Europe
Germany road trip of historic mansions (5/24/2020) 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, […]
10 cities near Barcelona by train (5/17/2020) 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. […]
Travel in Italy during coronavirus epidemic (3/15/2020) Are you wondering what travel is like in Italy during the coronavirus pandemic? I went on a weekend trip just before Italy was shut off. And here is what it was like: Travel to Venice […]
A three day Ore Mountains itinerary (3/8/2020) The Ore Mountains are one of best places to visit in Germany in winter. When there’s snow you can ski. In December you will want to visit the Christmas markets. In the summer there is […]
A historic walk through Schwerin, Germany (3/1/2020) Germany is famous for its fairytale castles. My favorite one is the castle in Schwerin, situated on an island in a calm lake, surrounded by a landscaped park. The entire city is built around water, […]
A comprehensive guide to train travel in Germany (12/22/2019) Coming to Europe and wondering how to travel Germany by train? Train travel in Germany is huge. As a German expat I use trains pretty much every time I visit friends and family in Germany. […]
Linden trees, bike tours and Spring feelings (4/28/2019) Have you ever searched for a place to get away from it all? A small town in the country where the world is still going at a normal pace? Where you can smell the pine […]
Day hikes from Barcelona: Montseny (4/14/2019) As I promised in last week´s post on 5 day hikes in Catalonia, I am working on documenting my hiking experience to prepare for becoming a tour guide in the Canadian Rockies. On Sunday I […]
Day trips from Barcelona: Tossa de Mar (3/31/2019) Tossa de Mar As I have found during my research that when looking for interesting places to go for a daytrip from Barcelona too often results only include the same obvious answers the likes of […]
Porto Stories (2/24/2019) There is another story I want to tell you about Porto. Well, actually two more. Last week I wrote about Maria and kindness. So I thought I’d continue the series with my Porto stories about […]