" If you take responsibility for yourself, you will develop a hunger to accomplish your Dreams "
" Dreams are necessary to LIFE "
" A man is not old until regrets take the place of Dreams "
Lonely Planet has this to say about Europe- "Each European country has its distinct flavour" . Diversity in food and culture, ancient history, stunning coastlines, top notch museums & palaces, iconic sights, scenic mountains & country side ......very inspiring to my five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste & touch) so I intend to see more of Europe as I progress along in travelling.
Prior to retirement, Europe was not in my radar screen in travelling. To realise my life-time dream in seeing Europe, I used a 15 or 30 day Eurolines pass (by bus) and local trains to achieve my goals. For the last 4 consecutive years since 2009, I had visited 33 European countries ........ !
Wonderland, wonderful UNESCO sites, Great Wonders of the World, wonderful Spring time, wonderful street food and if you are a wonderful walker - you could accomplish so much by wandering around Europe, free and easy with a shoe-string budget.....
Pictures of European countries & cities I had visited (2009-2012, 2014 & 2017) :
1) Austria (2010, 2011 & 2017) - Vienna, Innsbruck & Salzburg
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4) Bulgaria (2010) - Sofia
5) Croatia (2011) - Zagred
6) Czech Republic (2009 & 2017) - Prague, Cesky Krumlov & Cesky Bedejovice
7) Denmark (2010) - Copenhagen
8) Estonia (2009 & 2011) - Talinn
9) Finland (2011) - Helsinki & Turku
10) France (2009, 2011 & 2012) - Paris
11) Germany (2010, 2014 & 2017) - Berlin, Frankfurt, Fussen, Munich
12) Gibraltar (2012)
14) Hungary (2009 & 2017) Budaapest
15) Ireland (2012) - Edinburgh
16) Italy (2010 & 2011) - Rome, Vatican City. Florence, Pisa & Venice
17) Latvia (2009) - Riga
18) Liechtenstein (2012) - Vaduz
19 ) Lithuania (2011) - Vilnius
20) Luxembourg (2010) - Luxembourg City
21) Morocco (2012) - Fez
22) Netherlands (2009) - Amsterdam
23) Norway (2011) - Oslo & Bergen
24) Poland (2009 - 2011 & 2017) - Krakow, Warsaw & Wroclaw
25) Portugal (2012) - Lisbon & Sintra
26) Romania (2010) - Bucharest
27) Slovakia (2010 & 2017) - Bratislava
28) Slovenia (2011) - Ljubljana
29) Spain (2011 & 2012) - Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Granada, Algeciras, Toledo
30) Sweden (2011) - Stockholm
31) Switzerland (2012) - Geneva, Laussane, Bern, Lucerne, Interlaken & Zurich
32) Turkey (2008) - Istanbul, Cappadocia, Canakkale, Selcuk, Bodrum & Pamukkale
33) England (2009-2012) - London & Salisbury
" The Secrets of Life : 1) If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for 2) If you truly love what you do, you never have to work a single day for the rest of your life 3) When we wake up in the morning, we have two simple choices. Go back to sleep and dream, or wake up and chase those dreams. The choice is yours "