The Broch of Gurness and searching for Northern Lights

I guess most of Mainland was by now crossed off our must-see list. From Kirkwall, to Skara Brae, the Brough…

Read more

Skaill beach walking on Orkney

While walking through the prehistoric Neolithic village of Skara Brae I read in my guide book that there was a…

Read more

Orkney – more walking around the Mainland – Yesnaby

After the Neolithic treasures, a walking tour on Hoy, the Churchill Barriers in the South, and Kirkwall, I had a…

Read more

The Brough of Birsay and an Earl’s Palace

Orkney was totally different planned, with more trips to the other islands and lots more Neolithic graves and a visit…

Read more

Orkney – exploring Hoy and its Old Man

Besides a lot of sightseeing the plan for Orkney was always to go at least on one hike. The Old…

Read more

Orkney – Churchill Barriers and the Southeast

One of the main reasons my friend wanted to visit Orkney was Scapa Flow and Günther Prien. If you don’t…

Read more

A long weekend on Orkney – a Scottish adventure

Obh obh (that’s ‘oh dear’ in Gaelic), how I have missed Scotland in 2020. Due to the pandemic we couldn’t…

Read more

A weekend in Reichenau

Reichenau is about a good hour from Vienna. Which makes it an ideal weekend destination. Even more so since Reichenau…

Read more

A garden full of roses

The Volksgarten in Vienna has been my go-to destination during lock down. My friend and I walked through this park…

Read more

A spring walk in Vienna – Wertheimstein Park

The Wertheimstein Park is a park in the 19th district of Vienna. It was formerly in private possession and came…

Read more