Tips for a weekend in Lille and Roubaix with the best sights
My France city trip took me from the fascinating Le Havre via Amiens to Lille. Since the capital of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region will be in the spotlight from next week due to the
How I pondered beauty in Le Havre
“Different is also beautiful”, I take this insight home as a souvenir from Le Havre. Le Havre is “different” from many of the cities I’ve visited so f
My tips for a weekend trip to Amsterdam
Somewhere you could read shortly before Ascension Day that Amsterdam is one of the most popular destinations over the bridge days after Barcelona. So if you don’t want to sha
Rotterdam – travel tips and sights
Spring and late autumn are my favorite seasons for city trips. Last year I explored Lyon at the beginning of May and travelled to Liverpool for the Ascension Day. This year, true t
Bordeaux – tips for a city trip
Bordeaux, not Porto! After our weekend trip, there were one or two communication problems in the office, where we hung out at the weekend. What both cities have in common is that g
Saint-Emilion – wine tour without red noses
A detour to the largest contiguous wine-growing region for quality wine is part of a visit to Bordeaux. And since I’m not a wine expert, I didn’t choose the most exclus
Lueg viewpoint – spring trip to the Emmental
Almost two weeks ago, we ended up in the Emmental on one of the first beautiful spring days. I grew up in the Gürbetal – which is not far from the Emmental as the crow flies. Bu
Berlin restaurant tips – culinary delights for foodies
For the first, second, third […] ninth time. Berlin and I obviously get along well. This year I wanted to skip the visit to the ITB travel fair. Then, in January, all the e-m
Lapland road trip – round trip in search of the Northern Lights
Actually, I would have to change my “about” page. It says that I don’t like to drive. I can’t say that anymore. Last year was road trip-heavy. It all starte
Ice hotel or glass igloo? – Sorrisniva vs. Kakslauttanen
How the travel budget can be exhausted with extravagant accommodations, we have once again tested on our Lapland round trip. On average, we paid around 100 CHF per night in a doubl
Tromsø in winter – 24 hours in the city by the Arctic Ocean
I am writing these lines from the living room of a small, cute wooden house right on the shore of the Lyngenfjord. The third stop of our Lapland road trip is just as picturesque as
Montafon – skiing on old smugglers’ paths
It’s snowing and snowing and snowing. If we were to set off on these days on the formerly busy mule track from Gargellen over the Schlappinerjoch towards Switzerland and Ital