Hiking the Haute Route in the Alps: a variant from Chamonix to Nendaz
Just over 100 km, but with an accumulated altitude difference of 6300 m! We spent 8 days in July and …
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A walk in the vineyards of Lavaux on the shores of Lac Leman
Red and blue routes criss-cross the light green wine terraces on the leaflet we get at the Vevey tourist information. …
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Old Nisa – A Parthian Capital near Ashgabat in Turkmenistan
At the turn-off to the archaeological site of Old Nisa in Turkmenistan, there is a small hut. The caretaker comes …
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Airport without tourists – a visit to Tempelhof Airport
Summer-time and no queues at the check-in counter at the airport. Actually the check-in area of Tempelhof Airport is almost …
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Iran travel budget: Isa’s delicious budget pie charts
We haven’t posted any budget pie charts for a long time. With our Iran travel budget, we thought it might …
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Glück to go – Vegetarian Burgers in Berlin
The small burger joint has only one table and a counter inside, but there’s a bit of space on the …
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Persepolis – visiting a total cultural highlight
The wide approach to the ancient site of Persian Persepolis is full of lively families and small groups. They are …
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Some afterthoughts on travelling in Iran
Before we left we had no doubt that we would enjoy travelling in Iran and contrary to many reports we …
Finding Paikent and Varakhsha – two ancient Silk Road towns
Over the years, our interest in the old silk road routes has brought us to quite a lot of old …
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Through Turkmenistan on a transit visa
Turkmenistan is one of the world’s most reclusive countries. For individual travellers, the almost only way to travel to Turkmenistan …
