Before we tackled the mountains, we made a brief stop at Cuneo, a lovely city with a special bridge and a historic centre of beautiful houses with arcades, that you can walk along the shops protected from sun, rain and snow. We were quite sure that the Col de Tende, an important pass to France, …
After we had crossed the Alps, we came past lake Como, where we stopped for a lunch break and went to a monastery called Abbazia di Piona, but it was already closed. We made our way past Milano and stopped at Vercelli for the night. We walked into town and admired the Piazza Cavour by …
As we are travelling with a smaller camper at the moment, we decided to do some of the famous passes over the Alps, which were still open. We started our tour at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany, where we had spent the night close to the border to Austria. Our route took us past the Zugspitze, a …
End of June 2024 we had returned from Africa and the Middle East. The summer in Austria was great, and we had enough time to meet with friends and family, attend a wedding, celebrated a birthday and much more. A lot of time went into servicing our “Cochecito”, which needed a bit of attention after …
From Cyprus to Austria – a diary! We left Cyprus on the ferry on the 21st, and it was as chaotic as when we arrived. This time we were loaded onto the middle deck, which meant hot, not enough ventilation and very, very noisy. It was a very pleasant night, and we arrived fresh and …
We had crossed the border into Northern Cyprus again and headed to Girne, the port from where we will leave again, to get our tickets sorted. Beside of that, we visited the lovely harbour town with a big castle and an Abbey ruin close by. Girne Castle at the east end of the old harbour …
We were still exploring the coast, spending a day at the remote Lara Beach, but finally had enough of the heat and drove into the mountains, hoping for at least cool nights. We came past the shipwreck of Edro III. In 2011, the Sierra Leone-flagged ship ran aground during heavy seas, while on a voyage from Limassol to …
There are many archaeological sites in Cyprus, and we normally love to explore them, but with the heat we left most of them for maybe another visit to Cyprus. The site of Kato Paphos was the one we decided to visit anyway, so we went there in the morning, which didn’t help much concerning the …
After crossing the border, the first thing we did, was stop at a Lidl supermarket. We were again shocked by the prices. Germans we met there, confirmed, that the prices are 20% above the prices of a German Lidl. Very strange. The second activity was to get a SIM card. Cyprus might be included in …
Still in the northern part of Cyprus, we reached Varosha, a suburb of Famagusta. It was once the number-one tourist destination in Cyprus. Many new high-rise buildings and hotels were constructed in the area. Between 1970 and 1974, it was one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and was a favourite for celebrities …
