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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
Three women with headscarfs walking on the street
Egypt

Egypt five years after the Arab Spring

by Westwards / 17 November 20165 April 2021

Girls are walking in groups up and down Aswan’s Corniche in the early evening light, sporting colourful headscarves and daring …

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Flooded parking area
Egypt

Caught in a flash flood in Egypt

by Westwards / 1 November 20167 May 2021

We had started before nine am from Cairo in order to reach Hurghada by the early afternoon. It was supposed …

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Falafel and fried vegetables with peanut sauce
Food, Germany, Sudan

How we prepared for Sudan in Berlin

by Westwards / 17 October 201618 July 2024

The vegetarian plate is heaped with deep-fried vegetables and squares of manioc. There are various pastes made from pulses or …

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Cyclist on the river Drau cycling path
Austria, Cycling, Food

On the River Drau Cycle Path – a chocolate wonderland

by Westwards / 24 September 201619 August 2024

Locals had warned us. Every time we mentioned the River Drau Cycle Path, they frowned and murmured something about “the …

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Crucifix and bench in the Tyrolean alps
Austria, Hiking

Fly high – or hike – like an eagle on the Eagle Trail (Adlerweg)

by Westwards / 10 September 20163 November 2025

“The trail is not easy: After passing ladders and iron clamps, you finally have to draw yourself up a rock …

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The Parkent Solar Furnace
Uzbekistan

The amazing Solar Furnace in Parkent – and how to visit it!

by Westwards / 23 July 20161 July 2024

At a guest house in Samarkand we met Ben from Young Pioneer Travels, a travel agency that specializes in budget …

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The torn top of the Teufelsberg surveillance station
Germany

The Teufelsberg Cold War surveillance station in Berlin

by Westwards / 26 June 20162 March 2024

„The historical guided tour for the cold war surveillance station Teufelsberg will start at approximately 1 pm sharp!“. It is …

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Wet Haflinger horses standing in the mud
Austria

A day of research for a new guidebook on Tyrol

by Westwards / 12 June 20166 April 2022

If you go on holidays in the Alps you know that you will have rain on some days, but nevertheless …

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Statue of Kobo Daishi and pagoda in front of a tempel building
Hiking, Japan

The 88 Temple Pilgrimage of Shikoku

by Westwards / 30 May 201620 February 2024

The first blog post we did in 2006 as a sort of technical test was a report about the „88 …

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Chinese people in an internet cafe in Taiyuan
Travel thoughts

10 years of travel blogging – and why we cut back

by Westwards / 19 May 20165 April 2021

Bloggers celebrate their anniversaries: “one year of travel blogging”, or two or even five years – but we can look …

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