We often fantasize about how it would be to abandon our busy city life, quit our jobs and move to the Ardennes or even abroad to start a more sustainable and peaceful life in the countryside where we can grow our own vegetables, keep bees,...
Christmas eve 2018 will be one to remember, especially around the Etna. A 4.8 earthquake shook the area up pretty good. Luckily there were no casualties but some buildings collapsed and roads were closed. And guess what our next destination was? Yep, Fiumifreddo, some 36 k...
Here in Sardinia we were lucky to come across a very special celebration. We witnessed the Ottana Boes and Merdules feast/ritual that is the start of the preparations for carnival that will take place some weeks later. ...
Greece is beautiful. It’s the contrast between the mountains, rocks and rough terrain against the ever-present Mediterranean that we liked so much. The scenery is amazing and what really ties it together, are the characteristic and omnipresent orange and tangerine trees. They make us feel happy. ...
We did an amazing road trip there. We entered Turkey from Bulgaria and drove for Istanbul where we entered Asia, than we went west via Samson and Trabson to cross the border with Georgia, we re-entered Turkey in Türkgözü and continued our way back east...
After our two-day hike and one more relaxing day in the baths of Borjomi, we left Georgia, a country we fell in love with. The six weeks we spent there were amazing and won’t be forgotten. We crossed the border at Vale although the guesthouse owner...
Six weeks we spent in Georgia, six weeks that felt like a dream. But before we definitely said goodbye, we had some unfinished business to take care of....
This time we left for Kakheti and what would be the most eastern part of our journey. First, we spent three days in Udabno, in a nice, bit alternative guesthouse, where we felt right at home. The scenery couldn’t be more different from where we came. A...