The great move – From Typepad to WordPress
We did it! After almost 15 years of travel writing and blogging on Movable Type system we moved our blog …
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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.
Thoughts on 13 days of backpacking in Benin
“The snakes are not bad, they do no harm” – the Vodoo adept repeats. And indeed – although Natascha was …
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Backpacking in Sudan – thoughts by 2 female travellers
In November 2016 we backpacked for 15 days through Northern Sudan. Entering from Egypt by public bus via the new …
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10 years of travel blogging – and why we cut back
Bloggers celebrate their anniversaries: “one year of travel blogging”, or two or even five years – but we can look …
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Thoughts on travelling in Sri Lanka
“You were travelling in Sri Lanka? Oh, how pleasant, I’ve just been there myself!,” a lot of people comment when …
Some thoughts about travelling in Lithuania for two weeks
As some of you know, our autumn vacation plan was to walk on the “Abraham Path” long distance hike in …
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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 …
Travelling in Iran as a vegetarian woman
Iran is a fantastic country to travel. But two topics dominate our practical travel in Iran, vegetarian food and female …
What went wrong in Djibouti? – A country we didn’t like
Most countries we visited were exciting, new and friendly, but Djibouti is not among them. There are some countries that …
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“Authentic travel experience” and “sustainability” at the ITB Berlin
The conference room is packed with men in suits with little flags or logos pinned to their lapels and wearing …
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