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[Leavenworth, WA, Dec 23, 2024] A former struggling logging town, Leavenworth, WA reinvented itself as a Bavarian-inspired vacation destination in the 1960s. It has since become incredibly popular, and not just for its quaint European charm. Leavenworth also offers a plethora of outdoor activities in the North Cascades. It is especially packed in winter, when festive lights transform the town from Thanksgiving all the way until the last day of February. The… Read More
[Vaduz, Liechtenstein, Sat, Nov 25, 2023] Liech-what now? At 62 square miles, this tongue-twister of a country is the sixth smallest in the world. Sandwiched between Switzerland and Austria, it’s entirely within the Alps. The capital Vaduz was so close to Zurich that I couldn’t resist to the temptation to check off 2 countries in one trip. Although there is no direct train to Vaduz, the train/bus combo is very reliable and… Read More
[Zurich, Switzerland, Nov 24, 2023] All of the museums I wanted to visit today opened at 10 am, so I decided to tackle them in the order from farthest away to closest. That meant I was going to start with Museum Rietberg, about 25 minutes away on foot. I planned to use my walk there to sightsee a little. I knew the weather was going to be rainy and on the cooler… Read More
[Zurich, Switzerland, Thu, Nov 23, 2023] I decided to use the days off around Thanksgiving to do a little stopover on the way back to the US from Bulgaria. I started adding side trips to my Bulgaria trips back in 2014, but the COVID pandemic put a stop to that practice. It was high time I reinstated it! I chose Zurich because it had non-stop flights to both Sofia and Los Angeles…. Read More
