Teheran – Sehenswürdigkeiten in der iranische Hauptstadt
“Tehran 1200 kilometers,” I read aloud from the fast-passing road sign and say to my friend “that’s it now, isn’t it?!” We are at this moment on
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
5 tips and sights for your trip to Turin
Equipped with a latte macchiato “to go” and amaretti, we quickly head for the platform with the waiting train to Milan. It’s Pentecost Saturday and the train is f
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
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
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
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
Off to the Caucasus – on the Georgian Military Road
Mighty beautiful mountains are a good reason to travel. And so it was crystal clear to me that a trip to Georgia includes a detour to the Caucasus Mountains. Already from the plane
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
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
Series of images: The people of Morocco
Morocco is one of those countries that immediately captivated me. Two or three steps into the medina of Marrakech and I was hooked – these colours, smells, the noise of market vi
Gothenburg – travel tips, restaurants and sights
No Sweden posts on the blog? Well, that’s not possible. Yes, dear readers, I’m with you. Although, it’s not like I’ve never been to Sweden. My first solo tr