Plan ahead. Book your flights well in advance. Different people have different strategies though. I personally prefer to book my flights at least three months in advance since we have to travel in the busy summertime. But it is definitely...
Time with friends I’m visiting my home country of Germany right now and it’s always lovely to be here. Despite the fact that it’s often quite challenging to deal appropriately with all the expectations of family and friends, I mostly enjoy...
Last Sunday I flew from San Jose, California to Düsseldorf, Germany and had a layover in Heathrow. Usually I don’t really pay much attention to airport terminal design, but despite all bad predictions, we managed to get our connection to...
Water towers in Mendocino We just got back from a wonderful road trip to Northern California and Oregon, which I will probably tell you more about in the next couple weeks. On our last day we checked out Glass Beach...
Last Friday I got a message from Lauren who has the wonderful blog “The helpful hiker”. She gave me the inspiration to one of my weekly rambles and I’ve been enjoying to read about her outdoor adventures in England. She...
family travel blogs Ok, so traveling is one of my biggest passions. If I could afford it, I’d go on a trip every month! I am by far not a frequent flyer, but last year I flew about 36.000 miles which...
wonderful wine tasting on wheels One of the best things about living in the Golden State is that there are so many beautiful places yet to discover. There are still so many areas I haven’t been and every time we...
Kalalau trail, Napali Coast State Park, Kauai After 2011, this is the second time we hiked the first part of this beautiful trail along the Napali coast. The drive from Hanalei to the trailhead next to Ke’e Beach takes about...
Have you ever been to Costa Rica? If not, you should definitely add it to your list of travel destinations. You don’t have a list? Then you should most definitely start one. Our family made a list of dream destinations...