Excursion tip: A day at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein
Advertisement: Collaboration with Vitra Campus The Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein near Basel has been the subject of discussion on this blog several times. In the summer of 2012, I
My top tips and sights for 48 hours in Geneva
International flair paired with a portion of French-speaking Swiss “savoir vivre” make the “smallest metropolis in the world” an attractive destination for
Moscow in winter – My 11 top tips
Since our first trip to Russia in December 2015, I have been infected by the “Russia virus”. We traveled to St. Petersburg without great expectations and returned home
Uzbekistan round trip: sights between Tashkent and Nukus
Uzbekistan was the last stop on our “big trip” and as crazy as it seems – almost six months have passed since our return. Accordingly, I have been putting off this &#
Tokyo sights: My tips for the mega metropolis
The first time I looked at the map of Tokyo, I felt overwhelmed. In which part of the city should we stay? What is the fastest way to get from A to B? And anyway: How many days do
City trip Leipzig – sights and foodie tips
«Linz or Leipzig?” I asked my Twitter followers at the beginning of August. 57 % – and thus the majority – would have chosen Leipzig as their next city break des
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
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
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
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