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Alcudia Bay

Mallorca – November 2021

End of November is low Season in Mallorca – flights and rental cars are cheap but many places are closed – the typical tourist destinations are totally deserted. It is like driving through ghost towns in some cases. Still the island has its charme. The weather is much nicer than […]

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Neuschwanstein

Zugspitzarea – Germany and Austria – October 2021

This time our 4-day long fall-getaway was just a 2hrs drive. One of the most popular destinations in Germany – Neuschwanstein – was first on the list. Instead of heading up to the castle we walked up a small hill for a nice view of the castle. Another popular destination […]

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Miradouro da Boca do Inferno

Azores – Sao Miguel – October 2021

The Azores were not our original travel plan. Sadly the US Travel Ban was not lifted so we cancelled our trip to Seattle – instead we booked a 2 weeks trip to the Azores. We only stayed on the island Sao Miguel but had 2 different holiday houses – the […]

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Quiberon

Nantes and Southern Brittany – July 2021

Due to Corona I had a long break in business trips, but also thanks to Corona I could spend a weekend in Southern Brittany. After finishing work on Friday there was not flight back – the next connection was Sunday evening, so I had some time to visit the area […]

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Storm (Seixal)

Madeira – November 2020

Madeira – the Island of eternal spring – very true. While in Germany the first snow was falling we enjoyed the temperatures and sun (not always to be honest) in Madeira. It was our second trip during Corona (after Iceland 1 ½ month ago) and it was great again. Madeira […]

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Kirkjufellsfoss

Iceland – Snaefellsnes and Westfjords – October 2020

When I booked this trip in mid-summer the Corona Virus was almost non existing in Iceland anymore and Germans were allowed to enter without going to quarantine. Two months later everything looked different. Iceland was among the countries with the highest rates in Europe and visitors have to quarantine for […]

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