Tag: Europe
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LOT Business Lounge review, Warsaw/ Warschau – von Eierschalen und Nussschalen
LO402 from HAM to WAW & LO783 from WAW to RIX Meine Füße baumeln aus der Eierschale, ich schwinge gemütlich hin und her. Die “Eierschale” ist eine Art Hängesitz, drei Exemplare davon stehen in der Business Lounge von LOT. Zwar hatte ich mir meinen ersten Aufenthalt in Warschau (WAW), Polen, anders vorgestellt, aber der Flughafen…
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Day trip of County Donegal: Wild Atlantic Way and caves by the beach
Ireland road trip: Maghera Caverns on the beach in Ardara and cliffs overlooking the Atlantic. We used the last full day in County Donegal for a day trip to just enjoy the wonderful nature and landscape. As we were planning to spend the last evening in the pub again (they have live music every day…
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Hiking in Glenveagh National Park
Ireland road trip – hiking in County Donegal: 17,84 km in 5:25 h through Glenveagh National Park Glenveagh National Park is situated in County Donegal, about a half an hour drive from Letterkenny. It’s a great spot to go hiking. Arriving in the visitor center which was less than deserted, a friendly assistant took the…
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On the trail of Luke Skywalker in Ireland – around Inishowen Peninsula
Ireland road trip in a week: Homebase in Letterkenny (Comments in italics by Johanna and Daniel) McGinley’s Pub, Letterkenny. We meet Paul. At least we call him Paul… This Irish accent is still not so easy. > The assumption is obvious, though, since John and Paul seem to be two of the most common male…
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Spontaneous ski trip to Zurich, Switzerland
EW7763 from ZRH to HAM As Daniels plans for the weekend wouldn’t involve me, I thought – why stay at home? So I texted my friend who recently moved to Zurich and luckily he didn’t have any plans. So on Friday, I was on the plane to Zurich with my skiing outfit in my luggage. Plans…
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Around Potsdamer Platz – a short trip to Berlin
I have the pleasure to stay in Berlin this week. Our capital is less than two hours of a train ride away from Hamburg and Daniel needs to work over there. So I decided to come, too, because I was flexible this week. The hotel we stay at couldn’t be more central: Marriott Berlin at…
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Public transport in London – no need to top up the Oyster Card anymore
For me as a part-time geek, one of the coolest things about London public transport was the possibility to just tab the yellow card reader with my contactless credit or debit card and never have to buy a ticket again. Instead of using the Oyster Card which you had to top up manually at the…
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Hold the Handrail, London! I’m coming back
Hooray – booked my flights to London today, so I’ll be coming back again very soon. Whereas I only had the chance to go for the nightlife last time (hanging out in the office is just half the fun) I will now see this beautiful spot in bright daylight. Can’t wait to see London in…
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What to see in Rome, Italy’s capital
As this is just a snapshot of the amazing things to do and see, read my other blog entries and have fun strolling around this city full of history, where there is a sight behind every corner. More of Rome Rome’s secret travel tips This video reveals my secret Rome hacks! So, if you want…
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Visiting the Vatican – impressions of wonderful St. Peter’s Basilica
Visiting the Vatican is special. The state is an enclave in Rome, so one of the tiniest states in the world and the Christian capital of the world. To be honest I am not that interested in religion but in history. Vatican is an amazing place full of historic testimonia and we had a great…
