Travel notes

There are several places in Europe with a special vibes. It is impossible to forget them after visiting. One of them, with good reason, is Bruges – an ancient city in the west of Belgium, the center of the province of West Flanders. The history of this beautiful city can be traced up until the 3rd century BC, in relation to the preaching of Christianity. In the 7th century it already was a capital of the Flandria, becoming its center. Bruges prosperity is connected with the Middle Ages.   Geographical setting is largely destined the historical course of Bruges development. The city is situated 17 km from seacoast of the North Sea. On the one hand, the city involved in the maritime trading from the beginning, which boosted its economic and cultural development, but on the other hand it had to deal with the common problem of the settlements in this area. The point is, that this region is located just about flush with the sea level and in perspective could be flooded as the Ocean leve

Once upon a time, we have established a tradition. When we travel to South East Asia, we make sure to make a stop in one of the big cities. This is how we visited Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. Usually, Russians do not need a visa for a short stay (2-3 days), and direct flights from Moscow to tropical Islands are only available to a limited number of directions. Therefore, if we wish to choose a vacation spot independently without any unreasonable restriction, it makes sense to fly to one of such big cities, spend 2-3 days there, and then take a local low-cost airline flight to a tropical island. Purchasing the flight tickets to your preferred destination and booking the hotel stays independently has never been easier. You can use this website Hotelhunter that combines the best offers from multiple booking engines This time our goal was the Northern Mariana Islands, and we decided to fly through Seoul , the capital of South Korea. We must admit, that Seoul did not impress us