Saturday, September 18. From Sibiu we take the road E68 to Brasov and then the DN7C to Cârtisoara. The mountains rise in front of us. Still some clouds partly cover the mountains. The road meanders up and up. What a…
Lively Sibiu
Thursday, September 16, after the beautiful cities of Pécs and Szeged in Hungary we cross the border to Romania. After lunch in Deva we visit the 15th century Corvin Castle in Hunedoara. Beautiful old castle, worth a small detour. Next…
Budapest, beauty at the Donau
Walking into town we cross the beautiful Museum of Applied Arts. Actually they renovate it, so we see just a picture on the scaffolding. At the Hungarian National Museum many people hang around in the park. The building of 1802…
Bratislava Swat Team for breakfast
Sunday, 2021 September 12 Last Saturday we, Marien, Hans Jurgen and I, went on a roadtrip to the East. After a night in Prague we visited Brno in Czech Republic. On top of town castle Hrad Spilberk awaits us. All…
Ancient building skills
Friday 6 March 2020. After checking in, into the city. Survive some very busy and crazy street crossings, traffic lights are decorative it seems. Cross the river Nile, walk under some palm trees at Al-Zohreiya Gardens and see the Cairo…
More than Petra
Saturday 29 February. Yesterday evening I arrived in the capital of Jordan, Amman. After passing the lighted coast of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem we’re landing. Buy a visa by card, take a cab to the hotel and meet roommate Oli…
Back to the fifties
Sunday 19 February 2020. Yesterday the plane from Cancun brought me to Havana, where I met my good old friend Marien. With him and 6 others, I explore Cuba in two weeks’ time, from Havana in the north to Baracoa…
Exploring some jungle between the Mayan ruins
Saturday 11 January. San Cristobál is our home in the next days. It’s a nice Spanish style city. Nearby is San Juan Chamula. Indigenous people live here and the church is the only one in the world with there mixture…
Mexico, center of the world
Saturday 4 January 2020. Arrived yesterday evening and this morning I run into firefighter Robby from the UK. He is doing the same trip and we decided to explore Mexico City by hop-on-hop-off tour. In the historic city center, we…
Into the country side of Madagascar
Saturday 7 September. Today is cloudy and cold, 16C. I was a bit optimistic about shorts. After a two hour drive we arrive in a small village. A local guide explains about the hike and the local villages. We follow…