Aphrodisias – a must-visit destination in Turkey
byOne of the must-see destinations in Turkey is the ancient city of Aphrodisias. Located in the western part of the country, in Anatolia and…
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The Upper Sauer lake, a wonder lake in the Ardennes of the Grand Duchy
byOn a hot summer day, on one of those days of sweltering heat that makes bodies bake and sweat run down the neck, the…
Moselle – a trip to the Luxembourgish vineyards
byThere’s a gaiety in the people of the Moselle, which could be justified by the mild climate of the region, by the way they…
Luxembourgish food – Try to order Gromperekichelcher
byA chat with friends recently reminded us of the struggles every single traveller has faced, at least once in their lives, with respect to…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
The American Southwest (Part 1) – Joshua Tree NP and Grand Canyon NP
byIt’s official: a reopening of the United States as a travel destination for fully vaccinated tourists from the EU is looming around the corner…
Taíno Identity in A Remote Fishing Village in the Dominican Republic
byA whole people wiped out and annihilated in the name of audacious exploration and glorious expansion, with all its once cultural complexity reduced to…
Sardinia, Our first (and last?) package holiday
byTwo months ago, in mid-June, we were packing our bags for our long overdue, twice postponed trip to South Africa when a big, German…
The Holy Spirit Celebrations Azores
byWe arrived at Corvo island without any big hopes about the celebrations of the Holy-Spirit. We were in the middle of a pandemic, and…
What to visit in Corvo Island Azores
byLet me guess: You are planning a visit to the Azores and you are including a quick one-day tour of the island of Corvo from…
From Whale hunting to whale watching in the Azores
byThere are many reasons why tourists are heading to the Azores, and no one can deny that one of them is the opportunity to…
Hikes and trails in Flores Island – Azores
byOne of the reasons why you should spend a good couple of days in Flores is to explore the many trails of the island. There…
Incredible Waterfalls in Flores Azores
byFlores is one of the most beautiful islands in the Azores. If we had to attribute a colour to this island, it would be…
