Author: Julia
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A tour to the temples of Angkor Wat
Today we were woken up by the sunshine in our faces. Do you know this feeling that makes your nose tickle? Although it is early the breakfast takes long but I imagine they make it with love. It’s included in the room rate. At 8 in the morning we are on our way to the…
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See you later, Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City Sông Sài Gòn is the original name of the Saigon river flowing through HCMC. Before already leaving the country again we were curios to see if HCMC’s port resembles Hamburg at least a bit. We quickly realized that the port area itself is not reachable by foot so we made the…
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Exploring Ho Chi Minh City
Today we had a look at the city zoo which was called Botanical Garden – all in all no different animals than in a regular European zoo and I often start to pity these poor animals when seeing them behind bars in their tiny habitat. This time, it’s no different and I start to wonder…
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Hot air ballooning over the roofs of Hamburg
Hot air ballooning has been one of my dreams for a long time. I got this ride as a Christmas present and it was such a long wait since then! Finally today we got to go and we were really lucky with wind and weather. We even got to see this wonderful sunset. Just look…
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An unusual experience: Being a falconer for a day
This day was truly amazing. I was accompanying a “falconer for a day” – an unusual, yet super exciting way to spend a day on the outskirts of Hamburg. I had the chance to spend an entire day photographing the most amazing birds of prey from just inches away at a wildlife park. Both of…
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Weekend Trip: Boston, MA
So, here I am again – back from New England, from Massachusetts, from Boston! Wow, did I have a great weekend! I was able to leave on Friday because the kids and their dad also had a nice weekend in Florida with their grandparents. So I got on the bus to NY early in the…
