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Travel thoughts

We travel. We write. And we also talk and think a lot about travelling and about the countries we are travelling. Some of our travel blog articles deal less with the sightseeing and the adventure, and more with our observations and thoughts. Read here why we didn’t like some countries, what impressed us in other countries and about some of the downsides and difficulties while travelling.

Brutalist architecture in the Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
North Macedonia, Travel thoughts

Travelling in North Macedonia – thoughts and experiences

by Westwards / 2 September 20256 September 2025

Schweppes Bitter Lemon, mountain hikes above 2,000 metres, and some of the friendliest people we’ve ever met – our trip …

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In a women-only area outside the Quba Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, Travel thoughts

Travelling in Saudi Arabia – Thoughts and experiences

by Westwards / 13 January 20255 June 2025

We travelled independently through Saudi Arabia for three weeks, covering 4000 kilometres of desert terrain. Travelling in Saudi Arabia as …

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Spiced Irish Coffee at the Dublin Vice Bar
Ireland, Travel thoughts

Dublin Highlights Uncovered – Our personal top tips for a city stay

by Westwards / 30 April 20243 May 2024

In January we went for a short trip to the Irish capital of Dublin. The city welcomed us with its …

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Kanda Myojin in Akihabara, Tokyo
New Year's posts, Travel thoughts

Westwards travel highlights 2023 – the year in review

by Westwards / 31 December 202317 February 2024

It is this time of the year again when we look back on our life and travels during the last …

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chess players in Belgrad's Kalemegdan Park
Serbia, Travel thoughts

Serbia travel – thoughts and experiences

by Westwards / 10 November 20236 September 2025

After months of work-related travel, we were looking for the perfect October holiday travel destination. Our criteria were complicated: It …

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Women- in traditional costume in Vaduz, Liechtenstein (Europe)
Liechtenstein, Travel thoughts

Thoughts about travelling in Liechtenstein

by Westwards / 12 January 202322 January 2023

The long-distance bus from Bellinzona, where we visited some mediaeval castles, drops us at the banks of the River Rhine. …

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Sheep near the Rifugio Bonatti below the Grandes Jurasses mountains
Italy, Travel thoughts

Thoughts on hiking and travelling in the Aosta Valley

by Westwards / 11 November 202219 August 2024

The Aosta Valley is Italy’s tiniest region. Not many tourists have heard about it and even most Italians have never …

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Armenian priest in red robes and a crown holding a ceremony in the Haghartsin monastery
Armenia, Travel thoughts

Thoughts about travelling in Armenia

by Westwards / 3 June 20226 September 2025

After travelling in Armenia for two-and-a-half weeks this spring, we are back in Berlin now. We travelled through the country …

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Everyone travelling in Malta takes this photo of the Mdina city gate
Malta, Travel thoughts

Thoughts on travelling in Malta

by Westwards / 23 January 202222 August 2024

In autumn 2021 we spent ten days travelling in Malta. Autumn and Covid-19 meant not so many tourists and we …

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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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