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1 Week in New York City: An itinerary for first-time visitors

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Are you planning your first trip to New York City and are you overwhelmed by all the things you can do there? Well, I got your back! This was me…

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2 Days in Geneva: A weekend-long itinerary for first-time visitors

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Are you having a short city break in Geneva? Then, these 2 days in Geneva itinerary is ideal for you. Whether you are visiting Geneva for a weekend trip, or…

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3 Days in Chamonix during winter: An itinerary for first-time visitors

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Planning your next (or even first) winter excursion and striving to choose a place? Look no further than Chamonix in the French Alps. This winter resort is ideal for snow…

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1 Week in Poland: An itinerary for first-time visitors

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Planning your first trip to Poland and don't know where to begin? This 1 week in Poland itinerary takes you on tour to some of the most popular places in…

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5 Days in Rome: An itinerary for first-time visitors

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This week's itinerary is about Rome. I visited Rome for the first time in 2011 for a day as part of a cruise in the West Mediterranean (Read my travel…

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1 Week in Athens: An itinerary for first-time visitors

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Here it is another itinerary! This one is based on my 1-week family trip in Athens in the summer of 2015. This trip was not my first time in Athens.…

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1 Week in Brussels and Amsterdam

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As the retrieval of itineraries from the archive continues, this post features our 1-week family trip to Brussels and Amsterdam in the summer of 2014. Long story short, we found…

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1 Week in Milan and The Lakes + Venice

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This week we are travelling back on a 1-week family trip to Milan in 2013. Why Milan, Italy? Simply because we found cheap tickets to Bergamo, which is approximately one…

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1 Week in Barcelona

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Barcelona is a great city that you should visit at least once. If you have already been there, don't worry, you can always revisit the city, especially when La Sagrada…

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1 Week in London: An itinerary for first-time visitors

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Here it is, my first itinerary to spend 1 week in London, the capital of the U.K. (including all the necessary modifications to make it work today) as I did…

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That's a wrap from my Dubai and Abu Dhabi trip. I That's a wrap from my Dubai and Abu Dhabi trip. I hope you enjoyed it! If yes, leave a comment with your favourite emoji 🤩! If not, let me know what you want me to improve!
 
I have written a full blog post about the itinerary we followed during this trip in the UEA, and you can find it in the link in bio!
We didn't have a lot of time to spend in Abu Dhabi We didn't have a lot of time to spend in Abu Dhabi and there was a lot of debate on where we should go in our last evening there. Many attractions close at 4 pm, so we chose to visit the Abu Dhabi Marina to get on the Marina Eye and walk to a skyline viewpoint. Unfortunately, the Marina Eye was closed, so we ended up spending some time in the Marina Mall instead.
Did you know the UEA has its own Louvre Museum? It Did you know the UEA has its own Louvre Museum? It was opened in 2017 and since then it has attracted many visitors due to its unique design. Collection-wise, there are items from all over the world (including some pieces from Cyprus) and many loans from French museums.
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