As always I wake up early when on holiday. Why???? But lets make the best of the day. Started with walking around a little bit. Starting with a walk along Kungsträdgården with the beautiful Japanese cherry blossoming (see featured picture) I make my way up to Sergels Torg and to Drottninggatan. Tourist are gathering around…
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After some normal days, celebrating my birthday, visiting friends and doing family stuff I am off again to the beautiful city of Stockholm. I try to go as often as I can. I just love everything about the city. This year I will be there two times. Once now and once in September, when my parents…
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A whole day out. Started early to get my glasses fixed in Dortmund. Got the best customer service possible. Cut down the time from one week – which would have meant going around in old glasses for a on time – to 1 hour because I have to travel so far. Perfect! A little bit…
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A nice and sunny day to wake up. Fresh rolls from the bakery and late breakfast. Plan for the day is to go to the Münsterland north of where my parents live. a 45 minute drive over side roads (highway is boring in nice weather). First stopp is Nordkirchen castle, a nice “Versailles style” castle…
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Finally two weeks of holidays. Spending 9 days in Germany and 6 days in Stockholm. Starting from the airport at 10 am has some advantages. You can “sleep in” – at least more than taking the 7 am flight and take the cheaper bus (1/10th of the taxi price). Hoping for some better weather home…
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I did it once more. Again I used my lunch break to dream about travelling. Unfortunately I found a cheap flight from Stockholm to Helsinki in Finland. There is not much more to say. I booked it. April 20th 2017 starting at 8:45, returning at 20:40. That gives me a nice day in the Finish…
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As always I like to start thinking early about travel yo get the best information and the best deals. But this time I started of with a bit of a dilemma. Where to go for my big birthday tour next year (Easter 2018)? I had an idea of going to Brisbane, Australia for three weeks. Including…
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This years travel calender is filling up nicely. We just made plans for the Pentecost weekend, which includes monday as a legal holiday. Leaving on Saturday and coming back on Tuesday, just one extra day is “lost”. No holidays left to use this year. The tour goes to Copenhagen, Denmark. An international group from Norway,…
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I am going to Stockholm around Easter and I thought about what to do in Stockholm. I have been there so many times and I like to do new stuff combined with known. One day of activity followed by a day of rest and doing little. First I thought about a day trip either to Åland…
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The plans for 2017 are made and confirmed. It will be an exciting year. April: Dortmund/Germany (9 days) – SAS April: Stockholm/Sweden (7 days) – SAS Mai: Torshavn/Færørerne (4 days) – SAS June: Copenhagen/Denmark (2 days) – Norwegian and DFDS Seaways August: Dortmund/Germany (3 days) – SAS September: Stockholm/Sweden (3 days) – Car October: Hongkong/China (8…
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