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Tokyo cycling near Harajuku station
Cycling

Cycling the Yamanote Line – a Tokyo loop adventure

by Westwards / 20 February 202620 February 2026
Old fishing vessels can still be used as boat sheds !
UK

Ultimate Daytrip to Lindisfarne: Discover the Magic of Northumbria’s Holy Island

by Westwards / 3 February 20263 February 2026
The Ramses Tempel of Abu Simbel, a magnificent UNESCO site, is always a highlight however often we may have seen it
New Year's posts

2025 Travel highlights – the year in review

by Westwards / 31 December 202531 December 2025
Japanese Post of Last Command, a Saipan sightseeing attraction
Northern Mariana Islands

A brief beach and sightseeing holiday on Saipan

by Westwards / 2 December 20207 May 2021

Saipan is a tiny island in the North Pacific and part of the Northern Mariana Islands. We travelled to Saipan …

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Bauhaus Bernau refectory
Germany, UNESCO

A tour through the Bauhaus Memorial in Bernau

by Westwards / 18 November 202029 February 2024

The modernist Workers’ Union school was built into a forest outside of Berlin. Today it is open to visitors as …

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Dear eating at Jaegersborg Dyrehave
Denmark, UNESCO

Jaegersborg Dyrehave – a unique hunting park in Denmark (UNESCO)

by Westwards / 28 October 20202 March 2023

Red wooden gates mark the entrance to the Jaegersborg Dyrehave UNESCO site. The “dyrehave” is a deer park north of …

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On the chalk cliffs of Møns Klint, Denmark
Denmark, UNESCO

Stevns Klint (Stevns Cliff) and the Danish Dinosaurs

by Westwards / 30 September 20205 March 2023

Why did the dinosaurs have to die? They disappeared a long time ago, so nobody knows for sure and it’s …

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Graz station at sunset
Austria, UNESCO

Visit Graz – the most beautiful city in Austria

by Westwards / 20 August 202011 November 2021

After two weeks of climbing in the mountains, we switch bare rock and high altitudes for some urban atmosphere to …

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A hiking break on the Mullerthal trail
Hiking, Luxembourg

Hiking the Mullerthal Trail in Luxembourg during Corona times

by Westwards / 1 August 202030 September 2021

Luxembourg is such a small country that you are tempted to think it consists only of the City of Luxembourg. …

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Four colorful kayaks lying on the gras
Germany, Paddling

Kayaking on the river Peene – the German Amazonas

by Westwards / 22 July 202029 October 2023

“Westerly winds and some showers, too cool for early July”. The weather forecast for our week of kayaking on the …

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Woman in front of the Neptun fountain in Berlin
Germany

“The city in your ears” – a self-guided walk through Berlin

by Westwards / 27 June 20207 March 2024

Since we are stuck in Berlin by the Corona Virus-related travel restrictions, we have decided to explore our city. The …

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Ruin of the crusader castle at the archeological site of Byblos
Lebanon, UNESCO

Visit Byblos – 8000 years of civilisation

by Westwards / 13 June 202029 October 2023

Byblos is one of the longest continuously inhabited cities of the world. 8000 years ago, the first people build their …

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Caution otter sign at the Eriskay causeway
Hiking, UK

Hiking the Hebridean Way on the Western Isles

by Westwards / 29 May 202021 February 2024

Vatersay, the southernmost island of the Outer Hebrides or “Western Isles” in Scotland, is the starting point for hiking the …

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