Burano has been my place of longing for a certain time. I’ve been dreaming for a while about taking pictures of the contrasting colours. Since the old town of Venice is very crowded in the warm season, I recommend visiting the much quieter, but no less beautiful lagoon islands. In addition, the vaporetto (water bus) to Burano …
Category: Europe
Text: Christian Hollweg Photos: Ricarda Hollweg How Belém came to unexpected fame As a result of Portugal’s liberal revolution of 1820, all monasteries were closed and the monks and labourers expelled, also in the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos. This extremely interesting World Heritage Site is located in Belém - now a part of Lisbon - and one of …
It’s Christmas season and there are such bad snow conditions in Central Europe that even famous skiing resorts need artificial snow now. With or without snow - Christmas Markets are always a pleasure. During December and before Christmas, when I usally go to the tropics, exploring new Christmas markets is one of my favorite pastimes on Weekends. Yesterday I finally made it …
Lately I went on a trek in Austria with overnight stay in a hut together with my husband, little sister and her best friend. The name of the hiking tour “Pinzgauer Spaziergang” means something like easygoing Sunday afternoon walk in the Pinzgau but it turned out to be something else. 1.The Beginning Even the beginning of …
The decision of accomodation for a trip is a very personal one. Once there was a clear cut between backpackers and tourists. Travel (when you’re very young) and Tourism (when you’re settled in adult life.) Hostels and hotels. Luckily the travel world is more colorful and flexible now and Air BnB is only a symptom …