The Ruhrgebiet in Germany – part 1
The Ruhr district in Germany isn’t a very touristy area I guess. And even many Germans who don’t know that area very well, might tell you that this place is kind of ugly. One large … Read more
Posts in Category ‘Travel and Vacation’
Saturday trip to Bremen
Have you (lately) been in Bremen? In case the answer is no: You really should catch up on going there! My recommendations: Besides visiting the nice old city you should get a coffee at the … Read more
Hello 2017 – Hello Berlin!
Parallel to the first post this year, we already made the first short trip this year. We spontaneously decided to spent a weekend in Berlin. Germany’s capital has many pros and cons. Let’s start with … Read more
Travelling with Airbnb – we love it
Using Airbnb is a controversial discussed way of travelling. But you know what? Things are changing in the course of time and, whether the hotel lobby likes it or not, we have to accept that … Read more
Walking through the rainforest
When talking about rainforest, you usually may think about the huge forests in South America. But due to the climate there are many of them in Western Canada, as well as in Oregon and Washington. … Read more
Strolling trough Granville Island on a sunny day
It’s Sunday, I had a long work week and it’s raining. Instead of showing you photos from grey and cold Germany, I decided to pick some nice photos from sunny Granville Island in Vancouver for … Read more
Vancouver at night
On our short trip to Vancouver we stayed on the North shore of Vancouver. This had a couple of reasons. It is less crowded, it is quiet and it’s easy to get on the highway … Read more
Feathers, fur and a froggy: Westcoast wildlife
As you might have noticed, some of my favourite photo motives are animals. And usually you can spot lots of wildlife in the Vancouver area, depending where you are. Birds are around almost everywhere. And … Read more
Basti goes Vancouver
Thanks to cheap air fares we more or less spontaneously decided to spent nine days in Vancouver and Seattle. Due to the cheap fare, the journey was long and we are a bit groggy right … Read more
Desert Art in the USA
After our vacation in the USA I know that the (Arizona) desert is more than just dry. But right now it is so hot, that recently scientists from Germany died on a hike. Maybe they … Read more