Category: Going places

Before the summer finally bade its goodbye in October, I decided to take a short break in Italy before the cold sets in. My lone venture in Italy this time took me to the wonderful five fishing villages, known as the Cinque Terre situated at the Italian Riviera.A giant mosaic depicting the residents of Cinque [...]

We were invited to spend a wonderful autumn Saturday at a colleague’s place a couple of weeks ago. The agenda of the day was to hike a small part of the Palatinate forest located in the southwestern of Germany. In order to reach this place, we had to snake through some tunnels and drove along [...]

We stay quite near the border of France-Germany and I love my short weekend getaways to the bordering town Strasbourg. One of my favourite corner in Strasbourg, the Petite France. I enjoy strolling by the rows of well-preserved half-timbered houses along the serene water canals and stop for lunch to taste the famous local Alsatian [...]

One of my main purpose to visit Norway is to visit its amazing Fjords. The first time I was doing some research on my impending trip to Norway, I was immediately overwhelmed by the amount of Fjord tours one can choose from. It took me days of browsing through forums and reading up reviews on [...]