Tag: by day
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Laem Chabang Port/ Bangkok: Chinese New Year, temples and the Sky Bar
Mein Schiff Southeast Asia cruise: Day 5 – 11.9 km on foot – 04.02. 01:30 all hands on board – 04.02. 02:00 cast off – italic lines as always from Daniel – We experience everything probably a little more quietly than usual, whereby and the direct comparison is missing of course. Our driver, who brings…
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Singapore – city of modernity and contrasts
Mein Schiff Southeast Asia cruise: Day 2 – 20 km walk – 17:45 all aboard – 19:00 cast off – italic lines as always from Daniel – Today we took the subway, called MRT, into the city. Singapore shines, as expected, with a very well developed and organized local transport – unfortunately, electronic means of…
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Palma de Mallorca in November
A glimpse of summer right before Christmas This weekend I was in Palma with a dear friend of mine. Finally, after three years when we decided to go on a trip together, we made it. Our treat – we both turned 30 this year – was to go to Mallorca for three days. Coincidentally all…
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Ideas for a weekend or layover in Amsterdam
KL1780 from HAM to AMS & KL3091 from AMS to RIX Now vacation travel is definitely over for me, I needed to see a dear friend of mine in Amsterdam. Although we happened to be in the exact same city just a weekend before, I went there again yesterday and it got me thinking. What…
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Motorbiking heaven on the High Alpine Road – Timmelsjoch Hochalpenstraße mit dem Motorrad
2.509 m.a.s.l. – 2.509 m ü.M. [comments in Italic by Daniel, as always] – We rode from Passeier valley to the top, all the way up the Italian winding pass road. The Austrians collect tolls, so we turned around and went down again the way we came. That was planned as we did the Timmelsjoch…
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Tandem flight experience in Dorf Tirol, South Tyrol
Dorf Tirol, 600 m.a.s.l. [comments in Italic by Daniel, as always] – I surprised Daniel with an early birthday present (it’s still a month to go but the occasion is just too good) and we took Daniel to Dorf Tirol under a pretext. It was hard to get him to wear ankle-high, sturdy shoes which…
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What to do on a cruise stopover in beautiful Venice
[comments in Italic by Daniel, as always] – We came in by plane yesterday and we saw at least seven (!) cruise ships harbored. So we thought, „what to do in Venice when you have limited time?“ So here are our tipps on what to do on a cruise stopover in Venice: Do get lost…
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Venice and Murano: Where to stay, how to get around, what to do
writing on LO 402 from HAM to WAW and LO309 from WAW to VCE [comments in Italic by Daniel, as always] – Venice airport. It’s another hour and a bit until our water shuttle to the hotel leaves, so we call Lagare Hotel Murano to check if we have the chance to catch an earlier…
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Last night already – Al Seef shopping & dining
My business trip comes to an end already and I didn’t want to miss the chance to go and explore this magic city, again. Tonight, I’ve ubered to Al Seef Shopping Center, a brand new venue that, like La Mer, is bordered by water and pairs the Oriental flair of 1,001 nights a Mediterranean touch.…
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How to use a layover of 9h in EWR
writing on UA1005 from LIM to EWR & UA864 from EWR to HAM On our way from South America back to Germany it is inevitable to not have two consecutive red-eyes when picking the airline of choice, United. As you can tell, the time in between must be quite long and for us, it’s New…
