This was 2021 – travel highlights and more
We had hoped for 2021 to turn out better than 2020. And for a few weeks, after the second vaccination, …
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Among giants – visiting the Megalithic temples of Malta
Before travelling to Malta and Gozo we did some research on what to see and do. We were surprised to …
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Travel Highlights in Malta – a personal list
Back in Berlin, after travelling for 10 days on Malta and the neighbouring island of Gozo, we looked back on …
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The Yanbaru Region in Northern Okinawa | UNESCO
In 2021, the Yanbaru Region in Northern Okinawa became a new UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, along with some other …
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Visiting the Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland (UNESCO)
During our three-week road trip around Iceland we went clockwise, visiting the Vatnajökull National Park near the end of our …
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Thoughts on travelling in Iceland
This summer we spent three weeks travelling in Iceland. After a few days in Reykjavik, we rented a car and …
A visit to Ani, capital town of a long-forgotten Empire
We came to the province of Kars in the easternmost part of Anatolia because we wanted to visit Ani, the …
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Our personal travel Highlights in Iceland
After traveling through Iceland for three weeks it was difficult to pick some travel highlights in Iceland. There were just …
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Visiting the Thingvellir National Park in Iceland
The towering basalt walls of Thingvellir National Park have impressed the early settlers of Iceland as much as the tourists …
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A visit to Mount Nemrut (Nemrut Dagi) in Turkey
Like every year we follow the news when the newly inscribed UNESCO sites are announced. We remember those new sites …
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