The pros of group travel One advantage of group travel is that for certain destinations, it solves many organization problems. This is even more true if you are alone and have numbered vacation days. Especially in some countries, autonomy by private means is excessively difficult and public transportation has problems. I chose to have this…
Group travel agency The trip to Central America was my first with a famous agency that has been organizing so many for so many years; with a theoretically adventurous spirit in which groups of strangers are created. Distinctions have to be made, because, in my opinion, more than adventurous, they are spartan trips, because somewhere,…
Many people go to visit Dubai just to see the world’s tallest skyscraper. I got there by a very comfortable bus from Abu Dhabi. The terminus was in the non-modern Bur Dubai area, with a nice reconstruction of old buildings in Al Fahidi). Spartan accommodation Nearby was the building where I had booked a bed,…
The islands of the Mediterranean, with their smells and tastes; in this set of short stories I will write about my adventures experienced in: Because in reality there will also be something experienced on the continent, particularly on the singles cruise. This experience deserves a separate chapter; it will touch several states and will be…
In touring Marrakech I became definitively convinced that I was turning my ways around. In fact, with this trip I finally, and perhaps belatedly, abandoned the ‘idea of trying to be without a connection. Too much trouble had happened to me in the past and I resigned myself to the fact that it is too…
The chapter on what to do in Budapest would be rich. I would start with what you should never do, especially if you are alone and on a weekend. Of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire I had seen quite a lot, especially Vienna where I had been several times and Prague. While I completely missed Hungary.…