With all its complications and responsibilities, a car gives a lot of freedom. And European ranges give some special moments like: “Hey, are we out of tea? Oh no, it’s Sunday, supermarkets are closed. Maybe, let’s go to the Netherlands?” Some surprising places can be found in these rather hidden gems. A bookstore that is…

It is hard to explain the whole variety of emotions Vietnam brings. It depends greatly on where you’re going in this amazing country and on what you expect from the time you spend at any place overall. I like not to expect anything, apart from the obvious rumors about great food and an enormous amount…

For the third year in a row, we are coming to another country in Asia. It feels like there is still an enormous amount of wonders to explore. Also, the planning of the trip is an adventure in itself. Same dates, same route, just switched open-jaw destinations, 400€ difference! Keep in mind it might actually…

Luckily, the aviation world is still very complicated. These complications sometimes can be an opportunity. This spring it was an opportunity to visit China again. After some magic with the airline booking system, a 3-day transfer in Shanghai was confirmed. Writing this post almost 6 months after the trip, being in a somewhat messy state,…

I wasn’t expecting to come back that soon. I wanted to, but I didn’t expect it. But as unexpectedly soon as it happened, similarly unexpectedly, it passed. But this trip was one of the few truly remarkable ones. I’ve had a chance to visit a conference in Tokyo – in Tachikawa, to be precise. I…

Fog Keeping something good in secret is a tough thing. Especially when it is already almost happening and you want to scream to the whole world that soon very soon one of the happiest moments will happen. But in order for this to really happen, you have to be quiet. The foggy airport suggests this…

Tourists, tourists, tourists Our next destination was Kyoto. I don’t know for sure if it would be counted as visiting Japan without visiting Kyoto. But, there is another side to this. I think almost everyone who visits Japan, wants to visit Kyoto. However, this city is much smaller than Tokyo and is not supposed to…

Notes As this whole part of the blog is called “Notes”, here it is. Notes from the warm part of 2024. Düsseldorf and some places around. Just a thought: on the website where you pay for the storage capacity, it is really a notebook and not just notes spread around the platform. This notebook has…

Malta The second stop of our triangular trip was Malta. It is a place from which you either have very high expectations or don’t have any. Because it is a relatively distant island country. Something must be unique there. Or nothing special. In the end, everyone decides for themselves. And I think this decision is…

Athens Finally, the summer is here! Okay, maybe not here where I am now, but in Greece, the summer has certainly got full power. We went on our first summer vacation to Greece and Malta. That’s why this post is called Mediterranean Triangle.  The boarding of the flight was going perfectly smooth until our captain…