The city split in two: Budapest. A grand dame of a city on the Danube River, with Buda on the east side of the river and Pest on the west side, Hungary’s capital city offers rich history, rich cuisine, richly detailed architecture (amongst the Communist drabness!), and some of the […]
Jewels of the Baltic: Stockholm & Gdansk
The final installment of our Baltic cruise tales. Missed the first two? Check them out here and here! Stockholm Sweden’s capital is spread over 14 islands with 57 bridges to connect them all. In Stockholm you’ll find trend-setting design, inventive cuisine, great museums, and plenty of green space with the pristine forest that […]
Jewels of the Baltic: A Photo Diary of Helsinki, Tallinn & St. Petersburg
The second installment of our Baltic cruise tales. Missed the first one — Bruges and Copenhagen? Check it out here! Helsinki Finland’s capital is a city of green spaces and an electrifying Design District. It’s also the only European capital with no medieval past. The archipelago of Helsinki consists of around […]
Jewels of the Baltic: Bruges & Copenhagen
Since moving to London over two years ago, The Postcard Travelers have mainly focused most of their European travels on mainland Western Europe, so this year we decided to tackle Northern and Eastern Europe, and what better way to travel the Baltic Sea region than via cruise. The steep prices for […]
Favorite Travel Memories of 2016
As 2016 comes to an end, it’s time to look back over the past twelve months’ worth of adventures and reminisce about the year’s best travel moments. Dan and I continued to travel widely through Europe, exploring 19 countries this year, 15 of which we hadn’t been to before. I know I am […]
Photo Diary: Eastern European Christmas Markets//Vienna & Bratislava
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
Rome’s Ruins
One of my favorite things about Rome is that the city’s long, rich history greets you around every corner with all of its spectacular ruins and impressive old buildings, hence the nickname the Eternal City. On our first visit to Rome we didn’t realize how extensive the the Roman Forum was […]