-packed day seeing Herzegovina, I decided to spend the next day and a half exploring the sites of Sarajevo. I joined the 90-minute East Meets West free walking tour. Our mid-30s female guide was very knowledgeable and personable and guided the group of 20+ strangers with ease through the city. She explained the…
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Exploring Herzegovina

After an afternoon on my own in Sarajevo, I felt very lucky that I ended up on a Funky Tours day trip to multiple spots in Herzegovina. We had a small group of 5 people — 2 professional photographers from So Cal, a gal from New York, and a guy from Hong Kong studying in…
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