Iceland – land of fire and ice. Which is visible already from the air. Our first impressions of the Icelandic Landscape: Incredibly wide, clear air and farsighted. Rough, stinded and beautiful. And volcanoes everywhere. FavoriteRead More →
Costa del Sol – the name is program. Southern Spain is famous for its cloudless sky, but attracts millions of tourists also with turquois water, all kinds of beaches and cities like Malaga that are well worth a visit. Malaga persuades with a lively city center, nice shops and great food (and drinks as well!) FavoriteRead More →
The Bavarian alpine regions: famous for “picture postcard” nature settings like turquois-green lakes, forests and snow-covered mountains in the back, and the “Bavarian” sky in blue and white (the Bavarian “national colors”) above. We explored all of this while staying at the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. There are lots of attractions in this area, and one particularly famous is the castle “Neuschwanstein”, supposedly the blueprint for the Disney castle (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Beauty_Castle). And for being so famous, I dedicate a complete post just to our day trip there. FavoriteRead More →
Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the surrounding area is known to be a tourist hotspot in Germany – mainly for tourists from Asia and the Arabic countries. If they like it so much, there’s got to be a reason, we thought. And decided to figure it out ourselves. Result: yes, you’ll find beautiful lakes, spectacular gorges, famous castles and the “top of Germany”: the Zugspitze, highest mountain of Germany FavoriteRead More →
When you’re travelling a lot, you’ll see many extraordinary, overwhelming, outstanding places. And some of them are even magical. Here you’ll find the places that really enchanted me – my personal “the World’s most magical Places”. Hope you’ll feel the same! FavoriteRead More →
This is a special post: it’s about Juelich, my current home town – a small town “in the middle of nowhere” between Cologne, Duesseldorf and Aachen. Surounded by sugar beet fields and huge surface mines, the area is not really a touristic hotspot. However, 2000 years of history still pop up here and there. FavoriteRead More →
You’ve got just a few hours – maybe a day – to discover Istanbul? Here’s the page for you! “The perfect day in…Istanbul” provides information about THE things to see and do in a day. FavoriteRead More →
You’ve got just a few hours – maybe a day – to discover Berlin? Here’s the page for you! “The perfect day in…Berlin” provides information about THE things to see and do in a day in Berlin. FavoriteRead More →
Stone Town – a world cultural heritage site – is a must-see while being in Zanzibar. At least that’s what all travel guides tell you. But is it true? FavoriteRead More →
Nine days of Safari behind us, we were really looking forward to sun, sand and emerald water – Zanzibar. The “classical Safari add-on”. 10 days on the island and no plans except idly lazing around. FavoriteRead More →
For our final day on mainland Tanzania, we decided to skip any activities involving driving in jeeps over bumpy roads. Instead, we stayed at the wonderful Hatari lodge and enjoyed the relaxing atmosphere, including great food, and perfect sunrises and sunsets. FavoriteRead More →
This day was dedicated to walking safaris in the Arusha National Park, followed by a sundowner at the Hatari Lodge – a great experience after a week of game drives on dusty and bumpy roads. And we got REALLY close to the animals! FavoriteRead More →
Tanzania safari and beach – things to consider when organizing a trip: Traveling to Tanzania is still a little bit more adventurous than going to the Canary Islands. It is a tropical country, located in East Africa, and demanding in terms of health, finances, equipment etc. FavoriteRead More →
Kilimanjaro – a dream destination for many. Also for us, but in the end, we were happy with just a glimpse half way up; includingon lunch at the Kilimanjaro Shira Plateau and a nice walk trough a volcanic landscape beyond the trees. FavoriteRead More →
I’m writing this while sitting on our terrace in front of our tent at the Shu’Mata Camp, looking at the vastness of northern Tanzania. Below: Zebras, passing by. Around us: just silence. Heavenly! FavoriteRead More →
Lions that climb on trees – the Lake Manyara National Park is famous for this unusual sight. Unfortunately, you never know where they are…and we didn’t find them. But lots of birds and zebras instead – also really nice. FavoriteRead More →
The highest density of wildlife? Of course – the Ngorongoro Conservation Area! A unique landscape and big game, wherever you look: Ephants, Zebras, Buffalos, Gazelles and – yes! – Rhinos. And one of the densest known populations of lions. Any other wishes? FavoriteRead More →
Tanzania owns many great National Parks, and each of them is quite unique. Tarangire, our third Safari day’s destination, is famous for its flora (Baobab Trees) and fauna (LOTS of Elephants) – ready to watch a baby Elephant taking a bath? FavoriteRead More →
Our first trip to Tanzania was the “classic” safari trip to the northern National Parks, looking for the big five (finding four), followed by a beach vacation on Zanzibar and trying to catch the “special Zanzibar feeling”. Here you will find the first two days: arrival, Lake Duluti and Arusha National Park, including LOTS of Giraffes. FavoriteRead More →
My “The Worlds Best Beaches” Ranking List is the list of my personal favorites. And I know that probably many gorgeous beaches are still missing – this certainly being true for all the great atolls and beaches in Polynesia, on Mauritius, the Seychelles, the Caribbean Islands…and many more. But I keep working on it. And the list will be extended eventually. FavoriteRead More →
