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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
St Johns Co-Cathedral in Valletta
Malta

Travel Highlights in Malta – a personal list

by Westwards / 18 November 202126 July 2024

Back in Berlin, after travelling for 10 days on Malta and the neighbouring island of Gozo, we looked back on …

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Cape Hedo Misaki in Northern Okinawa
Japan, UNESCO

The Yanbaru Region in Northern Okinawa | UNESCO

by Westwards / 30 October 202129 January 2024

In 2021, the Yanbaru Region in Northern Okinawa became a new UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, along with some other …

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striped iceberg in the Joekulsarlon Lagoon
Iceland, UNESCO

Visiting the Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland (UNESCO)

by Westwards / 18 October 202123 February 2022

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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Kirkjufell mountain, one of the top tourist attractions in Iceland
Iceland, Travel thoughts

Thoughts on travelling in Iceland

by Westwards / 3 October 20218 October 2021

This summer we spent three weeks travelling in Iceland. After a few days in Reykjavik, we rented a car and …

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Ani in early morning light: the Church of St.Gregory with the ravine in the background
Turkey, UNESCO

A visit to Ani, impressive capital town of a long-forgotten Empire

by Westwards / 21 September 202129 June 2023

We came to the province of Kars in the easternmost part of Anatolia because we wanted to visit Ani, the …

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Seals watching tourists in the Joekulsarlon Lagoon
Iceland

Our personal travel Highlights in Iceland

by Westwards / 9 September 202118 November 2021

After traveling through Iceland for three weeks it was difficult to pick some travel highlights in Iceland. There were just …

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Landscape in Thingvellir National Park
Iceland, UNESCO

Visiting the Thingvellir National Park in Iceland

by Westwards / 28 August 202118 October 2021

The towering basalt walls of Thingvellir National Park have impressed the early settlers of Iceland as much as the tourists …

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Stone heads of gods and an eagle on Mt Nemrud
Turkey, UNESCO

A visit to Mount Nemrut (Nemrut Dagi) in Turkey

by Westwards / 4 August 202112 June 2024

Like every year we follow the news when the newly inscribed UNESCO sites are announced. We remember those new sites …

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The high, cubic entrance portico of Maison Clarte by Le Corbusier
Switzerland, UNESCO

Modern architecture by Le Corbusier in Switzerland – UNESCO World Heritage

by Westwards / 25 July 20211 September 2024

During our recent guidebook research we went to see two buildings by the architect Le Corbusier in Switzerland. Both are …

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Matterhorn and drinks at the Schoenegg Infinity Terrasse in Zermatt
Switzerland

Highlights in Valais, a sunny region in Switzerland

by Westwards / 13 July 202112 November 2023

We have visited the Swiss canton of Valais several times in the past, but during our five-week guidebook research trip …

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