Road trip to Lago Maggiore – A road with a view

We used the bank holiday weekend to do a road trip to Lago Maggiore, Lago di Lugano and Lago di Como, hoping to see the blue sky again, the sun and maybe some snow. We passed the borders 8 times between Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Austria without even showing a passport but struggling with the […]

Rainy Südtirol in 3 days (nearly) for free – Part II

Our 2nd day in South Tyrol again began with a lot of fog and raininess but we made the best of it and even did some outdoor activities. You should plan to bring the right clothes for such weather, I didn’t do so and it ended up… well, wet. 

Rainy Südtirol in 3 days (nearly) for free – Part I

In the Easter holidays we went from Brixen to Bozen and Meran in 3 days and under the worst weather circumstances you could imagine for a trip to South Tyrol: rain, ice and mud. Here’s how we made the best out of our short trip and a lot of it even for free!

Hamburg in two days – Day One

If you’ve ever been to Hamburg you know you will come back some day. There’s something special about that city that makes me feel at home but having itchy feet at the same time. Today I want to share with you some special places that I’ve been to on my last two day trip.

Day 7 – Welcome to the capital: Reykjavik!

Since I survived my half marathon on Sunday and my new training plan doesn’t start before next week, I use the time to update my Iceland travel diary. The last two days of our trip we spent in and around Reykjavik and started Day 7 with a walk on the northern bay. Besides Sólfar, an artistic viking boat, we visited […]