Tag: travel
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Under the Red Sea – Diving and snorkeling on the shore of Sharm el Sheikh
from Sharm el Sheikh Marina to somewhere on the Red Sea Staying at the Marriott hotel, as always, wasn’t that pleasant, unlike always. What providence that at least the diving school with their warm, friendly staff (especially Mohamed and Yesir, hope I spell the names right) made our diving and snorkeling trips a fantastic time.…
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Christmas memorabilia – an eclectic, international ornament collection
writing on ICE 845 from DUS to Bochum When we visited London in late November it was already Christmas-sy and wonderfully decorated. Holiday spirits were all around and especially on Oxford Street, a major shopping area in London’s city center, it all looked festive. The picture shows the famous Christmas decorations at the Carnaby Street…
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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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Erste Klasse
UA1738 von ORD nach MIA Hipp hipp, hurra, heute geht es im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes erstklassig weiter, ich hab ein Upgrade bekommen – nennt sich bei United „CPU” („Complimentary Premier Upgrade”) und man bekommt es mit Status automatisch, wenn denn genug Platz da ist. Diesmal hat mein Status als United MileagePlus Gold (= Star…
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Hoch hinaus
Nach einem nicht ganz so einfachem Abschied in München steige ich in das Flugzeug ein welches mich nach Singapur bringt. Ich bin sehr froh darüber, dass die Dame in München bei meinen 3 Beuteln mit Schminksachen ein Auge zugedrückt hat. Aktuell ist nämlich pro Gast nur einer erlaubt. Aber den Nagellack wollte ich nicht im…
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Pilikula Nisargadhama
We find ourselves already at half past nine in an almost deserted park, which costs per head 100 rupees entrance fee. A very well maintained park is probably currently young families and couples in love as an excursion destination, but overall not much is going on here. We walk once around the lake in the…
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Land corridor in New Mangalore
09:00 am: We start our self-organized excursion Since we have not booked an excursion with AIDA, but once again want to start on our own discovery tour, we leave the ship with the previously researched info not to be impressed by cab and tuktuk drivers in the port itself, but to leave the port first.…
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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…
