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Romania

Biertan Fortified Church Highlights and How to Get there from Sighişoara: Visiting World Heritage Site Hitchhiking

We went for a day trip from Sighişoara to visit the Biertan Fortified Church. The village of Biertan, including the fort...
Romania

Walking Tour highlights in Sighişoara: Free Sightseeing and Attractions

We spent two nights in Sighişoara and spent a lot of time walking around. Sighişoara has many sights and historical buil...
Romania

Visiting Hărman Fortified Church: Day Trip from Braşov, Part 2

We stayed two nights in Braşov, so we spent a day of touring the outskirts of the city. In the morning of this day, we v...
Romania

Visiting Bran Castle: Day trip from Braşov, Part 1

We stayed two nights in Braşov, so we had a whole day to explore the sights around Braşov. The most famous tourist attra...
Romania

Visiting Peleş Castle and Other Attractions: Sightseeing in Sinaia

The reason for coming to Sinaia was to visit Peleş Castle. Peleş Castle is the medieval palace of the Romanian king and ...
Bulgaria

Day Trip from Plovdiv: Vachkovo Monastery and Asen’s Fortress

The city of Plovdiv has many attractions within the city, but there are also attractive sights on the outskirts. The sec...
Turkey

Behramkale (Assos) Highlights: Sightseeing and Tourist Attractions

We spent one night in Behramkale, a town that flourished in Greek times under the name 'Assos'. It has ancient ruins whi...
Turkey

Pergamon Acropolis World Heritage Site Highlights: We Walked from Bergama

The reason for coming to the city of Bergama is to visit the Pergamon Acropolis,an ancient Greek city ruins. There are s...
Turkey

Hattusa and Yazılıkaya Highlights: Visiting the Ruins of the Hittite Empire Capital from Boğazkale

Boğazkale, reached by bus and hitchhiking, is a small village with a population of 1,200. But it is home to the ruins of...
Uzbekistan

17 Tourist Attractions which We Visited in Bukhara

Bukhara is a former Silk Road oasis city. It is a large city with a current population of approximately 230,000, but mos...