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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
Reishandbuch Usbekistan Three different editions
Uzbekistan

New Highlights in Uzbekistan – 3rd edition

by Westwards / 28 July 20193 December 2023

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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Seal at Cape Paliser
New Zealand

Highlights of New Zealand: The North Island

by Westwards / 19 June 201922 May 2022

After travelling the North Island of New Zealand for five weeks earlier this year, we did a personal ranking of …

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Paddlers on the Whanganui river
New Zealand, Paddling

A canoe tour on the Whanganui River – into wild waters

by Westwards / 23 May 201927 March 2021

We capsized several times on the first day of our five day canoe tour on the Whanganui River, which is …

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Ice blue Emerald Lake sourrounded by mountains
Hiking, New Zealand

Hiking the Tongariro Northern Circuit

by Westwards / 16 February 201923 February 2024

We were not sure what to expect of hiking the Tongariro Northern circuit. But we were prepared to meet many …

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Locals relaxing under palm trees at Lome beach
New Year's posts

2018 – This was our year in travels

by Westwards / 29 December 201823 March 2021

As always, we had a busy year – with not as much travelling as we might have wished, but still …

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Front view of Gyeongbokgung Palace
South Korea, UNESCO

Dressing up in the Royal Palaces in Seoul

by Westwards / 27 November 201822 October 2022

Heavy rain has set in when we reach the Gyeongbokgung Royal Palace, one of the royal palaces in Seoul. A …

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Bulbous tumulus tombs at the Gyeongju Historical areas
South Korea, UNESCO

The bulbous hills of the Gyeongju Historic Areas

by Westwards / 14 November 201822 October 2022

The group of grassy, strangely globular hills in Gyeongju looks like an oversized playground without slides and climbing frames. It …

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View on the rotunda with minaret in Thessaloniki
Greece, UNESCO

Warm autumn days on our Thessaloniki travel

by Westwards / 23 October 20182 February 2023

Young men in formal robes stand in front of gleaming golden walls and porticoes. Above them, wings of the Archangels …

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Golden wrath found in the Royal tombs in Vergina
Greece, UNESCO

The tomb of Philipp II: Tracking down the father of Alexander the Great

by Westwards / 9 October 201822 May 2022

Eagerly we stare at the winding road and the fields around us with occasional houses. Road signs have been pointing …

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Smock mill in Grieben
Germany

‪The Britz windmill in Berlin – and some more mills elsewhere‬

by Westwards / 23 September 201822 May 2022

The guide at the Britz Windmill tightens a rope hanging from a beam and then shows how the mechanics work …

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