There are plenty of ways to decorate your home to remember all those beautiful travel experiences. We did it as followed:
An IKEA world map sticker, some red threads, pins and pictures from Instagram is all you need! 🙂
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Cape Town is my favorite city in the world! I had the privilege to do an internship here for 3 months, and it was the most amazing time of my life!
So, in short, what are top 5 things you must do in Cape Town itself?
Clubbing
If you are in Cape Town, you have to visit the party scene! Mondays karaoke in Camps Bay, tuesday sports bar in Long Street, Thursdays in Green Point and the weekends in Club 31 or Long Street. Cape Town is never boring! Especially Long Street, from the Irish pub Kennedy’s to the Hip hop hotspots Marvels and Joburg.
Hiking
Cape Town itself has many hiking spots. The best ones are Lions Head and Table Mountain. You can hike the easy part, which still takes 2 to 3 hours, or the advanced one with ladders and hooks which takes 4 to 5 hours. Just want to enjoy the view and are physically not able to hike? There are also cable cars at the Table Mountain.
Beach
There are so many beaches in Cape Town. My favorite is Blouberg Strand, which has an amazing view over Table Mountain. The Clifton beaches around Camps Bay are also cozy! Just mind the water, it is freaking cold.
Townships
Visiting the other side of the city is a definite must. Taking a tour through the townships will teach you a lot about how life is for the lesser fortunate, and how they make it as a community. Do not forget to visit Mzoli’s for the real braai experience.
Food markets
South Africa is blessed with a lot of influences from all over the world. And this reflects on the food markets. The Old Biscuit Mill and Hout Bay market are two of the biggest in the city and my favorite food places in the world. Live music, South African wines and a variety of food you have never seen. Arab food, Ostrich burgers, Belgian waffles, Dutch pancakes, Italian pizza or Kudu meat, these markets will make you drool. And do not forget to braai (not barbecue), South Africans love their braai!
Cape Town is worth the visit. And it is close to a lot of cool places and things to do around the western part of the country. Be sure to visit this beautiful scenery as well and enjoy the most of this diverse country!
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If you are visiting Morocco, we can highly recommend to take a desert trip towards the Sahara desert! We took the three day desert trip to Merzouga from Marrakesh.
With this view from our hotelroom over the canals in Venice, Italy. what a treat! Have a great sunday travel lovers 🙂
And this time to beautiful Italy to visit Verona and Venice! uncensoredtravel is going on the romance tour. stay tuned for more 🙂
Marrakesh is one of the most important cities in Morocco. The city which is filled with vendors and their stalls (so called Medina), colourful buildings, religious sightings and amazing food!
Uncensoredtravel takes you on a tour through the city, how we experienced the hot spots, the bargaining with vendors and the delicious food we encountered. Come along for the read!
How to get to the city?
If you are flying to Marrakesh airport, be sure to pick up a SIM card after arrival. There is a stand near the car rental stands, you can buy a SIM card with unlimited internet for 200 dirham.
If you are looking to go to the city by bus, take line 19 which stops right infront of the airport. The costs are 70 dirham for an one way ticket and 100 dirham for a return ticket (valid for 15 days). The bus will take you to the Place Jemaa el Fna Medina, which is right in the central of the city. There are also a few other stops on the way. Every 30 minutes, the bus goes towards the Medina from the airport.
You can also try to get a cab, which shouldn’t be more than 100 dirham. Inside the city a cab ride should not cost you more than 20 dirham.
Sightings
Marrakesh has a lot of beautiful sights to visit. The colourful buildings are worth the visits, make sure that your camera’s are fully charged and your memory cards are empty :)! So what kind of hotspots are there to see?
Jardin Majorelle is one of the most visited places in the country. It is created by the French painter Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962) 40 years to create his enchanted garden. There is also a museum inside the garden, and the colourful blue and yellow buildingof s will keep your camera focused all day!
The garden is open every day, check here for the opening hours during the year. The admission prices are 70 dirham per person.
The souks of the Medina are a must visit. You can find different vendors with their shops of Moroccan wear throughout the city. The rule is, never take the first given price. Negotiate! And if you think the price is fair, make the deal! If the prices are fixed it means there is no negotiating, try to keep that in mind. Shopkeepers can be persistent and can even become rude at some point, just say the magical word “Shukran” (meaning: no thank you) and they will politely leave you alone.
We bought a lot of cool souvenirs: carpets (depending where you buy it, in shops you can get it for 160-200 dirham), oil lamps (the cool aladin lamps depending on the size, small ones go for 20-30 dirham, bit bigger ones around 60 dirham), scarfs (30 to 60 dirham depending on what kind of quality), fatima hand (60 to 80 dirham), candleholder (30 dirham for the plastic candleholders sold on the street), tea pot set (we paid 350 dirham for the whole set including glasses, tea pot and platter), pillow case (100 dirham) , loafers (80 to 100 dirham a piece), and fresh mint tea (50 dirham for 500 gram) for home :). Always ask for the democratic price ;).
Visit the Medina of Marrakesh (Jemaa el-Fnaa) at night for an amazing sight. The food markets are open (try local food starting at 20 dirham, look around the shops and enjoy the different dishes). The fresh orange juice is also a must try! There are also a lot of street artists and vendors selling their homemade products.
The Bahia Palace was built in the late 19th century with the intend to become the greatest palace of its time, designed to capture the Islamic and Moroccan architecture styles. The entrance is just 10 dirham per person and is opened daily from 09:00 AM until 16:30 PM. The palace is beautiful to see, with a lot of different photogenic backgrounds.
Koutoubia Mosque is the largest mosque in the city dating back to the 12th century. It is constructed from sandstone and stands 77 meters high.
Do not forget to walk around the mosque, it has some impressive doors and the remains of the former mosque.
The Slat Lazama Synagogue is located near the Bahia Palace in one of the side streets. It is not really known, but worth a visit. Entrance is just 10 dirhams per person. The synagogue is filled with pictures about its history and gives you a good view over the Jewish community in Marrakesh.
Palais El Badiî is also an amazing palace with an inside court which has an amazing view. Unfortunately the palace was under maintenance when we were there.
Food? Tajin!
Tajin is the local dish you can not miss out while being in Morocco! The Tajin comes with chicken, lamb, fish or vegetarian and is added on with potatoes, vegetables, prumes, apricots, and a lot of of different varieties. It is amazingly tasteful. You can have a tajin everywhere. In the streets you can get amazing tajin for just 20 dirham. In restaurants it can be between 50 to 70 dirham.
You can also get very fresh food ;-)…
And do not forget the spices!
Riads
Riads are traditional Moroccan houses or palaces with a (small) courtyard with a garden. The name comes from the Arabic word “Ryad” which means garden. If you visit Marrakesh you HAVE TO stay in a Riad! I can highly recommend Riad Karmanda and Riad Picolina for your stay in Marrakesh! The Moroccan sweet breakfast will give you the right fuel to start the day exploring.
Marrakesh…
Has a lot of beautiful sights, city walls, mosques, food and friendly people. It is a must visit! There are a lot more things to visit in the city, so if you have some more time in the city be sure to check out different hammams (spa houses), museums, mosques and food places to your liking!
We also visited the city of Essaouira and did a three day desert trip towards Merzouga, about which I will write in my next blogs!
If you want more overview of the beauties of Morocco, be sure to check out Helene’s blog with a lot of awesome pictures!
Your uncensoredtraveller,
Robert
To Bucharest the capital of Romania! Getting some new inspiration 🙂
Scandinavia is on almost everyone’s bucket list for the northern lights in Sweden, Norway or Iceland. But don’t forget that Denmark is up there as well an worth a visit! Me and my girlfriend visited Copenhagen for 24 hours with the objective, to see as much as possible in the city center while on a budget, quite the challenge considering that Denmark is pretty expensive.
Copenhagen, in the 10th century a Viking fish village, since the 15th century the capital of Denmark and the most populated city of Denmark.
We left on Friday afternoon from Cologne and would fly back the day after, exactly 24 hours later. During the trip we met up with our couchsurfing host (recommended if you want to save some money, and always a good way to hang out with locals). Our couchsurfing host told us that all the hotspots we wanted to visit was impossible to achieve within 24 hours, boy did we prove him wrong!
Way towards the city
After a short flight of an hour we arrived at the airport of Copenhagen (Ryanair sometimes has some cheap flight options). From there you can easily use public transport to get into the city center. Just walk to terminal 3, There are different buses, trains and metros. Tickets can be purchased at one of the many ticket machines if you walk towards the metro station. If you in need of assistance you can also go to the sales counters, the Danish people working there are happy to answer any questions!
The train runs every 10 minutes and will take you to the city center within 13 minutes. If you want to end up in the center, get out at the stop Norreport Station. It costed us 36,- DKK per person. You can also take a bus (5A) which will take you to the city centre in 30 minutes.
Public transport
If you want to travel within the city you can buy single tickets (we did it because we 
were only in Copenhagen for 24 hours) which are 36,- DKK and valid for 90 minutes (you can travel unlimited within 3 zones within the valid time).
Plan to stay longer and use public transport a lot? You can also buy a City Pass with which you can travel unlimited in between (Copenhagen travel) zones 1-4. The 24 hours City Pass costs 80,- DKK, the 72 hours City Pass 200,- DKK.
What is a must to see in Copenhagen?
Copenhagen has a lot of hotspots within walking distance of each other, so seeing a lot of things is definitely doable. It also depends on the weather, we had a bit of bad luck that it started to rain around 8 P.M. or else we could have seen more :). So which places did we visit?
A lot of hotspots are near the harbor (Nyhavn), make sure you take the bus towards there to start your day.
If you arrive at Nyhavn you can see the Royal Danish Opera House, a very cool building.
Make your way up north of the harbor to visit the little mermaid statue. We were lucky that it was rainy, so there were almost no visitors at the time. Try to go early in the day to get as lucky as we were for some awesome shots! The walk towards there is amazing as well, passing different artistic sightings.
There are a lot of amazing buildings to visit in the area. Head down to Amalienborg and walk towards the Frederiks Kirke (Frederik’s Church), a beautiful church made with marble. Unfortunately we were not able to visit the church from the inside, but the outside is a picture perfect spot as well! For prices and opening hours check here.
You hungry? Cross the harbor and head over to PapirØen for some Copenhagen street food! This food hall has it all: live music, a great variety of food stalls and tasty brews!
You are on the other side already and just filled your stomach, time to do some sightseeing in the Christianshavn area. First thing to visit is the Church of Our Saviour, this spire formed church is definitely worth a visit! You can climb up the 400 steps and have an amazing view over the area. Price is between 35-45 DKK, depending what time of the year you visit. For opening times check here.
After you visited the church, head to the most impressing neighborhood in Copenhagen, Christiania! The green light district of Copenhagen. 
You can enter from two sides, either a big banner with Christiania on it which leads you straight to the “market place” or the side entrance which leads you through a street filled with street art and passing different galleries filled with art all the way to the “market place”. Why “market place”? As soon as you enter further into Christiania, you will see signs with “no photo’s/movies”. As soon as you step into the scene, you will see people in balaclava selling weed. The scene is notoriously famous for being a “free spot” in Copenhagen where everything is allowed. In reality, it is not. Cop raids are common. But do not let that scare you, this place is worth a visit!
If you go back to the neighborhood Indre By, you got to stop over at Rosenborg Slot, this beautiful castle is surrounded by a botanic garden filled with colorful flowers and art. It is possible to see the crown jewels in the castle, and also there is a change of guards if you are lucky. The castle itself is open on Tuesday till Sunday between 10 AM and 2 PM. The admission price is 105 DKK.
Next stop: The Rundetaarn is an iconic building in the center of Copenhagen. You can walk up the round tower for 25 DKK. Opening times vary throughout the year. Inside the tower there are different museums. On the top there is an Observatory, and you can see the whole city on the top. In the building next to the tower there is a church which is also worth a visit, free entry!
Everyone who visits Copenhagen has to stop by Nyhavn’s The Memorial Anchor (Mindeankeret). This waterfront is filled with colorful houses dating back to the 17th and 18th century. Plenty of bars and restaurants can be found here, so try it out!
Christiansborg Palace, the royal palace of Copenhagen has a lot of different tours and sightings. For more details check out the website of the palace here. Do to bad weather we were not able to visit this place sadly, just passed it by.
Tivoli Gardens are also worth a visit. Sadly I did not make it towards the gardens because of the bad weather. So if anyone wants to share how they experienced it, feel free to comment :).
After 24 hours…
Of meeting our couchsurfing host, trying to see all the hotspots we wanted to see (except the gardens) and enjoying a nice Danish beer and strawberries at night, we agreed that Copenhagen is worth a visit. Even if it is just for a short stop! Keep in mind that Sweden is just an hour away from Copenhagen by train (€ 9,-) or bus (€ 5,-). So is Hamburg in Germany towards the other side.
24 hours of Copenhagen was enough for us, there we love to enjoy the highlights and not go into every castle or museum. Copenhagen might be a more expensive than most other capitals in Europe, but it should definitely be on your must visit list!
To sum up our trip, check our movie on YouTube below!
Hope you enjoyed my blog, watch out for more to come!
Your uncensoredtraveller,
Robert
