Canals, bridges, cobbled streets – Utrecht is an exceedingly cute small town in the Netherlands. But our primary motivation for …
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Did you ever make a longer detour to take pictures of iconic petrol stations? Well, we do sometimes during our …
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The pyramids are incredibly old! 5000 years of civilisation look down on us from those Pharaonic monuments in Egypt. For …
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For our Egypt travel guidebooks we are always on the lookout for interesting sightseeing ideas. Especially places that are somewhat …
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The long-distance bus from Bellinzona, where we visited some mediaeval castles, drops us at the banks of the River Rhine. …
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新年明けましておめでとうございます!All the best for 2023!Frohes Neues Jahr 2023! Please have a look at our travel review 2022 (and a general …
It is this time of the year again when we take a look back at our travel year: After two …
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In the mountains near the industrial town of Alaverdi in the north of Armenia, two Christian monasteries from the 10th …
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Jesus is standing in the hallway like a young warrior, the cross casually over his shoulder. Also, he’s stepping on …
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On our first evening in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, we pass a bridge sporting fierce dragons. They are Ljubljana’s …
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