Another trip to France for history nerds – off to Normandy
A year ago I followed the footsteps of the Plantagenets all the way to Le Mans and Poitiers. This year…
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Is Trencin worth a visit?
Trencin is a town in Slovakia with about 50k inhabitants . From Vienna it’s about three hours directly by bus,…
Dunstaffnage Castle and Chapel
For our last day in Scotland I had planned to visit Dunstaffnage Castle. Fortunately we had managed to leave Mull…
Arriving on the Isle of Mull
After a full day driving around Kintyre and exploring Tarbert, we spent the night at Oban only to leave it…
Tarbert – a picturesque village and a castle
After driving along the entire Kintyre peninsula all the way from Claonaig in the north, to the Dunaverty rock in…
Discovering Brno – Spilberk Castle
One of the first things we did in Brno was visiting the old town hall. Not only does it house…
An afternoon in Rye
We left Dungeness and on the way to Hastings passed Rye. This is a very pretty medieval town, where three…
All the flowers of Sissinghurst Castle garden
Sissinghurst Castle garden has, as the name already implies, an exceptional garden. The castle itself was rather disappointing and apparently…
Sissinghurst Castle Garden
The Fortress of Antimachia
The fortress of Antimachia lies almost in the middle of Kos. This Venetian castle from the 14th century was less…
About me
Traveling is a way of life. While doing so I taste everything a country has to offer, and read a lot. There is nothing better though than enjoying all three at the same time. So come along for the ride.
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Is Trencin worth a visit?
Trencin is a town in Slovakia with about 50k inhabitants . From Vienna it’s about three hours directly by bus,…
Dunstaffnage Castle and Chapel
For our last day in Scotland I had planned to visit Dunstaffnage Castle. Fortunately we had managed to leave Mull…
Arriving on the Isle of Mull
After a full day driving around Kintyre and exploring Tarbert, we spent the night at Oban only to leave it…
Tarbert – a picturesque village and a castle
After driving along the entire Kintyre peninsula all the way from Claonaig in the north, to the Dunaverty rock in…
Discovering Brno – Spilberk Castle
One of the first things we did in Brno was visiting the old town hall. Not only does it house…
An afternoon in Rye
We left Dungeness and on the way to Hastings passed Rye. This is a very pretty medieval town, where three…
All the flowers of Sissinghurst Castle garden
Sissinghurst Castle garden has, as the name already implies, an exceptional garden. The castle itself was rather disappointing and apparently…
Sissinghurst Castle Garden
The Fortress of Antimachia
The fortress of Antimachia lies almost in the middle of Kos. This Venetian castle from the 14th century was less…
About me
Traveling is a way of life. While doing so I taste everything a country has to offer, and read a lot. There is nothing better though than enjoying all three at the same time. So come along for the ride.
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