Author Archives: Bunny
Author Archives: Bunny
Bunny recently sailed across the Atlantic Ocean on the cruise ship Norwegian Epic. One of her last ports of call in Europe was Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. Bunny had been to Lanzarote in her previous life but didn’t remember much, apart from her visit to the spectacular Timanfaya National Park.During her 8-hour long port […]
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Vienna knows how to do Christmas! It provides the perfect, imperial stage for glittering, fairy tale-like Christmas markets that spring up around the city starting from mid-November. The smell of roasted chestnuts, sweet Christmas punch and beeswax candles fill the air in many of the city’s picturesque squares and corners as Christmas stalls, festive lights […]
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Earlier this year, Bunny spent 10 weeks travelling around the Dominican Republic. She was very pleasantly surprised by the variety of scenery (everything from rainforests to salt lakes and mangroves) and the experiences available in the country. She visited some of the best beaches in the world, stayed in excellent accommodation of all price ranges […]
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Paris is the epitome of elegance. Bunny is, well, not that elegant. Perhaps that is why she has always had a bit of a tough time with Paris.She has visited Paris a number of times over the years, marvelled at the architecture, checked all the major sights, drank copious amounts of wine and stuffed herself […]
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Should you ever tire of the imperial grandeur of the Austrian capital, Vienna is perfectly situated for a number of easy day trips. There are lots of hiking possibilities around Vienna, cute Austrian villages, the beautiful Danube Valley and various towns in neighbouring Slovakia and the Czech Republic to explore on day trips.Until recently, Bunny […]
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Bunny has some diverse travel experiences from the Balkans. She has been taken aside at the airport in Tirana for having ammunition in her luggage (long story), she has spent a week in sweltering heat in Montenegro without her suitcase (lost by the airline) and she was once almost eaten by a bear whilst hiking […]
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Bunny never visits zoos or other places where people make money from captive wildlife so she had never seen brown bears before visiting the Bear Sanctuary Prishtina in Kosovo.Originally, she was of two minds about going because there are plenty of places around the world calling themselves “wildlife sanctuaries” without having any real credentials for it. After […]
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One of Bunny’s favourite things to do in her adopted home town of Vienna is the annual Wine Hiking Day. It should be called a Wine Hiking Weekend, really, as it covers two days but let’s not split hairs here.Vienna’s Wine Hiking Day usually takes place at the end of September. Sadly, Bunny will miss […]
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Vienna might be the most livable city in the world but on any Sunday or national holiday, the whole city shuts down. It is, frankly, quite boring. That’s when you should leave the city, Bunny says.There are plenty of interesting day trip destinations nearby. One of the closest is Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Bunny […]
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What is it like crossing the Atlantic on a cruise ship? Will you be bored? Will the seas be rough? Is there enough food for vegetarians? Can you still enjoy a cruise if you don’t spend an extra penny onboard?Read below Bunny’s travel diary from her recent Transatlantic cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Southampton, […]
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