Trip Reports

The main reason why I requested my Qatar Airways status match was simple: It got me 40 Qcredits which I could use for a complimentary upgrade to business class…

When I decided on my first trip with the Interrail pass I just knew I had to go to Switzerland. It was the perfect opportunity to take some of Switzerland’s most scenic trains and enjoy…

This trip report covers my experiences using a three-month Interrail pass to travel all across Europe by train during the summer holiday. Although I wasn’t planning to travel for three months straight, I figured that…

Uzbekistan is arguably the best destination in Central Asia when it comes to Silk Road history and seeing the region’s cultural sights. It’s a relatively unknown but highly fascinating part of the world…

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…