Snowbiking for beginners
Just to try something new, I rent a snow bike. It looks like a bike, but it has two skis instead of wheels! The…
Pimalai – luxury hotel at Koh Lanta
The speedboat rattles over the sea and brings us to our next destination – the five-star hotel Pimalai on the Thai island Koh Lanta…
Tuscany – A wine trip
Windy roads meander across small hills, cypress avenues lead to terracotta-colored mansions. Vineyards alternate with olive groves, medieval towns and villages perch on the…
Barcelona – Art, Culture and Shopping
Barcelona is a one of the most famous destinations for city trips and so I am always happy to visit the city. I go…
Grenada – A journey to rum and nutmeg
The Sea Cloud II is sailing slowly to the port of St. George’s at the Caribbean island Grenada. The sun is shining, the air…
Detroit – Luxury cars, fancy hotels and a little bit of history
You will find modern skyscrapers at the promenade along the river, luxury cars in Henry Ford’s technical museum, a beach in the middle of…
Grand Hotel Mackinac Island – luxury trip into the past
Mark Twain was already there, also the famous inventor Thomas Edison and several US Presidents have slept here. This weekend I will spend a…
Tallinn – The Medieval Capital by the Sea
It takes a lot more time than what we had at hand to fully explore the capital of Estonia, but for our first visit,…
Viewing the City from the Sheraton Kuala Lumpur
Nightfall in Kuala Lumpur only takes a few minutes. The sun disappears behind the countless skyscrapers of the metropolis and tinges the building in…
Sea Cloud II – Under sail through the Caribbean
It’s early morning and I am alone on the deck of the sailing ship Sea Cloud II. The sun just looks over the edge…