Bilbao Effect – Architecture tour through the Basque Country
It’s been 20 years since a building was able to steer the history of a city in completely new, unexpected directions. No other city has achieved such a reverberating turnarou
5 tips and sights for your trip to Turin
Equipped with a latte macchiato “to go” and amaretti, we quickly head for the platform with the waiting train to Milan. It’s Pentecost Saturday and the train is f
Skopje – Status: it’s complicated!
Just over a year ago, I was musing about “beauty” in Le Havre – or rather, dealing with the question: What makes a city “beautiful”, why do we call an
Tips and sights for your city trip to Tbilisi
In mid-January, an exciting email from Brigitte popped up in my inbox. Since 2015, the Swiss woman has been living in Tbilisi with her Georgian husband Wacho. Together, they are bu
A day in Basel with a focus on museums and culture
Basel seems to be well-disposed towards us. After a fantastic autumn weekend in October 2015, we went back home raving and this time we were no different. How could it be when the
City trip to Belfast – sights and restaurant tips
In recent years, it has become a tradition that we use the Fridays between the years for a city trip. After Helsinki, Edinburgh and Saint Petersburg, Warsaw, Athens and Belfast wer
Zurich West in focus: my top tips for a neighborhood tour
Kind of funny. Weekend after weekend, Ms. Travelita travels around the world and tells in her blog how she scrambles around on mountains, visits small and large cities across Europ
Travel guide Lviv – an insider tip in western Ukraine
“I have an insider tip for you,” said a colleague recently, who spent six months this summer travelling across Eastern Europe in a converted minibus. Of course, I was c
Gothenburg – travel tips, restaurants and sights
No Sweden posts on the blog? Well, that’s not possible. Yes, dear readers, I’m with you. Although, it’s not like I’ve never been to Sweden. My first solo tr
Ein Tag in Bremen – schöne Gassen und Herzblut für Kaffee
In autumn 2013 I travelled to the North Sea for the first time. We visited the Halligen at that time and were fascinated by this flat coastal landscape shaped by the tides. At the
Oh Là Là Ferrara: the most beautiful streets in Emilia-Romagna
Actually, I had promised my friend a cozy city trip to Bologna. Without big plans and “to do’s”. Without a well-timed sightseeing program and photo spot research.
Bologna – sights and travel tips
Travelling to an inland Italian city at the end of July? Is this a good idea? Yes it is. Even though I hesitated for a long time myself and only booked the bed and breakfast three