Balaton – Dolce Vita and culture around central Europe’s largest lake
byBarely one hour away from the bustling metropolis of Budapest lies the largest lake in central Europe, the Balaton, also known as the Hungarian…
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Sailing the Dalmatian coast (around Zadar in Croatia)
byThe experience of sailing in Croatia has been on our radar for a long time. Several friends of ours, who have sailed off the Croatian…
Mbour – Senegal’s most colourful fishermen beach and port
byMbour is located along the Petite Côte, somewhere between the two well-known beach resorts of Saly-Pordudal and Pointe Sarène. As we were staying at…
The Saloum Delta in Senegal
byAfter a few days having a deserved rest at the quiet beaches of the Petite Côte, we continued southwards, following the road that takes…
Luxembourg: Most incredible landmarks of the Mullerthal
byThe special landscape of the Mullerthal, Luxembourg’s little Switzerland, was formed 250 million years ago, during the Triassic and Jurassic periods, at a time when…
A motorcycle ride in Kyrgyzstan
by‘How many horses do you have?’ the young horse rider asked us from the top of his horse. ‘A few’, we answered. He challenged…
Bandia Reserve Safari (Senegal)
byI am confident that the majority of travellers will agree with us on this: the most touching and genuine safaris are experienced in Africa. While saying this,…
Is Luxembourg the land of Castles?
byThe other day we learnt that there is such a thing as a ‘castle tourist’, i.e, someone whose main motivation while travelling is visiting…
A visit to LAR
byA big thank you to all the participants who joined us at last week’s visit to Luxembourg Air Rescue A.s.b.l.. A specially big thank…
Lake Retba – floating in Senegal’s pink lake
byThe idea of visiting a pink lake is alluring! Let’s be honest how many pink lakes have we ever seen? When we read about lake…
Gorée island, and the door of no return
byWhen we were on the ferry that was going to take us from Dakar to the Gorée Island, we knew we were about to…
Home away from home – Europe’s largest Japanese garden in Kaiserslautern
byKaiserslautern is not the kind of place where you look for a piece of Japan. Nestled in the forests of the Palatinate, this town…
The Wild Spirit of the steppe in Mongolia
byVisiting a country for the first time is an opportunity to verify whether the preconceived ideas we had formed about that country are true…
At Genghis Khan’s Table (Mongolian Food)
byThe founding father of Mongolia had a reputation for being bloodthirsty. This says a lot about his brutality as a warrior and emperor, but…
A vertical sea – exploring Liguria’s Cinque Terre on foot
byThese words of the Italian singer-songwriter Cristina Donà come to mind when I think of these few days lived as if in a dream…
Laotian Food – Cooking with a fresh garden
byYou know you are in Southeast Asia when you find yourself dining out on the pavement, eating from a short-legged plastic table, your knees…
A short stay in Odessa
byThe border took some time to cross because there was a big queue, but we didn’t have any kind of issue. We were just…
Terra Nostra – A remarkable Garden in São Miguel
byThe Terra Nostra Garden is, arguably, the most beautiful garden in the Azores, and certainly one of the most beautiful gardens we have ever…
Flavoured Azorean Food
byBeing Portuguese, we somehow expected to find more or less the same cuisine in the Azores as in mainland Portugal. Indeed several dishes are…
Quiz: How much do you know about the Azores?
byQuiz about the Azores. The Azores, Europe’s last hidden gem… An incredible archipelago with nine islands, each with its own charm. The Azores is…
