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September 20, 2016
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 2:00 PM
⛅ 16 °C
Altitude: 343 m
Germany Tübingen 48.52164, 9.0576448°31’18” N 9°3’28” E
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La torre reunion 1
September 20, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
This was a really special week: after almost two years of not seeing each other, my Monterrey roommates Argelia and Philipp came to visit me in Tübingen. Until the last moment I couldn't believe it would really happen, for it was a pretty spontaneous trip for both of them and Mexico is but exactly close. However, when they arrived it felt like we had just jumped right from the exchange to Tübingen without ever being separated.
We started of by buying some of the last wine and chocolate at the already closing annual market with vendors from Italy and Spain (as we had to wait half an hour for the next bus, they didn't quite make it all the way to my flat).
The next day, we took a good long walking tour through the town, including a ride on the Stocherkahn (a little boat resembling the Venice gondolas). Through it was a long day, after a nice quesadilla and guacamole dinner plus some tequila Argelia had brought with her, we were fit for the karaoke party at the Black Sheep.
While I had to work the following day, the two others had the chance to go to the chocolate factory of Ritter Sport.Read more
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016
☀️ 17 °C
Altitude: 144 m
France Neudorf 48.57341, 7.7521148°34’24” N 7°45’8” E
La torre reunion 2
September 21, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
After two days in Tübingen, it was time for a change of scenery, so we went to my home town. However, we literally only spent the nights there. Instead, we took a day trip to Strasburg in the Alsace, France, which is only about 1,5 hours away.
The traffic in town was terrible, but after finally finding a parking spot, we met my study friend Pauline and afterwards went for Flammkuchen (a French kind of really thin pizza with sour cream instead of tomato sauce).
The rest of the day we passed walking around the cute little streets (and back to the car in order to pay another 2h parking period in turns). Towards the evening, we went to see a contemporaneous circus on the town square. Though they had a pretty interesting show, it was also quite weird. And our lesson of the day was: even though you speak a different language than everyone else, don't speak behind the backs of other people: they might still understand you :DRead more
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Thursday, September 22, 2016
☀️ 16 °C
Altitude: 186 m
Germany Heidelberg Castle 49.41062, 8.7153149°24’38” N 8°42’55” E
La torre reunion 3
September 22, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Our last day trip took us to Heidelberg, where we visited the historic center, the castle and “Schmelzpunkt“, the best desert place I know :P
After that we had a rather tiring train ride back to Tübingen, since we didn't know that one of the train stations on our way was in construction. Therefore, we ended up taking three different trains and to buses before finally arriving back at my place. Although we all were so tired that we fell asleep for a short while, we somehow still made it to hit the bars for a last night's party before Philipp and Argelia left the next morning.
I'm really grateful for the chance to pass such an awesome week with those two friends that are like family to me. After a total of 3 nights stuffed together in my tiny room, I actually had to get used to having space again.Read more
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Saturday, September 24, 2016
⛅ 15 °C
Altitude: 419 m
Switzerland Zurich airport 47.45822, 8.5554847°27’30” N 8°33’20” E
Zürich
September 24, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Not even separated for a day, and already Philipp and I met again: this time during my layover at the airport of Zürich, where he was visiting his younger brother Robert. We even got a beer on the house in a Swiss 5*****-hotel... cheers!Read more
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Monday, September 26, 2016 at 8:40 PM
🌙 19 °C
Altitude: 10 m
Portugal Pombaline Lower Town 38.71188, -9.1381538°42’43” N 9°8’17” W
Between Belém and Baixa-Chiado
September 26, 2016 in Portugal ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
An amazing and absolutely laid-back trip to Lisbon with Jacqueline, one of my German Monterey-roommates. We were absolutely stunned by the beauty of Portugals capital. Enjoy the pictures ;)
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 8:01 PM
🌙 23 °C
Altitude: 16 m
Portugal Verandas de São Pedro 38.69554, -9.3722538°41’44” N 9°22’20” W
Sintra & Cascais
September 27, 2016 in Portugal ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
We started our day trip at the tiny village of Sintra, where we visited the Palácio dos Mouros, a castle built by early Muslims - maybe that's why it resembles the Chinese wall. We also made our way up to Palácio da Pena (second picture), but didn't enter.
After Sintra, we took a bus to the western-most point of continental Europe: Cabo da Roca, with an amazing view of the ocean. Climbing around the cliffs was one of my personal highlights of today. The other one was just lying at the beach of our third destination Cascais. Though it's end November, it was still warm enough, and some brave even tried attempted a swim in the icy sea.Read more
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Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 5:46 AM
🌙 18 °C
Altitude: 15 m
Portugal Praia do Tarquínio-Paraíso 38.64462, -9.2333738°38’41” N 9°14’0” W
Setúbal Odyssee
September 29, 2016 in Portugal ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
My last day in Portugal started out to be a bit of a fail. Originally, Jacqueline and I wanted to do a day trip to Porto. We already knew that we were going to be on a tight schedule, as trains and busses from Lisbon take around three hours, but we decided we could do it if we just got up early enough. However, when we couldn't even book the tickets ahead, we had to accept that there would be no Porto for us.
Instead, we chose to go to Setúbal, having read that it was only 50 minutes away and that trains ran at least hourly. It turned out that they didn't, so we decided to take a ferry to Cacilhas, from where busses were supposed to run every 15 minutes - no chance. Even after having traveled to different countries in Latin America and Asia, we couldn't believe how much information on public transportation varied and how wrong each of it was. Not even the employees at the ticket counters gave you right answers to your questions.
After another little labyrinth to visit the peninsulas main attraction, the Cristo Rei, and out of pure frustration already waiting for the next ferry to bring us back to Lisbon, we found another little place called Copa da Caparica with a decent beach and gave it a try. We were absolutely amazed to get there and back without completely getting lost, so in the end at least that place was worth the trouble.
We almost didn't care anymore about the frat party at the other side of the street (the third in five nights), which was so loud that it was hard to sleep. But still we were glad to be offered earplugs by a roommate.Read more
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Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 4:43 PM
☀️ 9 °C
Altitude: 497 m
Germany Rechberg 48.6217, 10.2178148°37’18” N 10°13’4” E
In Ulm und um Ulm und um Ulm herum
March 5, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
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Friday, October 13, 2017 at 7:02 PM
⛅ 11 °C
Altitude: 110 m
Poland Stary Mokotów 52.212, 21.0217452°12’43” N 21°1’18” E
Polish Vódka
October 13, 2017 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Visiting my university friends Jessi & Dominik during their exchange in Warsaw :)
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Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 2:00 PM
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 653 m
Germany Tiefental 47.8426, 8.3212247°50’33” N 8°19’16” E
Hiking Wutachschlucht
August 11, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Went on a nice (and surprisingly adventurous) hiking tour with my dad :)
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Sunday, August 12, 2018 at 9:00 AM
☀️ 13 °C
Altitude: 1,205 m
Germany Ofterschwanger Horn 47.50136, 10.2133747°30’5” N 10°12’48” E
Berlin Meetup
August 12, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Same weekend, but another region and other people. I met Marie, a friend from my internship in Berlin, at her boyfriends' place in the region of Allgäu (close to the alps). We hiked halfway up a mountain to have breakfast in a cabin, then decided that the mountain was to beautiful to not go all the way to the top. Sunburn included.Read more
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Thursday, February 7, 2019
⛅ 9 °C
Altitude: 54 m
Germany Alter Markt 50.93753, 6.9602850°56’15” N 6°57’37” E
La torre Cologne Edition
February 7, 2019 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
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Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 12:00 PM
☀️ 13 °C
Altitude: 8 m
France Vieux-Port 43.29518, 5.3761543°17’43” N 5°22’34” E
Marseille
February 16, 2019 in France ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
A short escape to sunny southern France to visit Mariano's friend Lucy 😊
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Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 6:00 PM
☀️ 13 °C
Altitude: 56 m
France Île Ratonneau 43.28352, 5.308443°17’1” N 5°18’30” E
Frioul Island, Marseille
February 16, 2019 in France ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
I just had to create a second entry for today as otherwise I wouldn't have been able to fit in enough pictures of this beautiful island Mariano took me to. It's only a half an hour boot ride from Marseille and right next to a fortress. On the island itself there is a small (and, as we're here off-seasion, pretty deserted) town and a lot of stunning hiking routes. Most of all we saw loads of seagulls - all of them hunting a poor little bird :(Read more
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Sunday, February 17, 2019
⛅ 11 °C
Altitude: 8 m
France Calanque du Cap Rousset 43.33067, 5.1515843°19’50” N 5°9’6” E
Marignan & Carry-le-Rouet
February 17, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We had a nice Sunday stroll along precious coast lines and rocky landscapes. Before meeting Lucy in the morning, we were able to catch the fisherman's spectacle in Marseille: the freshly caught fish were literally handed directly from the boat to the market stand!Read more
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Monday, February 18, 2019
⛅ 13 °C
Altitude: 113 m
France Calanque de l'Eissadon 43.20421, 5.4980143°12’15” N 5°29’53” E
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Parc national des Calanques
February 18, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
I can't tell how much I appreciate the recommendation to visit the Calanques. This national park consist of beautiful cliffs along finger-shaped bays of the Cote d'Azur. The views are breathtaking!
We hiked around 15 km, starting at the fisherman's village of Cassis. More than once we got a little lost (our hiking guide gave orientation points like "green gates" - of which unfortunately there were about 10), but in the end we always found our way back onto the path. To wrap up the day we had some coffee and pastries while watching the sub slowly setting above the sea.Read more
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Monday, March 25, 2019 at 9:44 PM
⛅ 6 °C
Altitude: 5 m
Netherlands Waterlooplein 52.36879, 4.8979452°22’8” N 4°53’53” E
Family & friends day(s)
March 25, 2019 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
I finally got to see my cousin Ella again - for the first time after 5 years! She's here on a visit from the USA, where she had been living since age 11. As she's only going to be um Europe for a week, we decided to also travel a bit. We chose Amsterdam.
Coincidentally, it turned out that I would even be able to meet some friends here. The first of them was Mandy, a friend from Monterrey who used to study in the Netherlands and now only came for a short visit.
Ella and I joined a "free walking tour" in the afternoon and then went to some stores, just to be anywhere a little warmer. When Mandy arrived, we walked around a bit longer, got some waffles and then met two of Mandy's friends for dinner: Juan Carlos from Mexico and Anna from RussiaRead more
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
⛅ 8 °C
Altitude: 5 m
Netherlands Waterlooplein 52.36882, 4.8979552°22’8” N 4°53’53” E
Amsterdam arts
March 26, 2019 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Most of today we spent in the Rijksmuseum, a 4-floor museum full of Dutch art that was by far more than just Rembrandt and van Gogh. We had also tried to get into individual museum about those two, as well as the Anne Frank house, but apparently there's no chance if you haven't booked your tickets 3 days to 2 months upfront.
We managed to meet Philipp (we didn't take a picture together, but he's included in some other blog entries) and some of his colleagues at the museum. Weird enough, one of those colleagues teaches at Ella's (not that huge) school - it's just a small world.Read more
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Sunday, May 31, 2020
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 444 m
Germany Rothenburg upon Tauber 49.38019, 10.1867449°22’49” N 10°11’12” E
Rothenburg & Tauber valley
May 31, 2020 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
For the Pentecost weekend, Julia and I had planned to visit Berlin's Carnival of Cultures again (the 2018 edition was pretty amazing). Since it's Covid-19 year, however, we swapped this plan for an active weekend at Julia's (kind of great too ❤).
This is day 1, an easy 15 km hike around Rothenberg ob der Tauber, along the mills at the river and to a beautiful lake called Lindleinsee.Read more
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Monday, June 1, 2020
☀️ 20 °C
Altitude: 365 m
Germany Heimbach 49.11396, 9.7239549°6’50” N 9°43’26” E
75 km to Schwäbisch Hall
June 1, 2020 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
By MOUNTAINbike 🚵:
Crailsheim -- Wolpertshausen -- Unteres Bühlertal -- Schwäbisch Hall and back
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Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 12:20 PM
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 421 m
Austria Aigen 47.789341, 13.07576847°47’22” N 13°4’33” E
Close culture shocks
June 16, 2022 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
So Bovec (in the Soča valley, Slovenia) is calling again. Since it will be Julia's and my fifth time in the same place doing the same thing I am figuring I will not be posting a lot. Let's see though, I might still change my mind and open another designated trip after all 😁

At least one thing is new: instead of taking the train down to Ulm (southern Germany) and go the remaining 6+ hours together with Julia by car, this time we meet all the way down in Villach, an Austrian town just a one-hour border crossing via Predel pass from our destination. I am currently switching trains in Salzburg and a little stunned by two (seen from outside potentially minor) things:
1. All of my six trains (counting also the trams in Cologne and Munich) were one time or delayed by at most three minutes. Even with my heavy luggage - carrying equipment not only for kayaking, but also for climbing - I reached all my connecting trains. While as a non-German stereotypes may lead you to think of this as obvious ("German punctuality" and so on), this is indeed highly irregular. Turns out that in international comparison our trains are among the top-ranking regarding delays. And even when they are not delayed, they may change the schedule to an earlier departure and not even notify the train staff.
2. My way to Austria and towards Slovenia took me through Bavaria - the most strict German state regarding Covid rules. Consequently, when using public transportation you are not only required to wear a face mask, but one of FFP2 standard. So in Salzburg, I boarded my final train, still wearing the FFP2 mask, only to discover that I was the only one. Apparently, without the outside world realizing, Austria has abolished masks altogether. I'm choosing to consider this a good sign indicating that we are finally about to put Covid behind us.

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Monday, May 29, 2023
☁️ 21 °C
Altitude: 844 m
Austria Nassereith 47.314791, 10.83786447°18’53” N 10°50’16” E
Nassereith: multipitching
May 29, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
A long weekend of multipitching and sport climbing in Tyrol together with a group of the German Alpine Club (DAV) Rhein-Sieg. Summing up in a few words it was slabby - hard - loads of rockfall - weird approaches.Read more
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Friday, June 30, 2023
☁️ 16 °C
Altitude: 1,593 m
Germany Kampenwand 47.755477, 12.36401347°45’20” N 12°21’50” E
Family weekend to Chiemsee (1/2)
June 30, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
A few years ago, my parents noticed that one of the only times they get to see both their daughters was at Christmas. To change that, we started to go one a weekend trip once a year. After an interruption due to Covid, we took up this tradition again.
This year we meet at Chiemsee, the biggest lake in Bavaria. Our schedule includes a hike around Kampenwand, a sail across the lake and a stroll around the farms close to the village of Bernau.Read more
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Saturday, July 1, 2023
☁️ 20 °C
Altitude: 511 m
Germany Prien 47.861622, 12.36210247°51’42” N 12°21’44” E
Family weekend to Chiemsee (2/2)
July 1, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
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Saturday, September 16, 2023
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 424 m
Germany Crailsheim 49.136567, 10.07201949°8’12” N 10°4’19” E
Volksfest Crailsheim
September 16, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Ever heard of Oktoberfest? Probably you're thinking of the famous one in Munich. However, especially in the German south almost every town and village has its own Oktoberfest, a few of them almost as big as in Munich. For instance, Julia's (farther rural) town has the third biggest of them. Now that there are no Covid-based restrictions anymore, I finally got to attend it.Read more
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