
Transylvania, Romania
Foggy castle mornings, candlelit cellar dinners and legends that still give us chills.
The places we haven't been yet, and the romantic stays and tables already on our list. Every one is marked Wishlist, so you always know it's a dream, not a review.
Wishlist photos are licensed images from other photographers, credited under each place below. Top photo: Peleș Castle by Marian Mirea on Unsplash.




Foggy castle mornings, candlelit cellar dinners and legends that still give us chills.

Candlelit courtyards, gilded bridges at blue hour and a table in the sky.
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Photo: Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; cropped and colour-edited.

Georgian townhouses, pastel Notting Hill streets and a champagne button at dinner.
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Photo: Bex Walton, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; cropped and colour-edited.

Villa gardens, slow boats between Bellagio and Varenna, and aperitivo on the water.
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Photo: Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; cropped and colour-edited.

Pale peaks, emerald lakes and mountain lodges made for two.
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Photo: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; cropped and colour-edited.

Jungle mornings above Ubud and sunset dinners by the sea.
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Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; cropped and colour-edited.

Riverside Bangkok, teak houses in Chiang Mai and limestone cliffs at Railay.
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Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; cropped and colour-edited.
Real trips, honest notes and the stays we’d book again.

A private pool above the caldera and Mamma Mia under the stars.

Sea coves, a finca in the orange groves and a rooftop pool in Palma.

The arena floor, gilded Vatican ceilings and espresso facing the Colosseum.

Naoussa's lanes and a private boat day around Antiparos.

A rooftop facing the Duomo, 414 steps up Giotto's tower and Chianti days.

Sangria facing the Sagrada Família and candlelight in El Born.

Temples in the morning, rooftops facing the Parthenon at night.

Witch history, a Hocus Pocus stop and a candlelit dinner.
Photo: Banx Photography via Pexels; cropped and colour-edited.