2019: Our year in travel
The year started out quite busy travelwise, but our 2019 travels slowed down a bit between the end of August …
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Happy New Year 2020
Happy New Year! 明けましておめでとうございます！ Alles Gute für 2020, das Jahr der Maus! Our first travel guidebook – “Japan” by Stefan …
A Whisky-filled week on Islay
Earlier this year we spent one week whisky tasting on Islay. We went there with the aim to visit as …
Touring Japanese Whisky distilleries – a visit to Suntory and Nikka
On our last trip to Japan we visited two Japanese Whisky distilleries. In the Kansai Airport waiting area, a passenger …
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Visit the Mozu Tombs – Japan’s newest UNESCO site
A sudden mound behind the parking area, covered in trees. Beyond an old-fashioned residential neighbourhood and a canal – just …
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New Highlights in Uzbekistan – 3rd edition
The 3rd edition of our Uzbekistan guidebook Usbekistan DuMont Reise-Handbuch has been out in the book stores for a few …
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Highlights of New Zealand: The North Island
After travelling the North Island of New Zealand for five weeks earlier this year, we did a personal ranking of …
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A canoe tour on the Whanganui River – into wild waters
We capsized several times on the first day of our five day canoe tour on the Whanganui River, which is …
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Hiking the Tongariro Northern Circuit
We were not sure what to expect of hiking the Tongariro Northern circuit. But we were prepared to meet many …
2018 – This was our year in travels
As always, we had a busy year – with not as much travelling as we might have wished, but still …
