There is a constant debate among climbers about which mountain should be considered the highest point in Europe - Elbrus or Mont Blanc. But having visited both peaks, I can say that the route of climbing Mont Blanc, even along the classic route, is much more interesting and beautiful than

Initially, the ascent of Mont Blanc was planned not along the classic route through the Tete Rousse and Goutera shelters, but along the route from the Refuge des Cosmiques through the three peaks of Mont Blanc - Mont Blanc du Tacul, Mont Maudit, Mont Blanc.

But a few days before the

Aiguille du Midi is the highest cable car in Europe. There is an ascent only by cable car or along rather difficult climbing routes. And also from it (or rather from the plateau nearby) starts one of the popular routes to the top of Mont Blanc - Three peaks. We already knew that the route could

Everyone has ever seen photos of blooming tulip fields from Holland. A riot of colored stripes all the way to the horizon. But it always seemed to me that they had planted one or two fields for photos and that was it... There are no more blooming fields. However, ordinary tourists have too many

The Szecheni Bathhouse (weng. Széchenyi fürdő) is the largest sauna complex in Budapest and Europe. Its construction was started in 1909 according to the plans of Diese Ziegler.

We tried these baths, even twice, during our week-long trip to Budapest, at the end of September 2014. By the

What is interesting in the vicinity of Krakow?.. We have already written about the Salt Mines in Wieliczka and the Tyniec Abbey. This time we were brought to the Ojcowski National Park. Established in 1956, Ojcowski National Park is one of the smallest in Poland. It includes parts of the valley

What to do in Krakow if you have already visited the historical center, explored the length and breadth of the royal Wawel Castle, and you do not have a heart for visiting museums... Of course, he will go to explore the surroundings. One of the options is the salt mines in Wieliczka. Well, we

The Valley of the Five Staves is one of the most popular routes in the Polish Tatras, everyone goes here from young to old. After all, there are beautiful 5 lakes (Stavov in Polish) in the valley, and some of the highest Polish mountains rise around.

The route is perfect for one day and

So the second day in Zakopane has come, and with it even better weather! The sun is peeping through, there is no rain – great. And today we are going through the valley of the White Stream and the Chamois rock to the top of Gewont.

Gewont is a whole array. On the long side, the Gewont

The Koscielska Valley is located in Poland and is very popular. And there is something for it – it is not difficult to pass, it is very picturesque, with peaks and lakes, a canyon, and four of the five caves of the Tatras open to the public.

I'll make a reservation in advance, it's

Traveling by motorcycle in Europe, we decided to go to the mountains to see some of the most famous castles in the world - Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles. They say it was Neuschwanstein Castle that became the prototype for the castle on the Disney logo.

During the preparation for the trip, I read a lot about them, everyone advised me to visit them, but I still had a worm of doubt. And why do we need this? We are in Krakow for only one day and there is so much to see, but to go there, waste time and let down into the mines only with a guide and

So it happens that this weekend we were in the Tatras mountains - in fact it was a meeting for training, before climbing Lenin Peak.

And additionally friends from different countries decided to walk around the beautiful places.
Thus Eagle Path (Orla Perc, eagle trail, etc.) was

To the Palais de Chaillot, we came from the Arc de Triomphe. The palace is home to several museums and there is a park around. But I think the majority of tourists are

Paris is large and beautiful city, which has many interesting sights. We were in Paris on the first day of Euro 2016, so our entire trip was accompanied by a crowd of football fans.

Of course, such an event can't be done without a lot of football fans arrived, and with housing in Paris

As we wrote in the article "The Latin quarter, Notre-Dame de Paris from what place to start exploring Paris?" We walked from the Latin Quarter to Notre Dame and the

As I already wrote, in the evening we stayed in the camping Alpa, which hosted some local czech party. Large table with a lot of beer and plum brandy, barbecues, happy faces and small orchestra that consist guitar, bass, and something like a banjo. After asking permission, we video a few songs

Bike rests in the garage, tent dried so now is the time to summarize our moto-trip around the Europe.
This trip is a part of travel project named “4 Oceans” that my wife Olga and I implemented in 2015. We visited four oceans on our planet. This project consists of 2 parts: Asian and