Once home to the fruits and vegetables wholesale market, Marseille Cours Julien has become a hipster neighbourhood with trendy café, restaurants, shops and colorful street art and graffiti covering most of the facades. Vibrant and colorful, Marseille Cours Julien is a must-see for street art lovers Perched up on a hill, Cours Julien and the …
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How to Plan a Unique Road Trip in Corsica
Read about my 7-days Corsica Road Trip itinerary. Discover the “Ile de Beauté”, its dreamy beaches, crystal clear water, jagged mountains, and charming towns.
Postcards From Cape Town Waterfront
Colorful and neat, Cape Town Waterfront was one of my favorite places in town. I liked strolling around, having a drink in one of the bars overlooking the harbour and the boats, watching and listening to the people playing music and dancing in the streets. As the light changes during the day, so do the …
Postcards From Marseille Vieux Port
Don’t you find that cities by the sea, a lake or a river have a special touch? No matter if it’s touristy. A stroll along Marseille Vieux Port is delightful I reckon this is one of the (many) reasons why I enjoyed Marseille so much. Certainly the beautiful weather and the deep blue sky played …
The Magnificent Ravenna Mosaics of S. Apollinare Nuovo
As I stood in front of the Ravenna mosaics, I thought that art sometimes looks close to a miracle… That’s how I felt when I visited Ravenna – one of the most beautiful cities in the Emilia-Romagna region – and admired the magnificent mosaics of S. Apollinare Nuovo, actually only one of the eight religious buildings inscribed …
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Avignon ‘Palais des Papes’, Masterpiece of Gothic Architecture
The magic of the ‘Palais des Papes’ is in its magnificence and the emotions it inspires. Magnificent and austere, the ‘Palais des Papes’ (or the Papal Palace) in Avignon is one of the most breathtaking masterpieces of Gothic architecture, and an example of the role and power of the Catholic Church in the late Middle …
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Mesmerized by Marseille and the ‘Quartier Le Panier’
Never would I have expected to feel mesmerized by Marseille, the Old Town, and the charming ‘Quartier Le Panier‘, the oldest part of the city. It took me only a few steps up one of the narrow alleys from the old port to be enchanted. Old houses with pastel colored shutters, laundry hanging on the …
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Unforgettable Swiss National Day: Paragliding, Parade and Flags
Ever wondered how they celebrate Swiss National Day (August 1st) in Switzerland? In Interlaken, I went paragliding, looked at the cow and costumes parade and watched at the fireworks overlooking Thun and Brienz Lakes.
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7 Reasons to Visit Brindisi
People traveling to Puglia rarely stop and visit Brindisi. However, this lesser-known city is well worth spending a day or two. Even for Italians, when thinking about the Puglia region, Brindisi is not the first destination that comes up to mind. For many, it is just the embarkation point to Greece. But I discovered that …