Discover the best day trips from Trieste: explore Miramare Castle, Postojna Caves, charming Muggia, Ljubljana and Venice – all within 2 hours drive.
Author: Walter Schaerer
Walter Schaerer
Walter’s extensive background in the travel industry, passionate enthusiasm for photography and a firm belief that luxury destinations can also be affordable; were some of the main factors that motivated him to create the travel blog travelmemo.com. In his day job, Walter is an online marketing manager based in Zurich, Switzerland.
A city where Habsburg elegance meets Mediterranean charm, Trieste offers a unique blend of cultural influences that set it apart from other Italian destinations.
Cagliari should not be left out: The hilly old town is very varied and offers shopping opportunities, restaurants as well as picturesque residential areas.
Eastern Sardinia offers picturesque little towns such as Orosei and the beaches between Cala Liberotto and Cala Goloritzé, interrupted by rugged rock formations. And then there are the motorized dinghies of Cala Gonone!
The luxurious jet-set hotspots Porto Cervo and Porto Rotondo are located in the north of Sardinia on the Costa Smeralda. The prettiest boutique hotels in Sardinia are also located in the north. Here are my travel tips including excursion destinations for the rugged north coast.
The Blausee (Blue Lake) is ideally suited for a day trip. But even better is to take in the picturesque nature park of the same name with an overnight stay in the Blausee Hotel & Spa.
In the Okonjima Nature Reserve in Namibia you will discover surprisingly many leopards! Read here about my close encounter with one of them!
Okonjima Bush Camp is home to Namibia’s AfriCat foundation and is known for saving big cats like leopards and cheetahs.
Onguma The Fort is one of several private luxury camps by the gates of Etosha National Park. It is a paradisical lodging for safari lovers.
Rhinos are quite shy. They scamper away when you approach them in a rattling safari jeep. If we want to see them up close, we have no choice but to stalk them on foot!
The “Sossusvlei” valley is world famous for its spectacular sand dunes and the dead trees of the “Valley of Death” (Deadvlei). Here are my travel tips…
Sesriem Canyon is located near the main entrance to the Namib-Naukluft National Park. It’s a gorge where the Tsauchab River has cut into the rock to a depth of 30 meters. A walk in the canyon is a recommendable experience.