[FINLAND] Rovaniemi, Lapland

Rovaniemi is best known as the official hometown of Santa Clause in Finnish Lapland. From the capital city, Helsinki, you can take a night train (approximately 11 hours) to reach Rovaniemi. But it is more convenient to take a 80 minutes flight to Rovaniemi.

TURKEY - Touristanbul Free Tour

Turkish Airlines is offering a free Istanbul tour if you have an international connecting flight through Istanbul with Turkish Airlines and your layover is between 6-24 hours. Since I booked Turkish Airlines flying from Kazan to Doha with a long layover, I took the chance to join the free tour, of course.

IDAHO FALLS, USA

Idaho Falls, a beautiful city in Idaho. Stopped here to enjoy the surroundings.   Idaho Falls is the largest city in Eastern Idaho and is often featured as one of the "best places to live” in various publication due to its high quality of life.

AZERBAIJAN - Shaki

Shaki or Sheki is a small city on the southern part of the Greater Caucasus Mountains with beautiful views and historic attractions.

SLOVENIA - Ljubljana (A tour of the city)

Ljubljana is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. With a population less than 300,000, Ljubljana is one of the smallest capital city in Europe. It takes only half a day on foot to cover the city centre of Ljubljana. As there are no world famous attractions in the city, you can take your time exploring what the city has to offer.

[RUSSIA] Kazan

Branding itself as the “Third Capital” of Russia, Kazan is a unique city which is located between Europe and Asia. Having both Russian and Tartar populations, Kazan peacefully blends Muslim and Christian cultures.

[RUSSIA] Moscow Travel Recommendation

Moscow, capital of Russia, has many attractions that draw visitors from around the world - the Red Square which is dominated by the glory that is St Basil’s Cathedral, the fortified Kremlin wall, the golden dome of Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the unique wooden palace of Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich and the sumptuous decor of Moscow metro station…