Should I stay or should I go? Travel in 2021
Just over a year ago, I wrote a post on whether to travel or not. Well, it is old hat now! But I am keeping it anyway as a snapshot of the times we were in. And is travel in 2021 actually a viable and …
Bukhara the Noble: My two day Bukhara guide and useful tips
At the beginning of the year, it did not dawn on me that I would be writing a two day Bukhara guide – but and opportunity arose, and the Silk Road has long been on my wish list of place to visit. Before I knew …
How accessible are Biblical Sites from a 1952 Holy Bible ?
It’s Palm Sunday, and I am interrupting the current Far East Reminiscing. While leafing through my bible, I wondered how accessible are Biblical Sites at present – aside from the pandemic situation? As we’re well into a “third” wave here in Germany with a moderate-strict …
Skirting the seaside in Kep and Kampot or: Two Stubborn Cows in Cambodia (Travels with my Godmother)
While hardly any one of us is able to travel, this may be a time to shamelessly wallow in memories – of travels past. This time, let me take to you Kep and Kampot. Who cares whether there’s any hard practical info that’s still relevant …
Travels with my Godmother: Phenomenal Phnom Penh and some too authentic dinners
As mentioned earlier, my travel activity of 2021 so far comprises of thumbing through my treasured travel diaries. At present, there is a single country in Europe that you may enter and leave without prerequisite quarantine (Iceland). Since I have a full-time job, I have …
Travels with my Godmother: Uncrowded Angkor Wat
Fellow travel friends, I hope you are all doing well and hang in there! This “uncrowded Angkor Wat” post is coming to you at a strange time. I know of less than a handful of countries that would now let me, a German citizen, visit …
Travels with my Godmother: Our wonderful Old-School Bangkok Soujourn
This post will stray from my usual “square and practical” travel posts because looking for old-school Bangkok… happened about ten years ago. Because, let’s be fair, there is little opportunity to travel now. Being firmly stuck at home or at work, I find nothing better …
Bread Interlude: Super Sourdough bread for non-bakers
As we are about to enter the fourth month of lockdown, with infection numbers still not under control and a nationwide vaccination campaign stuttering along, I feel very little enthusiasm for posting much travel content. About time for a sourdough bread for non-bakers. Instead of …
Hotel Review: Continental Hotel Tanger
I am just using this Continental Hotel Tanger review to unapologetically dump some salivatory vintage Moroccan interior pictures on you. These I recently noticed in some folder and thought “oooh I would love to return there”. But of course, like most sensible people here, I …
How to visit Petra with limited mobility and gently walk this ancient city
The ancient Nabataean city of Petra is by far the famous and most visited place in Jordan. But can you visit and enjoy Petra with limited mobility? When I read about Jordan, I read that the area is really hilly. And the village of Wadi …
How I bought less in 2020 – and loved it
As the year comes to a close, I am starting to… prepare my tax return. As part of the tidying and sorting out business side of Christmastide that I felt too mundane to mention. How does that lead to the very last post of the …
A beautiful Morning on Temple Mount
The Temple Mount is part of the Old City of Jerusalem and a site revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims, and has a dramatic history, which carries on to the present day. History and Religious Significance of Temple Mount For people of the Jewish faith, …
Home and Dry and Optimistic: My 2020 travel review
“A good traveller was the traveller who stayed home. ” This or similar is the tenor of many travel bloggers I follow. I agree. My 2020 travel review seems a bit out of time. At some point I wondered whether I should bother writing my …
My 8 easy no nonsense Christmastide Traditions for the busy and not overly spiritual
This year, celebrating the “Rauhnaechte” spiritual practice appears to be massive all over the net and social media. Call me a bit cynical, but who actually has time for all this? So, here are some no nonsense Christmastide traditions you can follow even if you …
Where can I travel right now under current restrictions?
The Holidays are coming – and where will you be going this year? Where can I travel right now? Until this year, millions of people left for the ski resorts or warm beaches over the holidays, and the holidays were high season for foreign travel. …