Trip Reports

The archipelago of Svalbard (also known as Spitsbergen, which is the name of the main island) has always been near the top of my bucket list. There are several reasons why this arctic…

This trip report covers a journey by train all across Ukraine to Mariupol just weeks before the Russian invasion and the outbreak of full-scale war. With a massive Russian military build-up taking place…

In Madrid I will go on a tapas crawl and visit some of my favourite bars and restaurants in the city, while in Prague the focus of this trip report will be on the golden elixir of life: Beer…

Is it still feasible to go on a multi-country Interrail trip in the age of corona when there are so many different rules and restrictions to take into account? On this trip, I would find out whether you still can…

In this trip report, we will travel from Georgia’s Black Sea coast all the way across Anatolia to Izmir on the Aegean Sea coast of Turkey. I’ve been to Georgia and Turkey a couple of times before and always loved…

I always wanted to visit Egypt because of its ancient history. There is just something fascinating about the ancient Egyptian culture and those mysterious pyramids and temples…

Last week I travelled 917 kilometres across Romania in order to get my corona vaccine. In this rather unusual trip report I will detail the experience. In Romania, most of the elderly, doctors and nurses…

Of all the stunning countryside sights of Romania, the Saxon fortified churches of Transylvania might perhaps take the top spot. There are well over a 100 villages and towns throughout Transylvania with a Medieval…

Having lived in Greece before, I have developed a soft spot over the years for the country, its people, food and culture to the extent that you can call me a Hellenophile of some sorts…

It has been quite a long time ago that I visited the Balkans – a region through which I travelled extensively in my student days and developed a soft spot. The coastline and nature are gorgeous…