Tampere – enlightenment in winter
We thought it couldn’t get any worse. After experiencing Helsinki and Turku in all shades of grey, we hoped to finally find the sun in Tampere (we had already given up hope o
Travel Guide – Beer in the classroom in Turku
Turku is actually on the decline. Once the largest and most important city in Finland, it is now a distant fifth place. Today, however, Turku trumps with other powerful arguments.
Helsinki – Tallinn: the perfect day trip
Tallinn and Helsinki are separated by just under 90 kilometres of cold seawater from the Gulf of Finland. It’s no wonder that the ferry connections between the two cities are
Suomenlinna – defied wind and weather for once
The ships and lighthouses behind the window panes remind us where we are – on Suomenlinna, surrounded by a stormy sea and a merciless whistling wind. The brightly lit window pane
Art hotel ImperialArt – uniquely different in Meran
After the nocturnal flight over Merano, we want to immerse ourselves in the city life in the middle of Merano. An all-round feel-good package awaits us at the Kunsthotel ImperialAr
Arabia Helsinki – it’s all about the right mix
Take an industrial site, over 140 years of design culture, young creatives and a few artists – et voilà – welcome to Arabia – Arabia Helsinki. For over a hundred
An Advent weekend in Nuremberg
Imagine you visit a city famous for its Christmas market, but secretly find Christmas markets a bit superfluous… Well, I was totally free in my decision to visit Nuremberg fo
My mini Hamburg guide
Hamburg had a hard time. After three wonderful days on the Halligen, the city seemed a bit too grey to us at first glance. The starting point of our exploration tour was the Möven
Weimar in onion fever
A clever person finds the best education while travelling – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Following Goethe’s wise words, I leave pretty Erfurt behind me to immerse myself
Come on, let’s discover Erfurt
Until recently, Erfurt was one of those blank spots on the map for me. The name of Thuringia’s state capital was familiar to me, but I didn’t have a picture of it. So i
Coastal groove – in the footsteps of James Joyce
Ireland has me wrapped around its finger. The island boasts pretty towns, beautiful coastlines and lush green hills. It’s great that even a city trip to Dublin can easily be
All apricot or what?
Anita, would you like to take a pleasure trip to the Wachau? Elena von creativelena.com had been trying to lure me to her homeland for a long time. She was finally able to lure me