A weekend in Athens during summer

One would think that a weekend in Athens in summer time isn’t such a great idea. I mean it’s hot…

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Restaurant Béla Béla

Even though Béla Béla sounds totally Hungarian, it actually serves Mediterranean cuisine. The restaurant is part of the Steigenberger Hotel…

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What to do for a weekend in Stockholm

Last September, while it was still warm and a pandemic was far from everybody’s mind, I spent a weekend in…

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What I learned in Malaysia

Going to Malaysia for a week was definitely too short. But when you only have five vacation days it’s better…

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Lazy beach days on Langkawi

A trip to Malaysia wouldn’t be complete without some beach time. Since I had only one week for the whole…

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Visiting Beirut during the demonstrations

Maybe the title of the post is a bit misleading. I was in Beirut during the demonstrations, but this was…

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Kolossi Castle and Kourion archaelogical site

After two days in Nicosia we were finally driving down south again. For the next couple of days Limassol was…

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A road trip around the North Coast – from Lochinver to John o’Groats (part 2)

After an exciting morning, which took us from Lochinver to Sangobeg, we were ready for lunch. But this is easier…

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A road trip around the North Coast – from Gairloch to Lochinver (part 2)

Managing to arrive at Ullapool for lunch was an achievement. The route from Gairloch had been so pretty that we…

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A road trip around the North Coast – from Gairloch to Lochinver (part 1)

The NC500 is a road trip of more than 500 miles which starts and ends in Inverness. We already mastered…

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