3 days in Valencia for a great long weekend in Spain’s hidden treasure
Looking for cool things to do in Valencia? Here are the must-sees and do’s when exploring Spain’s best kept secret!
Scotland. Or: How to find your inner calm
I always knew that I wanted to travel Scotland and I also knew that I will love it. But I’ve never expected what really happened with me in Scotland. It started on the eve of the second day. I was sitting on the waterfront of Loch Linnhe and the slowly setting sun painted the whole…
To Paris… with one million!
“Do you collect hearts?” A normal question when shopping in a German supermarket regarding the usual reward points you get there and normally I smile diffidently and say “no”. But what if someone comes around the corner and ask you “Do you want to have one million reward points?”. The answer would be the same…
The thing with the comfort zone
You all know these oh so inspiring quotes and memes, hurrying through the internet and promising you, that your life will be oh so great as soon as you get up off your butt. That there’s no life as long as you’re staying in your comfort zone. Or maybe your friends, parents, whoever, tell you…
Namibia and me. A quiet love story
It’s my 35th birthday and I’m in Namibia for the very first time. It’s hot. I’m tired and grumpy. All I want now is to take a shower and wash off the feeling you get when you’ve slept in your clothes. It feels like I’ve been up in the air for a million hours. Nope,…
The Thing about Orang Utans – And why Borneo is not Borneo
He stops. And I nearly bump into him. He stands. And looks around. I stand. And look around. Then he starts walking again. He listens, I’m listening. Then he stops again. This time I’m prepared and watch out. Then we start walking again. Over rough and smooth. And sometimes even over very Indiana Jones-ish suspension…