Best of California & Nevada 2013
California and Nevada were the last stops on our trip around the world before heading back to Germany. The US were the perfect last episode after an amazing 5 months of travelling and our destination...
View ArticleTwo weeks with the Polaroid Cube Action Camera
For the last two weeks I have been experimenting with a Polaroid Cube and decided to share my thoughts on the action camera in form of a little review. Conveniently, I spent a long weekend in Istanbul...
View ArticleBerlin for Foodists: Markthalle 9
Ever since we fell madly in love with the amazing Neighbourgoods Market at Old Biscuit Mill, Cape Town, we have been searching for an adequate substitute in good old Germany. After many enthusiastic...
View ArticleA long weekend in Istanbul
Early in November we decided to spend a long weekend in Istanbul to escape cold and windy Hamburg for a few days. We share a long-standing attraction to Istanbul with its bustling atmosphere,...
View ArticleIreland: 50 Shades of Green
I visited Ireland in 2013 together with a childhood friend who was so kind to invite me on this trip when I came home broke from my trip around the world. Between the two trips I had two weeks to...
View ArticleCape Town for Foodists: Neighbourgoods Market at Old Biscuit Mill
By now it should be pretty obvious that I have a weak spot for food markets like Markthalle 9 in Berlin. My favourite spot so far is the Neighbourgoods Market in Cape Town that became sort of a...
View ArticleA long Weekend on Rügen
After we visited Dresden last year it’s almost a habit now that we try to visit a new place in Germany at least once a year. This time we decided to spend a weekend at the Baltic Sea, on the island of...
View ArticleA trip around Iceland – Part I: Reykjavik and the South
After a long time of planning and anticipation we finally have been to Iceland and we weren’t promised too much by friends who already made the trip: I rarely saw a country as diverse and mystical as...
View ArticleA trip around Iceland – Part II: Eastfjords, the North and Westfjords
The second part of our trip around Iceland initially led us to the eastern fjords of the country. A highly Icelandic phenomenon however prevented us from seeing the Eastfjords and forced us to...
View ArticleHiking in Saxon Switzerland
When we visited Dresden one year ago there barely remained time for a short trip into Saxon Switzerland. I remember that we were impressed by the picturesque and rugged landscape that is so different...
View ArticleA Roadtrip in Italy
Originally I just wanted to backup my latest photos but as always with a short attention span I clicked from folder to folder and looked at past travel photos instead. Eventually I arrived at a folder...
View ArticleGood Reads: Wilderness
I like magazines. I mean I really REALLY like them. They pile high in my study, they accompany me whenever I sit in a café on my own and reading them is an established part of my weekend routine. I...
View ArticleDying Craft – La Gondola Tramontin
I met Paul for the first time in Sydney during my journey around the world in 2013. My girlfriend and I just arrived in the city and our trip only started to pick up speed while Paul was about to...
View ArticleRun, Humans Relaunch
The initial motivation behind this blog was to provide friends and family with my whereabouts and photos during a trip around the world. At that time I had no idea where my blog was headed or how long...
View ArticleA Long Weekend in Lisboa
Lisboa is one of those popular travel destinations that many people I know either have been to or have it on their bucket list. Hence I earned some meaningful nods when I told friends where we were...
View ArticleCrossing the Saltline on Sylt
The taste of salt on the tongue, sand beneath the feet that swallows all sounds, flat lands with only sparsely covered dunes as far as the eye can see and wind rushing through the hair. Up until this...
View ArticleGood Reads: The Adventure Handbook
The Adventure Handbook is an independent publisher and creative network with the goal to promote travel writing and inspirational adventure stories from across the globe. Up until now I knew The...
View ArticleCuba – Between Decay and Progress
“Visit Cuba before it’s too late” was the recurring mantra of travellers during spring. But too late for what? Many fear change in Cuba after Obama visited and promised a relaxation of the US embargo...
View ArticleKites and Shots in Friesland
Together with a few schoolmates I share a tradition that goes back to our school days. Once or twice a year we come together from different parts of Germany to spend a few days at the North Sea in...
View ArticleRoaming the Scottish Highlands and the Isle of Skye
Longtime readers of my blog know that I like to take photographs from uninhabited places. Places that make you feel small and give the impression that the picture is only a fraction of a larger scene....
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