Category Archives: Abroad

Travelling outside Germany.

Summer weekend in South Bohemia: Třeboň, České Budějovice

Introduction

South Bohemia (Jihočeský kraj) with its capital České Budějovice (Budweis) is one of 14 regions in the Czech Republic (aka Czechia).

Located in the very south of the Czech Republic with immediate borders to Germany and Austria (we traveled via Linz to Budweis), this rather secluded region with its picturesque landscapes is a perfect setting for long romantic walks and for extensive cycling or hiking tours.… read more

Ouvrage Hackenberg

Introduction

In 2017 I spent short holidays in Northern France for both improving my French skills and for broadening my horizons about culture and history.

History is a subject I’ve been interested in my whole life, so I was glad to have the opportunity to visit several historic battlefields in Lorraine and Alsace (Elsass-Lothringen1), which aren’t far off from the borders to Germany and Luxembourg.

The … read more

The GR20 on Corsica (southern part)

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. My tour in summer ’18
  3. Résumé
  4. Details of the tour
  5. Links

1. Introduction

Socializing during a hiking trip is great, especially when you hike on an exceptional and challenging trail like the GR20 (Grande Randonée 20) on Corsica, France.

And where else do you have the opportunity to take photos with high altitude mountains and the Mediterranean sea on it?

Word of … read more