Southern Europe, lands full of sunshine and happy people.
“Traveler, there is no path. The path is made by walking.”
-Antonio Machado
Southern Europe, with its sunshine, beaches, history, foods and wines, makes for relaxing and fun destinations. This page includes our travel stories from this region. Stories include finding history in Greece, enjoying the stunning beaches of Portugal, and a unique tour of an Olive Grove in Italy, with food and wine tastings along the way.
For travel planning, view our Travel Tips by Destination
Southern Europe Travel Stories
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Enchanting San Marino
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Christmas in Cyprus
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Visiting the French Riviera
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Spain with the Cousins
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Eurowings Blind Booking: Valencia, Spain
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Weekend in Albania
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Weekend in Sicily
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Málaga, Spain
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Travel Tips: Rome
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Travel Info: Venice
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Treasure Hunting in Venice
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Travel Info: Florence
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Cooking in Tuscany
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Travel Info: Malta
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Destination Malta
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Algarve Portugal Holiday
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Touring Italy
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Weekend in Venice
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A Stroll through History in Greece
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Top Sights in Barcelona
For focused travel tips by city, view our Travel Tips, ‘quick bites’ of key information, suggestions, and a few key phrases of the local language to know. These are our highlights of what we use when planning a trip. Travel planning can be overwhelming, not knowing exactly what to expect, and wondering what you’ve forgotten. Not to mention the time that goes into researching travel details, on top of your normal busy life. We love travel, and love to help others to travel with confidence and enthusiasm.
The beautiful beaches of Portugal were a great surprise for us. The stunning rock formations make it easy to imagine smugglers, pirates and hidden treasure in every cove. If an opportunity to work and live in Italy comes up, that would be amazing. Meanwhile, we’ll appreciate being close to this region, and able to travel fairly quickly to these countries. It is interesting how people are always happier in the south. Sunshine must equal less angst and better attitudes. We are also interested in the Blue Zone locations, and of course Sardinia is one of them. We have it on our list to visit for sure. Southern Europe remains a top vacation destination recommendation!