Our first hotel in Cyprus was the Salamis Bay Conti Resort Hotel & Casino, which is located in the northern part of the island, that is, in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
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In terms of area, Europe, together with Australia, is the smallest part of the country, but with more than 700 million inhabitants it is one of the more densely populated parts of the world. Europe, along with Asia, is the landmass of Eurasia. However, its culturally and historically independent development justifies its separation as a separate continent. The 10 largest cities in Europe are Istanbul, Moscow, London, Saint Petersburg, Berlin, Madrid, Kiev, Rome, Paris and Minsk.
Our rental car for Northern Cyprus & Southern Cyprus (Cyprus)
It was clear to us from the outset that we wanted to explore the entire island of Cyprus on our own with the rental car, because there are beautiful sights in the south as well as in the north of the island.
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Today was the beginning of our 7 days in Cyprus. Holidays in Europe – actually relatively untypical for us, unless it’s a city trip. But that is also precisely why we once opted for a European holiday destination. Your own continent is far too beautiful to always travel far away! And besides, we really wanted to take a look at the underwater world of the Mediterranean and dive into one of the most famous wrecks in the world – the …
» Read the full blog postThe Messel Pit Fossil Site – A window into prehistory (Germany)
Today we made a trip to the Messel pit, which is only about 20 minutes by car from our home in Darmstadt.
» Read the full blog postBrussels – Tourist Attractions, Things to do & Photo spots (Belgium)
Brussels is ideal for a short weekend getaway. Depending on where you live, Brussels is not all too far away from Germany, so it is easy to reach, the city is quite clear and not all too big and well developed for tourism. Whether on foot, by sightseeing bus or public transport – you can get to all important sights quite quickly and easily.
» Read the full blog postHelsinki – The inhabited sea fortress Suomenlinna (Finland)
Since our plane does not return to Germany until 4.55 p.m. this afternoon, we still had enough time to explore the sea fortress Suomenlinna.
» Read the full blog postTallinn – Tourist Attractions, Things to do & Photo spots (Estonia)
We explored the city of Tallinn as part of a day trip starting from the city of Helsinki. Due to the short distance of these two capitals and the good connections by ferries and even air connections, it is a great opportunity to combine these two cities on a sightseeing trip. Ferry Terminal D is just a 15-minute walk from Tallinn’s Old Town.
» Read the full blog postTallink – By ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn (Finland / Estonia)
Today we had a day trip from Helsinki to Tallinn. Due to the short distance of these two capitals and the good connections by ferries and even air connections, it is a great opportunity to combine these two cities on a sightseeing trip 🙂
» Read the full blog postHelsinki – Tourist Attractions, Things to do & Photo spots (Finland)
Since October 3rd was a monday as a public holiday this year, the first weekend in October was predestined for a city trip. Since we liked Stockholm so much, this time we decided on a combined trip Helsinki & Tallinn.
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Our day trip to Strasbourg was very spontaneous: Friday was predicted in the news super weather for the whole weekend and on Sunday at 9 o’clock we sat in the car and entered Strasbourg as a destination in our navigation system. From Darmstadt, Strasbourg is only about 200 kilometres away, so it took us just under 2 hours to get to the city. And the weather forecast was also true: it was bright blue sky and the sun was already …
» Read the full blog postStockholm – Tourist Attractions, Things to do & Photo spots (Sweden)
We’ve been earning a long time at Miles & More. And there it is always a good time to look at the side of mileage snippets to be inspired for a weekend destination. When we saw that Stockholm was on the list, we slammed and booked for the last weekend of July.
» Read the full blog postThe Blue Lagoon – The famous thermal bath at Reykjavik (Iceland)
For the 4th and last day in Iceland we had picked up one of the main attractions of the island: the Blue Lagoon in Grindavik near Reykjavik.
» Read the full blog postSkaftafell National Park – The blue ice caves of Vatnajökull (Iceland)
Already at 6.30 o’clock today we set off on the 180 km long way to the ice caves of Vatnajökull in the Skaftafell National Park. We had happened to see some pictures of the caves on the internet (The Most Breathtaking Natural Places In The World) and were so excited about it that we really wanted to see it.
» Read the full blog postGolden Circle Route – Thingvellir, Waterfalls & Geyser Strokkur (Iceland)
Today we set the alarm clock at 9 o’clock and outside it was still dark. In December, the sun does not rise until after 12 o’clock in Iceland and already at 4 p.m. again. Not really long to take the Golden Circle route with the Geysir Strokkur.
» Read the full blog postReykjavik – Tourist Attractions & the beautiful Northern Lights (Iceland)
9 months we were looking forward to this moment so much, and today we finally started for us – on to Reykjavik! The start of our 6 month world tour through 28 countries. If you look forward so incredibly for such a long time to a certain day, you can’t believe it when it’s finally there 🙂
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