Island time: the Dutch Waddenisland Vlieland
Island time: the Dutch Waddenisland Vlieland April 13, 2018 The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul For me Wyland’s sentences are a …
Puerto Ayora’s fish market on the island Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Archipel
Puerto Ayora’s fish market on the island Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Archipel April 5, 2018 Travel photos are the best souvenirs. They make me relive my travels over and …
Listening to the voice of the desert
Listening to the voice of the desert March 30, 2018 I love deserts almost as much as I love oceans. That is one of the reasons I keep traveling to …
Exploring Kharga Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert
Exploring Kharga Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert March 22, 2018 Kharga is the most southern oasis and it’s technically not situated in the Western Desert, but in the Libyan Desert. …
Exploring Dakhla Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert
Exploring Dakhla Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert March 16, 2018 The main road to Dakhla oasis is called Darb el-Ghubari, the Dust Track, and it’s an appropriate name for this …
Winter magic at the Dutch island Terschelling
Winter magic at the Dutch island Terschelling March 4, 2018 Terschelling is the third Dutch Wadden Island. North of the island lies the North Sea, on the south side is …
Exploring Farafra Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert
Exploring Farafra Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert March 1, 2018 Farafra Oasis is situated deep in the desert which gives it a special, peaceful vibe. In and around Farafra Oasis …
Exploring Bahariya Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert
Exploring Bahariya Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert February 23, 2018 The Bahariya Oasis lies aproximately 370 kilometers from Egypt’s capital Cairo. The desert road to Bahariya begins at the Giza …
Exploring the el-Fayoum Oasis in Lower Egypt
Exploring the el-Fayoum Oasis in lower Egypt Febrauary 16, 2018 The Fayoum Oasis is Egypt’s largest oasis. El-Fayoum is situated about a hunderd kilometers southwest of Cairo. This agricultural area …
Pyramids and temples: Egypt for first-timers
Pyramids and temples: Egypt for first-timers February 8, 2018 Egypt has everything to be the ideal travel destination: an unrivaled amount of ancient monuments, vast infinite deserts and colorful coral …
Hiking in the Spanderswoud in the Netherlands
Hiking in the Spanderswoud in the Netherlands February 2, 2018 The Spanderswoud is a forest area of approximately 213 hectares west of the road between Bussum and Hilversum in the …
First World War Battlefield Tour in Flanders, Belgium
First World War Battlefield Tour in Flanders, Belgium January 26, 2018 During the First World War (1914-1918) the Belgian region of Flanders formed the front area of one of the …
Exploring silence area Lage Vuursche Forest
Exploring silence area Lage Vuursche Forest January 19, 2018 I wrote about Lage Vuursche forest before in my blog ‘My five favorite hiking areas in the Netherlands’. As I wrote …
Sailing in the Lofoten, Norway
Sailing in the Lofoten, Norway December 22, 2017 The Lofoten are an island group in the north of Norway. The islands are known for their beautiful nature, the remote characteristic …
Nature in Costa Rica: brightly colored hummingbirds
Nature in Costa Rica: brightly colored hummingbirds December 8, 2017 Costa Rica is known for it’s impressive nature. We watched huge turtles laying their eggs on the beach, we were …
8 things to see and do in Luxembourg
8 things to see and do in Luxembourg December 4, 2017 Luxembourg is a small country. The duchy is only 80 kilometers long from north to south, slightly less than …
Visiting the Müllerthal in Luxembourg in autumn
Visiting the Müllerthal in Luxembourg in autumn November 25, 2017 The Müllerthal in Luxembourg is known for its large and often erratic rocks and fairytale forests with small narrow paths …
Pura Vida: palm trees in Costa Rica
Pura Vida: palm trees in Costa Rica October 15, 2017 Palm trees mean tropical vibes and I immediately get the vision of myself lying in a hammock in sunny beach …
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in Costa Rica
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in Costa Rica October 13, 2017 Costa Rica is a small Central American country, located between Panama and Honduras. Unlike most Central American and South American …
Dahab Days: a photo diary
Dahab Days: a photo diary September 17, 2017 I hardly know where to begin when it comes to selecting a reasonable amount of photos to portray my time in Dahab …