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Seychelles (Dec’23)
Unfortunately due to lack of time being now a busy working mom, my blog posts resume to Instagram like short posts 🙂 Nevertheless, here is a short tldr of our experience, and happy to answer questions. Some reflections about Seychelles. – best time to visit is November /April (check for rain season and avoid) – people are very friendly – beaches are very special – the islands are known for the giant turtles which you sometimes see randomly on the street (happened to us in La Digue) – the islands are made of granite rock – there are many islands but the main inhabited one by locals (not just hotel…
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Cyprus (June 2022)
[Photos below the text] We took our main holiday of 2022 in June of this summer and spent a few lovely weeks in Cyprus. It’s been over 1.5 months since we are back so this post is long overdue 🙂 All in all we enjoyed our trip and would go back. We also learnt about the history of the country, a British colony until 1960. In 1974, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus began which resulted into them taking control of 38% of the island (north east), which is still the case until today (UN peacemaking forces help with maintaining peace). Cyprus is part of the EU since 2004. From our…
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Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa (Dec’21)
[Photos at the bottom of the page] We are back from our last trip of 2021, in early December, to the exotic island of Zanzibar in Tanzania. It was a last minute idea, which created more excitement around it. To enter the country we had to do a PCR test 72h prior to entry, due to covid (regardless of the vaccination status). I really wanted to travel outside Europe and to feel the excitement of discovering a place with a different landscape, people, culture, which is what I like most about travelling (and why I usually pick a different country / place for my travels). Another phenomenon specific to Zanzibar…
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Andalucia, Spain – Malaga, Granada, Sevilla (Oct ’21)
[Photos at the bottom of the page] We are back from our Spanish holiday to the sunniest part of Spain where at the end of October we enjoyed average temperatures of 25C. While there, we also wondered if we could live in that part of Spain sometimes in the future and if any of the cities we visited could be a good candidate. No clear winners so far, but for sure a nice travelling experience that combined relaxing on the beach in the south of Spain with some city sightseeing. We loved as always to practice our Spanish, hear the music and experience the relaxed culture. In short Malaga was…
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Naxos & Koufonisia & Mykonos, Greece (August 2021)
[Photos at the bottom of the page] We are back from Greek paradise and I wanted to leave these memories & tips here before forgetting. Apart from a temporary medical issue for a few days during my trip which limited my activities, I had a wonderful stay. We spent most of the time in Naxos which is a more relaxed, budget and family / couple oriented place, with a day visit to Koufonisia island. In the last 1.5 days we were in Mykonos, as our flight was from there (this island has a reputation for being an expensive party place for rich people, smth like Ibiza; we did enjoy the…
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Bodrum & Fethiye & Oludeniz, Turkey (July 2021)
[Photos at the bottom of the page] I was feeling completely exhausted lately both personally and from work (as many other folks I know), so a much needed last minute vacation to the seaside was the right choice. We looked at last minute flight prices and conditions of entry from Switzerland to different countries in the Mediterranean and landed on Turkey, a country I have not been to before. We really enjoyed our stay there and I can sincerely recommend this part of Turkey (I will start with tips and the photos you can find below, as usual). As of July 2021 Turkey required a covid antigen or PCR test…
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Greece – Crete (October 2020)
It took me a couple of months to write the article about Crete so I hope I still remember it well enough 🙂 This will be a shorter one. Tldr is that we loved Crete esp. for late spring or early autumn, prices are good and Greek food is amazing as usual. As of Oct 2020 since we travelled from Switzerland and we live there, were randomly tested for corona at the airport (check entry requirements for each country before going there). Budget Crete is rather on the cheap side if you compare it to other European beach destination like Italy, Spain, France or other. When should I visit? April…
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Egypt: Marsa Alam / Quseer / Luxor (Dec 2020, country #38)
We just came back from Egypt and I booked tickets to go back..I usually almost never go back to the same place given my goal to visit every country in the world in my lifetime, but Egypt was quite smth! I also plan to visit some new places when I do go back. In short it is a perfect escape combo with the relaxed Maldives like waters of the Red sea, full of corals and underwater life, as well as an opportunity to see unique places such as Luxor, Aswan with a rich history, monuments, pharaohs tombs and learn about ancient Egypt mythology. As far as corona prevention measures (as…
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Greece – Zakynthos (August 2020)
It’s August 2020 and this is our first holiday article of 2020, as we haven’t left this year anywhere outside Switzerland, the country we live in (due to the covid19 pandemic). Minutes from starting my work day from home, I decided to quickly share my impressions before I forget certain details 🙂 Before I start do keep in mind that due to covid19 there are special procedures for entering Greece (which vary based on where you are travelling from / your country of residency). As of August 2020, most of us entering Greece needed to fill out an online form which you can find at travel.gov.gr and keep the QR…
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Costa Rica (Dec 2019, country #37)
We decided to take a longer holiday this December and Costa Rica, “the Switzerland of Latin America” seemed like the perfect choice from stories we heard from friends and some online research. Some key words to describe our 3+ weeks experience there: surfing, rafting, zipline, animal spotting, national parks, cloud forests, tropical fruits, beaches, mountains and in one word: ADVENTURE and a diverse range of activities, for all tastes. Budget required Costa Rica is considered one of the most expensive countries in Latin America, but we still found it quite affordable. As our vacation was long, we set up a 50$ budget per person per day which included accommodation, food…