Simple, yet effective
When you are on a holiday, you don’t have all the comforts of home. Often you are forced to improvise and simplify. Especially when you are hiking or camping, you’ll learn some handy tricks to deal with some unpleasant side issues. Your sweatshirt soon becomes your pillow, pegs are used…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Zigzag
Going through my photos I suddenly noticed this zigzag. I took this photo from the top of a chruch tower in Rovinj, Croatia. The old town makes a zigzag with the jetty. I love the colors in this picture!
Travel theme: meeting place
The Grote Markt or Grand Place in Brussel is a vibrant place with lots of activities. It is centrally located and besides gorgeous buildings, has some amazing cafés. It is a meeting place for a nice get-together. During my stay in Brussels I came back to this place again and…
Vienna’s history repeats daily
The center of Vienna houses an old clock. Every day at midday its inhabitants start dancing on a variety of music. I just had to check it out. I feel like a child in anticipation of the Punch and Judy show. But this is the Austrian version. The Anker clock…
Back to Vienna
When I was at home, travelling was going on short trips, city trips being one of the favorites. I’ve been away from home for a while now, and even though I’m exploring some of the most beautiful places on earth, I miss Europe. I miss the cities full of history.…
Weekly Photo Challenge: On The Move
One summer I was working on the island Sardinia in Italy. We were based in a small town called St. Lucia. A short walk brought us to the beach. On my day off, me and a colleague hired mountain bikes to explore a track down the coast. On our bikes…
Hungry ATMs abroad
I never really saw the point in having a credit card. I am not a person who purchases things she cannot afford. I am a saver. First the money, then the things. I quickly saw the advantages of credit cards when an ATM in Berlin decided to eat my card.…
Testing stamina at Nôtre Dame de Paris
Ever since seeing the hunchback of Nôtre Dame, visiting this famous church became something I wanted to do. I didn’t expect to see the hunchback, but I was curious to see what he must have seen, like in the movie. The first sight of it convinced me even more. I had…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Streetlife
Streetlife in Venice is a bit different from the every day life I’m used to. During the day there is so much going on that you just don’t know where to look. Or how to get through the hordes of tourist for that matter. Here are two snapshots of life…
Frozen in time
Behold Hofburg palace in Vienna, winter residence of the famous Habsburg family. The statue in front of what is now used as the library, is of Frenchman Prince Eugene of Savoy. This general in the military had sworn loyalty to the Habsburgs. The statue is placed on the Heldenplatz, or Hero Square,…