Generally, I consider Germany a safe country to travel. But from my own experience I now know that there are thieves of opportunity in Germany as well. Theft of my suitcase could have easily been […]
Author: christinbraatz
traveler, globetrotter, expat with an insatiable appetite for travel, currently based in Spain
Dukes and grand dukes once owned impressive homes in the patches of land in Northern Germany. There are hundreds, if not thousands of them in Mecklenburg, depending how you count. Some date back 500 years, […]
As the trend goes to visiting less touristy destinations that you can reach via ground transportation, I wanted to give you my personally tested advice on 10 cities near Barcelona you can reach by train. […]
Uncertainty spreads in the tourism sector as jobs are being lost daily. I interviewed a tour guide from Canada (Annie) and a tour operator from Albania (Florian) about their personal experience. Both believe travel will […]
What is Slow Travel? There are a lot of great articles out there telling you what slow travel is. They all seem to agree that it derived from the Slow Food movement in Italy in […]
This post contains one affiliate link. If you make a purchase using this link I may get compensated. I would not recommend products I don’t believe in. This month I was supposed to spend a […]
We all love to travel and I just assume we all want to get back to it as soon as possible. That requires that the tourism industry survive the corona crisis. As so many others […]
Due to the corons virus many of us had to cancel trips and work gigs. Myself included. My plans were wiped, just like yours. So here’s the new and unique challenge: How do you enjoy […]
Wether you are in quarantine, lockdown or just general social distancing – it’s the perfect time to pick up a new hobby that keeps you at home. And for us traveling folk, I suggest it […]
Thank you, those who asked about a missing blog post last Sunday! After my weekend in Italy I went into voluntary quarantine for 2 weeks. Turns out that is not an inspirational state to be […]