Our experience at Cologne Carnival, one of the craziest parties of our lives! Kolle Alaaf Alaaf, Kolle Alaaf! (Curious what that means? Just keep reading!) Super Mario and Luigi, holding hands, sat next to us on the train from Hamburg. We briefly alighted at Messe Deutz. I looked outside the window and saw Scooby Doo’s family (complete … Read more
Welcome to Salla Finland! Our last stop of our 10 day tour of Finland in winter. A wonderland beyond the Arctic Circle, where reindeers outnumber people. Salla’s motto is ‘In the Middle of Nowhere’ – are you curious to know if it’s true or not? Forgotten Words and Nothingness In Finland, there are over 40 … Read more
For way too long, Indonesia was pretty much synonym with Bali. Even Java, the island of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, was often overlooked, despite offering a variety of cultural, historical and natural sights. The city of Bandung is the capital of West Java, a region of great natural beauty – offering respite from the humidity of … Read more
This is the third and last part of our adventures in the Lombardy Alps! A day spent dog sledding and snowshoeing in lovely Valdidentro in the Sondrio province of Lombardia, very close to the Swiss border! We drove higher and higher, under a sapphire sky. I spent all my time dozing in and out, in … Read more
Welcome to the second instalment of our weekend with #InLombardia365! After visiting Chiavenna we headed to Valgerola, home to Bitto cheese. We spent a wonderful evening learning about Bitto and taking a moonlit walk across a frozen, abandoned village. Check the #InLombardia365 hashtag on Instagram if you want to see more awesome pics! Of Mountains and … Read more
And here we are again! Our third visit to Berlin and our third tour with Context Travel in Berlin! Today we’ll tell you about West Berlin, another awesome experience after our Walking the Wall and Divided City tours. A journey across a section of the city that’s been in the spotlight for forty years – … Read more