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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.

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 20222 January 2023

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 202221 December 2022

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 202223 January 2022

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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Sign for an Internet cafe - the only way to update our typepad blog
Travel thoughts

The great move – From Typepad to WordPress

by Westwards / 4 May 20218 May 2021

We did it! After almost 15 years of travel writing and blogging on Movable Type system we moved our blog …

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Woman with two snakes at the Python tempel in Ouidah
Benin, Travel thoughts

Thoughts on 13 days of travelling in Benin

by Westwards / 12 March 20188 May 2022

“The snakes are not bad, they do no harm” – the Vodoo adept repeats. We are travelling in Benin, where …

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Sudanese man in white galabya selling bananas
Sudan, Travel thoughts

Backpacking in Sudan – thoughts by 2 female travellers

by Westwards / 7 February 20177 May 2021

In November 2016 we backpacked for 15 days through Northern Sudan. Entering from Egypt by public bus via the new …

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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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Flower leafs in a pond
Sri Lanka, Travel thoughts

Thoughts on travelling in Sri Lanka

by Westwards / 22 March 201629 March 2021

“You were travelling in Sri Lanka? Oh, how pleasant, I’ve just been there myself!,” a lot of people comment when …

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