The Belle Époque in Neuchatel – a walk back in time
The lady at the lake-shore is wearing a voluminous dress with a corset and a large hat. Like the nearby …
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Leptis Magna: Sightseeing marvels in the desert
Travelling overland from Egypt to Libya on a transit visa, we haven’t managed to get hold of a guidebook for …
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The Spree cycle route – When plan B turns out top notch
The Spree cycle route leads from the source of the Spree in Upper Lusatia along the river Spree to the …
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The great move – From Typepad to WordPress
We did it! After almost 15 years of travel writing and blogging on Movable Type system we moved our blog …
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Visiting the gardens of Prince Pückler-Muskau in Germany
Muskau park is the largest and one of the most famous English landscape gardens in Central Europe, stretching along both …
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This is Germany! – Four days of hiking on the Romantic Road
The “Romantic Road” sounds familiar in German, but few Germans know what and where it is. And certainly those down-to-earth …
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Fuerteventura – Desert hikes and sunny beaches
Fuerteventura literally means “strong winds” and that was indeed the prevalent feature of the island when we visited for 12 …
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Happy New Year 2021 – Year of the Ox
Travel Review 2020 We wish you a happy and healthy New Year! As always, we conclude the previous year with …
A brief beach and sightseeing holiday on Saipan
Saipan is a tiny island in the North Pacific and part of the Northern Mariana Islands. We travelled to Saipan …
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A tour through the Bauhaus Memorial in Bernau
The modernist Workers’ Union school was built into a forest outside of Berlin: The glass front of the Bauhaus-constructed refectory …
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