Navigation apps for car and mobile – overlanding and hiking
Maps on the phone or tablet are handy and there are many apps both for car navigation and for bicycle or hiking use. Here...
Madeira Levada hiking
Levada hiking in Madeira is one of the classics of hiking tourism in the southern regions. Levadas are irrigation canals that carry water from...
Fortified Churches in Transylvania – Romania
Countless vampire movies have created an image of Romania's Transylvania as a place filled with spooky castles, only accessible through arduous journeys through dense...
Via Transilvanica. Epic Hiking in Transylvania, Romania
Hiking the Via Transilvanica is one of the most rewarding long-distance trekking experiences in Europe. This 1,400-kilometer trail crosses the heart of Romania—from the...
Baltic Road Trip – Germany to Latvia, and Lithuania
A new motorhome deserves a proper maiden voyage. For us, that meant a trip around the Baltic Sea.
After many years with our faithful Toyota...
Sigishoara – Medias – Sibiu – Brasov. Towns of Transylvania.
In the middle of Romania, 2.5 hours by train north of Bucharest lies Transylvania, also known as Siebenbürgen. As the name suggests, this is...
Road trip to Moscow 1987
A road trip in the Soviet Union in 1987 is pretty different from Russia today, but you can still easily recognize the old Soviet...
Albania roadtrip and camping
Here are some impressions
and tips from roadtrips and camping in Albania in 2019 and 2017. We
drive a Landcruiser with four-wheel drive, which is absolutely
necessary...
La Gomera – around Playa de Santiago.
Once again we escape from snow and frost and go to our favorite island, La Gomera. This time, in January 2022, we choose the...
Birmingham UK, Industrial History and Museums
Birmingham was once said to be the “workshop of the world”. Today the industrial production has declined, but there are still reminiscences of the...
