Mainz
1 sierpnia 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Exploring Mainz with Mischa
Wiesbaden
2 sierpnia 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Exploring Wiesbaden.
Frankfurt
3–7 sie 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
In Frankfurt am Main I stayed with my friend Finn whom I met in October 2022 at Camino Barcelona. Highlights included lunch on his patio with his girlfriend, bouldering, city walks, picnics in the Czytaj więcej
Karlsruhe
7–14 sie 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
I took a train down to Karlsruhe from Frankfurt where the beautiful Michelle was waiting for me at their Hauptbahnhoff (central train station).
Michelle picked me up in her super cute silver VW Czytaj więcej
Strasbourg
12 sierpnia 2024, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Michelle and I went on a riad trip to France, only an hour away from Karlsruhe, in her VW convertible. It was a fine summer's day to go to Strasbourg. We met Marcin for lunch by the Rhône river and Czytaj więcej
Würzburg
14–15 sie 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Travelling in Marcin's campervan from Karlsruhe to Berlin, we headed into Würzburg for our first overnight stop. I once visited this lovely city in the 2000s for work. I had a highly effective IT Czytaj więcej
Nuremberg
15–16 sie 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Nuremberg
Devil's Cave
17 sierpnia 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Marcin and I visited Pottenstein to go through Devil's Cave. This large cave network has a light show and music in the larger caverns. The tour guide only speaks in German, and quite dramatically, but Czytaj więcej
Leipzig
17–18 sie 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Leipzig!
Potsdam
18–19 sie 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Potsdam, a pretty town southwest of Berlin, and my final night in Marcin's campervan.
Werder (Havel)
19–24 sie 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Catching up with the wonderful Kristina whom I hadn't seen in about 20 years. I enjoyed looking after her pets Cleo (dog) and Mimo (Cat).
Berlin
25 sierpnia 2024, Niemcy ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
I took a train to Berlin to visit the city and see Michelle and Monica.
Warsaw
26–31 sie 2024, Polska ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
I took a train from Berlin to Poland. It was a comfortable 5 and a half hour journey to Warszawa Centralna. I stayed with my friend Adam in his lovely little apartment. Road works were everywhere as Czytaj więcej
Wroclaw
31 sie–1 wrz 2024, Polska ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
I took a train south west of Warsaw to the lovely city of Wroclaw. Charlie, a friend from Perth I travelled to Singapore and Thailand with over Christmas and New Year, is visiting the city with his Czytaj więcej
Krakow
2–4 wrz 2024, Polska ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
I took a comfortable train ride to Krakow where I stayed on the edge of the Old City. It seems most of Krakow's buildings were undamaged in the war, and the city is filled with so many beautiful old Czytaj więcej
Bratislava, Slovakia
4–6 wrz 2024, Słowacja ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
After taking trains around Germany and Poland for the last five weeks, I'm now on a bus to Slovakia. The bus will take about the same amount of time to go from Krakow to Bratislava, but I don't have Czytaj więcej
Budapest, Hungary
6–8 wrz 2024, Węgry ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
A beautiful city with a beautiful castle overlooking the hilly Buda and flat Pest sides of the city.
I caught up with Charlie and his boyfriend Csabi while here, visited some palacial thermal baths Czytaj więcej
Zagreb, Croatia
8–10 wrz 2024, Chorwacja ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
It saddens me to say Zagreb was the most depressing city I have visited on my sojourn through Europe. The 2020 earthquake made 1,900 buildings unusable. Most of the historical city is covered in Czytaj więcej
Ljubljana, Slovenia
10–12 wrz 2024, Słowenia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Ljubljana is a beautiful city. I hope to come back and spend much more time here.
I caught up with Gregor over dinner. A pleasant surprise to discover he lived here. I hadn't seen him for two years, Czytaj więcej
Trieste, Italy
12–14 wrz 2024, Włochy ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Trieste, the little Vienna of Italy.
Oh how it rained here! I had barely seen any rain this year. Heat waves through Europe and droughts in Ecuador. It felt like the skies tried to make up for it! Czytaj więcej
Graz, Austria
14–15 wrz 2024, Austria ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Graz is the second largest city in Austria. It is a UNESCO City of Design, with its vibrant creative scene, innovative architecture, and forward-thinking urban planning.
Graz is known for its two Czytaj więcej
Vienna, Austria
15–18 wrz 2024, Austria ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
Beautiful Vienna.
Oslo, Norway
18–19 wrz 2024, Norwegia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Exploring Oslo and finding a costume starting with L for Leif's 40th.
Valderøya, Norway
19–23 wrz 2024, Norwegia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
I flew to Ålesund to surprise some old friends for Leif's 40th birthday party. I hadn't seen them in 15 years. This part of Norway is so beautiful. Sissel was such a wonderful host and cooked some Czytaj więcej
Bergen, Norway
23 września 2024, Norwegia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
A half day trip to Bergen on my way to Sweden. It's a cute port city that I'd like to come back and visit again.