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I spent a good five weeks enjoying my holiday at home in the Azores. The lush green, the intense blue and the other intense colours

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At the foot of Fujiyama

Shimizu at the foot of Fujiyama: 30 degrees and high humidity greeted us today at our last stop before Tokyo. Unfortunately, Mount Fuji was pretty

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Here we go again

After seven weeks at home, the next trip was upon us again. Before we left, we were caught in stormy weather in the Azores. The

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Antarctic Peninsula II

The crossing from South Georgia to the Antarctic Peninsula was smooth. Summer in the southern hemisphere is the ideal travel season, as the winter storms

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No break in Germany

During my stay in Germany, I had an extensive to-do list. I had to go to the authorities in Arnsberg and Frankfurt, renew my passport,

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First time in Panama

Panama had always appealed to me. The biggest hurdle of the outward journey was the mismatch between the masses of tourists arriving at night and

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Summer Yachting

So my last voyage on the Scenic Eclipse was supposed to end after one month, but the shipping company asked me after three weeks if

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Back in Paradise

Back home on my Azorean island paradise, I first, cooked my favourite meal for myself in a long time: grilled salmon with fresh pan-fried vegetables

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Keep moving

The three months on the ship in the Red Sea went by like a flash (photos). The return flight from Jeddah via Dubai was interrupted

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Ponta Delgada impressions

The capital of the Azores on the island of São Miguel with its approximately 68,000 inhabitants seems rather quiet in February despite international airports and

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A stormy night!

Besides Fisterra, near Muxía is another popular pilgrimage destination after reaching Santiago de Compostela. The village at the Costa da Morte has less than 5000

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The Beginning of the End

Around 9:00 I leave my family-run boutique hotel. The weather has become friendlier, with 13°C much milder than yesterday, almost warm, and the rain has

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Horizontal rain!

As fast as it became late summer yesterday, the weather changed again just as quickly. Tonight at about 3 o’clock it was stormy. The wind

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A fairytale path!

After I involuntarily changed from the Camino del Norte to the Camino Francés, we started this morning in Sarria. Initially it was still raining, so

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A restless night!

Last night was a little restless. From 03:00 o’clock it was over with the sleeping in Bilbao. Forget the whistling and howling of the wind

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It’s too good to leave!

“Euskara Euskal Herriko hizkuntza da. Hizkuntza isolatua da, ez baitzaio ahaidetasunik aurkitu, eta morfologiari dagokionez, hizkuntza ergatiboa da.” My school Latin doesn’t help me either,

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Giant Wasps!

Today was a quiet day. At 27°C I said goodbye to my host couple in Hendaye and explored the marina. The water taxi took just

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A very European evening!

In Les Champs Mélisey I had booked an accommodation via Booking.com and was immediately asked after my arrival whether I wanted to participate in the

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A little off track

Somehow, I’ve gotten a little off track on my planning today. According to Google Maps, my destination was just 20 km away. The Jakobsweg has

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A lucky find

Rest has been much needed, and I got a lucky find, in the way of the very nice, 51300 Châtelraould-Saint-Louvent: For just €51 I got

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My first BlaBlaCar!

The weather has deteriorated here in Aywaille today. It’s raining. I have to get to the south faster. That’s why I want to be in

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Walloons!

Today I only walked around in the cities of Verviers and Aywaille, but I took the train from Verviers to Aywaille via Liège.    Since

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Totally done!

Wow, I am totally done for today! Better go slow and careful? – No, I have to be in Santiago de Compostela next week! All

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