Europe Archives - Footprints Forever

How to increase your passport power? Best Tip

November 2, 2018March 1, 2018 by Samit Bhattacharya

Have you ever thought how a simple document can define what goes into your travel diaries ? The attraction of seeing new places, experiencing new cultures and tasting new foods takes us from place to place and for people from the more affordable strata from country to country. The lure …

Tbilisi : Gateway to Georgia

September 16, 2018March 4, 2016 by Samit Bhattacharya

It was the middle of March 2016, and it was the time to Travel. The annual school exams will be drawing to a close soon, and I was getting restless. I knew what it was, it is called the Vander-lust bug. And you know that you are suffering from it when …

Plitvice : A day of cascading waterfalls !!

September 30, 2018March 4, 2016 by Samit Bhattacharya

We were staying for the night at Rakovica, a small Croatian village about 8 kilometres from the gates of Plitvice National Park, or Plitvicke Jezerre as it is locally called, an UNESCO World Heritage site in Croatia. Driving down from Lake Bled in Slovenia, crossing over into Croatia with a multi-entry Schengen visa, …

Best of Slovenia Alps, Lakes, Caves, Medieval Castles and the Adriatic

October 2, 2018February 5, 2016 by Samit Bhattacharya

Slovenia a hidden gem of Europe, is a small but beautiful (ex-Yugo) Slavic country. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Croatia to the south, Austria in the north and Hungary to the north – north east. An earthly paradise , Slovenia has been gifted with a wide variety …

3 Days in Venice. List of things to do !!

October 2, 2018December 15, 2015 by Samit Bhattacharya

Situated at the northern end of Italy, close to its borders with Austria and Slovenia , lies Venice. One of the most cherished romantic city, Venice is a must visit in one’s lifetime. A seat symbolizing heritage, history, romance, architecture and art to its fullest Venice can be covered as …

East Europe Tour Plan for Slovenia and Croatia

August 28, 2018November 26, 2015 by Samit Bhattacharya

By now you probably are aware that we as a family have this penchant for taking family vacations !! And in those little two-week holidays we try and work out the details beforehand as much as we can. I do not favour travelling with guided tours or tour-packages and always love the independene that a unfettered tourist enjoys. This year, my plan for my family vacation, was to go to Europe. I selected Slovenia and Croatia, for its landscape and nature. Check out my East Europe Tour Plan for Slovenia and Croatia. Though the plan wasn’t the same when it started, over time we built a different plan and we worked out the cost and the tour dates . This is a budget travel plan for Slovenia and Croatia.