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
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
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
Brussels in one day – photo spots and viewpoints
When we went city hopping in Belgium two years ago, we left the capital Brussels on the left. Instead, we looked at Antwerp, Ghent and Bruges and immediately fell in love with Ghen
Lausanne serves up
This summer, for the fifth time, Lausanne is organising the “Lausanne à table” culinary event series. From farm visits to beer celebrations and chocolate tastings, gou
Amiens – insider tip in Picardy
Do you remember how I pondered beauty in Le Havre? Architect and urban planner Auguste Perret also left an impressive testimony to his work at the second stop of my northern French
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
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
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
14 Christmas markets – Graz at Christmas time
UNESCO City of Design, a historic city centre as a World Heritage Site, a lively cultural scene, nice cafés and creative shops. Graz has a number of trump cards up its sleeve. As
Weekend in Rome – sights and travel tips
5 years of Latin. Finding subjectives, objectives, and verbs sentence by sentence. Decipher Roman stories and wisdom from Virgil, Ovid, Cicero and Caesar. And in the end, the littl