The last stop of our whirlwind road trip led us to a region of Spain which technically can’t even be described as such: Navarra is one of Spain’s autonomous communities (like the Basque Country), fully equipped with it’s own parliament and government. Some of the people living in Navarra even go as far as to refuse to speak Spanish with foreigners and insist on communicating in Basque instead.
After a long …
Day 2 of our spontaneous and utterly chaotic road trip through Spain. After spending some time in Barcelona and recuperating from the nighttime madness there via a lovely beach day in Sitges, my friends and I hit the road and drove all the way to Murcia, which is located in the southwest of Spain.
It’s very likely that none or very few of you will have heard of Murcia before. Truth …
Dear Travelettes,
I recently discovered that there are two kinds of people to travel with. There’s the über-organized traveller that plans, books and arranges everything in advance, never fails to read the map correctly and leads you to super-secret locations that even the locals don’t know. And then there are the people who will always miss their flight, take the wrong highway exit or oversleep check-out time. Although spending a lot …
There are few negative aspects to summer in Berlin; yet one that definitely can’t be ignored is the amount of tourists swarming the city, taking over the streets, parks, restaurants, clubs and even my favourite street corner café. With friends on holidays and a grim-looking weather forecast for the upcoming week, I was easily convinced to join my friends for a couple of days off in Barcelona.
The trip started out …
When I first passed by this place after an extensive stroll down La Rambla, it wasn’t just the provocative name that caught my eye (I swear!). The half-glass, half-chalk board storefront, colorfully decorated and announcing (very) cheap prices for freshly prepared organic dishes was enough to cause my little treehugger heart to skip a beat.
My friends ordered a round of cappucinos as I ventured inside to see what the lunch …
Dear travelettes,
A while ago I shared my knowledge and experience on open-air music festivals with you. Just last weekend, I was able to put my tips and tricks to the test as a group of friends and I attended the Hurricane Festival in northern Germany. Since it was our third time around, we were much less worried about packing and planning, instead spending a great amount of our time gushing …
Dear Travelettes,
I have made it a point to avoid all Mc Donald’s, Starbucks or other kinds of fast food chains while on the road. There are few better ways to experience a foreign country or culture than indulging in the local cuisine – and of course getting to know the locals; but then again, what better way to bond than over a good meal or a round of drinks? And …
One of the aspects of travelling I repeatedly get wayyy too excited about is food. I like to justify this by claiming that the best way to get to know a foreign country or culture is by exploring the culinary delights it has to offer. However, apart from the loss of money and gain in weight that usually threaten to follow my holiday food fests, I have encountered another dilemma connected to eating …
Before visiting Brussels last summer, I innocently reduced the small nation of Belgium to a row of clichées, namely french fries (oh, the irony…), exquisite chocolates and comic books. I was more than happy to revise my opinion, especially since I’ve disliked Tintin, Lucky Luke and their compatriots for as long as I can remember.Truth be told: Brussels has a lot more to offer than Männeken Piss and other well-known …
