Switzerland is located in the center of Europe, and although it is not a country that imposes its earthly width, it does impose it by being in contact with five different countries by sharing borders and languages. The country in which Heidi (a work of children’s fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyr)…
Russia is the world’s largest country, occupying 1/6 of the world – it is adjacent to more than 10 countries, bathed in a total of 3 seas and two oceans. The country is famous for the ” Matrioshka ” dolls, famous for its caviar and their potato salad. Russia (Russian: Россия) is growing rapidly in…
Norway has an idyllic natural setting – it has a high level in public health and education, legends and heroes that are internationally recognized … and the best democracy in the world. Norway (Norwegian:Norge ) is one of the greenest countries around the planet, the last virgin territory of Europe, not only for its lush…
Cape Verde (a Portuguese colony) is of volcanic origin and has a dry climate. Its islands offer tourists wonderful beaches, fishing villages and volcanoes. It is an archipelago of 10 islands that look like a piece of the Sahara stranded in the ocean (just off the coast of Senegal). The archipelago of Cape Verde (Portuguese:…
Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye) is a fascinating country. As a whole and in the imagination of every traveler the place is an exotic, unknown and distant country. In reality not all of these definitions correspond to reality: Turkey is much closer than you have ever thought dear lazy penguin, a country that is bordered by three…
Slovenia (Slovene: Slovenija) is a country that belongs to the European Union, despite bordering with Italy, Croatia , Hungary and Austria, (surprisingly) the country is not among the most sought when making a getaway trip, perhaps because they were relatively independent from Yugoslavia Recently, in 1991, and they did not join the EU until 2004….
Thailand (/ˈtaɪlænd/ TY-land or /ˈtaɪlənd/ TY-lənd; Thai: ประเทศไทย, rtgs: Prathet Thai) is a wonderful country; the friendly gateway to the Asian exoticism. It has good tourist infrastructure, many interesting things to see, great beaches, fine dining places, historic ruins, jungle mountains, large luxury hotels reasonably priced, cheap accommodation for backpackers and friendly people who seem…
Not so long ago, we wrote a post about the top 5 places to visit in Portugal, but since this wasn’t enough for you fellow Lazy Penguins we are going to go for top 10 selection of places in this beautiful Southwest European land called Portugal (República Portuguesa). Just take a look at a map….
We have only had the opportunity to see Scotland‘s photos till now (SCO is part of the UK). We will take the opportunity to share with you lazy friends as many spectacular photos/information as possible. The United Kingdom is the place where Shakespeare, The Beatles and many others were born – Located in the north-western Europe,…
When summer is around the corner, every Lazy Penguin has an unclear mind on where to go on vacations. There are times where our lazy mind knows the destination but there are others who still wonder about it (since it depends on the budget etc..). Today we will go to the Adriatic Sea, in an…