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 was indeed an exciting time, when we visited Cuba: Shortly before Obama and the Rolling Stones were on the island. I had been hearing of the optimistic spirit in Cuba for a long time. And also for a long time Cuba had been on my bucketlist. My husband Chris and me wanted to see the country before it will be changing forever. …
I’ve arrived in Berlin. Not only the first Travel Blogger BarCamp in Germany awaits, but also my first BarCamp in general. When thinking of a BarCamp I imagine an inspiring event with Social Media savvy People. But the participants also share more meaningul passions with me: Travelling and storytelling about it - with text and pictures Berlin is …
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 …