Oh Piran – let me hug you
Breathing heavily, we stand at the top of the city wall. The ascent through the many small alleys and the adventurously steep stairs was more strenuous than expected. But it was wo
This is what Ljubljana tastes like
A coincidence rarely comes alone. Such a chain of coincidences happened a few weeks before our trip to Slovenia and ended in me finding Vesna – or Vesna me. Vesna grew up in the
Verona cheerful to dazed
Do you remember the report and the pictures of Lisbon in a retro look? There I told you that the boyfriend and I don’t always agree on what a good picture looks like. Well, a
Photo Essay – Lisbon in a retro look
So, before I start traveling in April, May and June – yes, there is a lot planned – I take the opportunity to finally get rid of “old burdens”. It’s been almo
Tampere – enlightenment in winter
We thought it couldn’t get any worse. After experiencing Helsinki and Turku in all shades of grey, we hoped to finally find the sun in Tampere (we had already given up hope o
Berlin sights from A to Z
Photo-heavy short summary of my sixth visit to an (for once) incredibly sunny Berlin. Thank you friends, it was great again! A – Alex B – Bleibtreu and bikini (one cudd
Travel Guide – Beer in the classroom in Turku
Turku is actually on the decline. Once the largest and most important city in Finland, it is now a distant fifth place. Today, however, Turku trumps with other powerful arguments.
Helsinki – Tallinn: the perfect day trip
Tallinn and Helsinki are separated by just under 90 kilometres of cold seawater from the Gulf of Finland. It’s no wonder that the ferry connections between the two cities are
Helsinki in winter – things to see and do
Helsinki over New Year’s Eve is this a good idea? Admittedly, we had imagined it a little differently. One important partner totally let us down – the snow… Neverthel
Arabia Helsinki – it’s all about the right mix
Take an industrial site, over 140 years of design culture, young creatives and a few artists – et voilà – welcome to Arabia – Arabia Helsinki. For over a hundred
Tallinn in a blue dress
The short winter days in the northern latitudes also have their beautiful sides. In Tallinn, six hours of sunshine are possible at the end of December – sunrise is around hal
14 travel ideas for 2014
Tomorrow morning we fly to Finland. We will be on the road in southern Finland for a week and I hope the snow will accompany me there (so far it has been unusually mild for the tim