South of France road trip – on the Route du Mimosa
130 kilometres from the Côte d’Azur to the unspoilt Var region. The Route du Mimosa from Grasse to Bormes-les-Mimosas is a varied road trip along the beautiful coastline of
Zürserhof – time out in Zürs am Arlberg
Astonished, we looked out of the car window last summer halfway between Langen and Lech. “What kind of ghost town is this?” “Zürs hibernates in summer. But that&
Bormes les Mimosas – Corso Fleuri and Flower Festival
“On the hillside where the mimosas bloom,” people used to say when they spoke of the small town of Bormes at the foot of the Massif des Maures. And so, in 1968, Bormes
Winter in Kleinwalsertal – snowshoeing and winter hiking trails
Beautifully secluded, at least for the rest of Austria – after all, the Kleinwalsertal can only be reached via a detour through Germany. The idyllic high mountain valley with its
Madonna di Campiglio: A winter trip to Trentino
«In contrast to South Tyrol, in Trentino you will experience 100% Italian mentality!» I was told this several times before and during our trip to the province bordering South Tyr
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
Causeway Coastal Route – Northern Ireland in a nutshell
On the last day of 2016 I challenged myself with a special challenge: Left-hand traffic road trip premiere on the Causeway Coastal Route! If you often visit the blog and not only l
17 travel ideas for 2017
I hope you all had a wonderful start into the new year. The first blog post in 2017 follows the tradition. After 2014, 2015 and 2016, there is also an inspiring list of travel idea
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
Istria road trip: sights and photo spots
A time budget of 72 hours, a car and a camera – this guarantees an eventful Istria road trip. After exploring the Slovenian part of the largest peninsula on the northern Adri
Istria – 7 tips for gourmets
Gently rolling hills, where olive groves merge smoothly into vineyards and the sea glistens golden in the evening sun on the horizon. The view from Motovun over the hinterland of I
Spiekeroog: Time out on the East Frisian Islands
Despite all the similarities, each of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands is different, I was assured before my trip to East Frisia. So it was obvious that I wanted to find ou