The Bran Castle, also known as The Dracula Castle, located in Bran, Romania features a mysterious element of suspense and intrigue. The reason why the Bran Castle is called the Dracula Castle is because the fortress is the subject of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. Dracula is a legend with countless movie remakes and scarier [...]
Growing up as a young kid, one of my favorite hobbies was building 3-D puzzles. I loved the angles, curves, and shapes that each puzzle piece displayed. I built all kinds of 3-D puzzles, Big Ben, The Eiffel Tower, The Taj Mahal, and my favorite The Neuschwanstein Castle. I have very fond memories of my [...]
Paris was an amazingly huge city with an infinite amount of activities. I barely touched the tip of the iceberg on what France has to offer. Of course like most tourists I saw the Eiffel tower, went to a few museums, and spent a bit of money dining with the locals. However, the high lite [...]
If non- traditional vacations are what you are looking for, ”French castles” are for you! Instead of lodging in hotels that are either heavily influenced by American culture or actually owned and operated by Americans, try spending a portion of your vacation in historic castles that have been made into hotels. France has hundreds of [...]