Greece 2017 (part III): Corinth Canal
Corinth Canal, Greece: The first stop on my trip to the eastern Peloponnese was at the Corinth Canal, approximately 70 km west of Athens. With a length of 6.4 km […]
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Greece 2017 (part II): Cape Sounion
Cape Sounion, Greece: After visiting the most prominent sights of Athens, I took a bus to Cape Sounion at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula. The 70-km-long drive followed […]
Greece 2017 (part I): Athens
Athens, Greece: In March 2017, I took a week off and spontaneously decided to visit Greece. I had only five full days in the country and tried to see as […]
Turkey 2010/11 (Day 5)
Istanbul: While the previous days were packed with sight-seeing, we used our last day in Istanbul to leisurely stroll through the alleys of the old town. We wandered to the […]
Turkey 2010/11 (Day 4)
Along the Bosporus: After celebrating New Year’s Eve on the Galata Bridge, we spent the first day of 2011 on the Bosporus. This narrow waterway separates Europe and Asia and […]
Turkey 2010/11 (Day 3)
Istanbul: We started our third day in Istanbul with a visit to the world-famous Topkapi Palace (see here for day 1 and day 2). The city’s sultans lived in this […]
Turkey 2010/11 (Day 2)
Istanbul: After we used the first day in Istanbul to get an overview of the city centre, we now wanted to visit its most prominent sight: the mighty Hagia Sophia. […]
Turkey 2010/11 (Day 1)
Istanbul: In December 2010, I surprised my girlfriend with a spontaneous trip to one of Europe’s most interesting cities: Istanbul! We spent five full days in this fascinating place and […]
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