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Travel stories about nomad life and holiday trips in Europe. Travel itineraries, city guides, finding the best spots for hiking, road trips and introducing interesting destinations, also off the beaten path.

Hiking Imbut and Vidal trails in magnificent Verdon Gorge in Provence, France. | FinnsAway Travel Blog

France: Hiking in Verdon Gorge

Published: August 21, 2019

Hiking the Imbut and Vidal trails in breathtakingly beautiful Verdon Gorge in Provence, France.

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Citadel of Carcassonne is a huge medieval city fortification with double walls and 52 towers. Short history and tips for planning your visit. | FinnsAway Travel Blog

La Cite de Carcassonne

Published: August 19, 2019

Short guide to visiting the impressive medieval citadel of Carcassonne.

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Historical, cultural Arles in Provence, France, is a wonderful travel destination with Roman monuments and picturesque medieval old town | FinnsAway Travel Blog

Charming Provence: Arles

Published: August 13, 2019

Arles charms with picturesque medieval old town and Roman monuments.

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Day hike around Chamechaude, the highest peak of Chartreuse massif in eastern France, close to the city of Grenoble. What to expect and how to plan your hike. | FinnsAway travel blog

Hiking in French Alps: Chamechaude Mountain

Published: August 7, 2019

Day hike with wonderful mountain views around Chamechaude mountain in French Alps near Grenoble.

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Exploring the historical, medieval city of Perpignan, the Palace of the Kings of Majorca and the charming port town of Collioure by the Mediterranean Sea. | FinnsAway Travel Blog

French Catalonia: Perpignan and Collioure

Published: August 3, 2019

Historical, medieval city of Perpignan, the Palace of the Kings of Majorca and the charming port town of Collioure.

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Peaceful Camping La Mignane in southern France is a small and budget-friendly family-run campsite, close to beaches, Pyrenees Mountains and Spanish border. | FinnsAway Travel Blog

La Mignane – camping close to nature

Published: July 2, 2019

Review of our stay in peaceful, family-run Camping La Mignane in southern France, near Perpignan.

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The medieval old town of Avignon is a wonderful travel destination with ancient ramparts, Gothic-style Palais des Papes, Avignon Cathedral and Pont d’Avignon. | FinnsAway Travel Blog

Charming Provence: Avignon

Published: June 21, 2019

Avignon charms with walled medieval old town and historical sights like Gothic-style Palais des Papes.

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Sofia is at the same time full of history but modern, and one of the cheapest capitals in Europe. Sights from Roman ruins to communist-era. City guide to Sofia | FinnsAway Travel Blog

Sofia, the historical capital of Bulgaria

Published: June 17, 2019

Sightseeing in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria that is full of history, and hiking in Vitosha mountain right next to the city.

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The historical center of Strasbourg is beautiful; half-timbered houses, canals and medieval bridges in Petite France, and the outstanding Cathedral of Our Lady. | FinnsAway Travel Blog

Strasbourg – La Petite France

Published: June 3, 2019

Admiring old half-timbered houses, canals and medieval bridges in picturesque Petite France area in Strasbourg.

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Picture greetings from Vienna, the charming capital of Austria! Sightseeing in and around the inner city during our short visit to this historical city. | FinnsAway Travel Blog

Austria: Greetings from Vienna

Published: May 31, 2019

Picture greetings from Vienna, the charming capital of Austria! Sightseeing in and around the inner city.

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Places of interest in and around Ayia Napa resort town in Cyprus; beautiful day trip destinations, nature wonders and historical sights to visit also during the off-season | FinnsAway Travel Blog

Cyprus: Sights around Ayia Napa

Published: April 29, 2019

Places of interest in and around Ayia Napa; beautiful day trip destinations, nature wonders and historical sights.

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Karpasia in Northern Cyprus is a great destination for a road trip and seeing historical sites, pure nature, sleepy villages and wild Cyprus donkeys. | FinnsAway Travel Blog

Cyprus: Nature and history in Karpaz Peninsula

Published: April 24, 2019

Karpasia in Northern Cyprus is remote and sparsely populated, which makes it perfect for nature-lovers, but also for history-geeks.

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What a stunning place in the middle of dry semi-de What a stunning place in the middle of dry semi-deserted
lands and rugged mountains!🩵Citrusdal is a small town best known for citrus farming, located at the base of the Cederberg 
 mountains, in the Olifants River Valley in the Western Cape province of South Africa.🍋This beautiful waterfall and swimming pond is in the Waterwall Farm, a fruit farm that has a handful of lovely cottages offering a peaceful getaway from the hustle and bustle of Cape Town.The stunning waterfalls and cliffs are just a short walk from the cottages, offering refreshing swimming in natural rock pools and a lovely small beach for sunbathing.Nearby, there are several scenic hiking trails, and also great locations for rock climbing / bouldering.#finnsaway #southafrica #northerncape #citrusdal #waterfalls
From the coast to the karoo - from the ocean to th From the coast to the karoo - from the ocean to the desert!🌵From the West Coast Peninsula our road trip continued north-east, towards the small town of Calvinia in the Northern Cape province. It was a long and dusty drive, including scenic views especially around the Van Rhynspas on the border of the provinces.Calvinia, located in the middle of a barren semi-desert; huge, dry, almost empty lands known as karoo, is one of those places, where life is slow and time seems to have stopped. We have a relaxing stay, just walking around the town and running in the nearby Akkerendam Nature Reserve.#finnsaway #southafrica #northerncape #calvinia
Before first posts from stunning Namibia, let's ha Before first posts from stunning Namibia, let's have a short look on our road trip in the northern part of the Western Cape (and a piece of Northern Cape) in January.We again renter a small car from Cape Town, and the first destination was the West Coast Peninsula, that is, as the name implies, located on the west coast, roughly 140 km from the mother city.The west coast of South Africa is nowhere near as popular holiday destination as the south coast, but there definitely are beautiful landscapes and charming villages. Due to the small amount of visitors, the old fishing villages have preserved a timeless, peaceful atmosphere to some extent.Probably the best known destination on the coast of the peninsula is Paternoster, a 400-year-old village turned into a seaside town popular among expats and domestic summer residents. Paternoster is known for long beaches, whitewashed cottages and activities like whale-watching, bird-watching and water sports.Saldanha on the south coast of the peninsula is an industrial town one of the largest export ports in Africa, but it also has it's touristic side. Located by the Saldanha Bay, this town is home to beautiful beaches, guest houses with sea views and several seafood restaurants.Summer was a very nice time to visit, but the most popular season to explore the West Coast Peninsula is during the spring, between August to October, when the wildflowers are in full bloom 🌼🌺🌻Pics 1-4 Paternoster
Pics 5-9 Saldanha Bay#finnsaway #southafrica #westcoastpeninsula #paternoster #saldanha
Looking for a challenging but rewarding day hike o Looking for a challenging but rewarding day hike on Table Mountain?Take the India Venster trail up, starting from the lower cable station, make a short or longer loop on top of the mountain, and descent along thebPlatteklip Gorge trail.Stunning views, a bit of scrambling, lots of steps, fantastic feelings ❤️#capetown #tablemountain #hikingadventures #southafrica #finnsaway
Table Mountain is a fantastic destination for day Table Mountain is a fantastic destination for day hikes!🤩 There are so many trails with amazing views, and you can choose from easy and relatively flat trails on the foot of the mountain to challenging climbs all the way up on top.When staying in the Gardens area at the foot of the mountain, we hiked the India Venster trail, one of those routes that require some scrambling and using also your hands to climb in the steep parts. It's a super scenic and rewarding route, suitable for those who are reasonably fit and have no fear of heights.The trail begins just before the Lower Cable Station and leads up to the Contour Path and India Venster, a window-like rock formation. Further up, there are some short scrambling sections with bolted handles to help climbing over the rocks.Up on top of the mountain you can either head to the Upper Cable Station, or continue further along the trails that criss-cross on top of the Table Mountain. We chose the latter, and headed to the highest point of the mountain, the Maclear's Beacon, not much a peak actually, more a pile of rocks that marks the highest point. The views are beautiful though, as is the flora on the way.From the peak we circled back, and descended the mountain along one of the most popular routes, the Platteklip Gorge trail. This route doesn't require scrambling, but is more like a rocky staircase in a scenic gorge. It's a relatively short trail, but with strenuous ascent, and we saw a lot of rather tired hikers climbing up - please start early and take plenty of water if you do this hike on a sunny summer day! Descending is easier, but can be quite tough on the knees.Altogether this hike (starting from the lower cable station and ending in Vredehoek below the mountain) was 15,5 km long, with 880 meters of ascent and 1100 meters of descent, and it took roughly 5,5 hours to hike (with short breaks).#finnsaway #nomadlife #southafrica #visitcapetown #tablemountain
Throwbacks to Cape Town continue with a photo dump Throwbacks to Cape Town continue with a photo dump from around the City Bowl and V&A Waterfront, both wonderful areas to explore!🤩Pics 1-2 Greenmarket Square
Pic 3 Cape Town City Hall
Pic 4 At the President Nelson Mandela Statue
Pics 5-6 Castle of Good Hope
Pic 7 The Old Granary building
Pics 8-9 V&A Waterfront
Pic 10 Cape fur seals in the Waterfront#finnsaway #nomadlife #southafrica #visitcapetown
Cape Town color therapy to your Thursday!Bo-Kaap Cape Town color therapy to your Thursday!Bo-Kaap with it's colorful houses and cobbled streets is one of the most visited neighborhoods of Cape Town. It's not only known for its colors though, but for its vibrant, predominantly Muslim, Cape Malay community.Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, the Bo-Kaap’s origins date back to the 1760s when numerous rental houses were built and leased to slaves and political exiles brought from other Dutch colonies in the east, including Indonesia’s Batavia, Sumatra, Java and also East Africa. Most of these groups spoke some Malay, hence this new community becoming known as the Cape Malays.The bright colors of the houses in the are is said to attribute to the fact that while on lease, all the houses had to be white. When the tenants finally were allowed to buy the properties, all the houses were painted bright colors by their owners as an expression of their freedom.#finnsaway #nomadlife #southafrica #visitcapetown #bokaap
One reason to love road trips is the possibility t One reason to love road trips is the possibility to choose your own route and pick all the scenic routes! One of those during our first road trip in South Africa was the Clarence Drive, a stunning coastal road between Rooi-Els and Gordons Bay.Clarence Drive has been chosen among the most scenic routes not only in South Africa, but the whole world, and the views of the nature of Kogelberg, Cape Peninsula, False Bay and Table Mountain truly are fantastic 💚🩵💙This is not a mountain road per se, but there are all together 77 bends and corners, which makes the road exhilarating to drive.After arriving to Gordons Bay, we continued to Strand for the night. Sunset views on Strand Beach were stunning, what a great last stop it was before returning to Cape Town 🧡#finnsaway #nomadlife #southafrica #roadtrip #clarencedrive
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We are Anne & Toni, a Finnish nomad couple traveling the world since 2017. We left 9-to-5 life behind to be free to explore the world and work location independently.

We are adventurous backpackers and low-cost travelers, often following the road less traveled. We write detailed travel guides with quality photos, as well as short introduction posts about the destinations that we explore.

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