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Our world is so incredibly beautiful and versatile and we want to explore & experience as much of it together as possible. We are Sandra and Michael from Darmstadt – commuters between full-time jobs and 30 days of vacation per year. There is a lot of wanderlust in between. And that’s why we keep pulling out into the wide or near world. Since 2012, we have been on our smaller and larger holidays by 78 Countries On travelled to all 5 continents and blog with a lot of passion about our countless adventures and experiences in our travel blog – be it from dreamlike islands, in cities of millions, on mountain peaks, in the pure wilderness or even in the depths of the oceans. Travel is our great passion and we love to get to know and write about new countries, places and cultures.

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San Juan – Tourist Attractions, Things to Do & Photo spots (Puerto Rico)

Categories: Travel reports, Central America & the Caribbean, Puerto Rico

After 7 wonderful days in the Caribbean, our cruise with carnival Valor ended today again in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico. Day 14 of our trip around the world Checking out at Carnival Valor The day before, an information sheet was distributed with the most important information on check-out. We opted for the Self-Assist variant and had to carry our luggage from the ship and check it out the morning after breakfast. But it all happened quite quickly. …

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Saint Martin – Island Tour & The Planes at Maho Beach (St. Martin)

Categories: Travel reports, Central America & the Caribbean, Saint Martin

The sint maarten and Saint-Martin archipelago in the north of the Lesser Antilles was the last stop on our Caribbean cruise today. Day 13 of our trip around the world The divided island of St. Martin The island of St. Martin with the capital Philipsburg is not very large, but consists of a Dutch part in the south (Sint Maarten) and a French part in the north (Saint Martin). We didn’t know before. St. Martin is thus the smallest inhabited …

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Saint Kitts – Diving on the west coast in Basseterre (St. Kitts)

Categories: Travel reports, Central America & the Caribbean, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Today’s stop on our Carnival Valor cruise was the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. Our ship has docked here in the port of the capital Basseterre. Day 12 of our trip around the world Arrival on St. Kitts St. Kitts (also known by its former name “Saint Christopher”) forms the island state of St. Kitts and Nevis together with the southern island of Nevis. The island in the Caribbean is quite tranquil with a maximum length of 30 kilometers and …

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Barbados – Catamaran Tour & Swimming with turtles (Barbados)

Categories: Travel reports, Central America & the Caribbean, Barbados

After our sea day in the Caribbean Sea yesterday we arrived on the Caribbean island of Barbados this morning. Day 10 of our trip around the world Things to know about Barbados Barbados is an island in the Caribbean and part of the Lesser Antilles. The island now has a population of about 280,000 and the capital is Bridgetown, home to a third of the population. Until 1966, Barbados was a British colony, so the official language is still English …

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Carnival Valor – Our 7-Day Cruise through the Caribbean (Puerto Rico)

Categories: Travel reports, Central America & the Caribbean, Puerto Rico

After the first packed days of our world tour in Iceland and Florida, our flight from Orlando to San Juan on Puerto Rico only went around noon today, so that we could sleep relaxed and start the day. From here we started our 7-Day Cruise through the Caribbean with Carnival Valor. Day 7 of our trip around the world Arrival in San Juan Our flight with Spirit Airlines departed on time at 1 p.m. and 2.5 hours later we landed …

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Orlando & Swimming with Manatees in Crystal River (USA)

Categories: Travel reports, North America, USA, Florida

Since our flight from Reykjavik took off rather late, we only had one hour to get to the US in Boston before our connecting flight continued to Orlando. As every time, immigration officials asked a number of questions, including when we will return to Germany. When we answered that we were going on a 6-month world tour, we were told with big eyes and the statement “You must be a millionaire. I’m jealous.” looked at. Then there was a “Have …

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Skaftafell National Park – The blue ice caves of Vatnajökull (Iceland)

Categories: Travel reports, Dream Destinations, Europe, 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.

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