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.
“La Latina is a nightlife hotspot”, we read in the guidebook, and “do not miss out on the tapas bars …
Continue reading “The Madrid Nightlife Challenge – How to stay awake after the sightseeing”
To begin with, Vietnam didn’t make it on the list of our favourite places on this planet. Indeed it actually …
We spent two weeks travelling in Hungary recently. Some things were quite easy, others more difficult than imagened (but isn’t …
Continue reading “Beyond Budapest and Balaton – thoughts about travelling in Hungary”
“You are from Germany? I have a German girlfriend,” the tall nerdy boy sitting next to Natascha at the street …
Continue reading “Afterthoughts on West Africa (Mali & Senegal)”
“Are you from Iran?” a young woman enquires curiously. “No, from Germany.” But why are we wearing these enormous black …
Continue reading “Thoughts on Syria and the semi-nomadic life”
“Here you see St Constantine and his mother, St Helena,” the German guide explained to his group in one of …
“Oh, have you found the yoghurt?” “No, I think this word means “fat” – 28% can’t be yoghurt… I guess …
Continue reading “It’s a Traveller’s life – our backpacking routine”
In Trabzon, shortly before sunset, the streets are eerily deserted. In the distance we see someone rushing across the square, …
Continue reading “Guns and Canon shots: Travelling during Ramadan in Anatolia”
Researchers of new information and communication technologies (ICT) who are interested in online communities usually end up in, well, offline …
Continue reading “Blogging – an ideal communication mode for world travellers?”
“Ne robotayet,” muttered the woman who had been waiting with us for half an hour wearily and walked away. Indeed, …
