I only had ten days in Thailand to cram in as much as possible with Ina, a close friend from Salzburg, who I had met up with earlier in Phuket. We focused on the southwest part of the country, starting…
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It was my first time in Thailand, a country that ends up on many backpackers' lists as an easy and beautiful country to travel around. I wholeheartedly agree, and already can't wait to come back to explore more of Thailand.…
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When I first arrived in Thailand, we spent the first few nights based in Ao Nang, in the Krabi region on the famous Phang Nga Bay. It was beautiful, what with sunsets from Ao Nang Beach and the day we…
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We spent three nights on the tiny Thai island of Ko Tao, and it was far and away our favourite spot of the entire trip. We could easily have spent a month on this darling little spot in the Gulf…
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We flew home from our little getaway on Gran Canaria, a Spanish island off the coast of Morocco on a Wednesday evening, and by Thursday morning I had showered, repacked, slept and was back at Munich Airport for 24 hours…
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It was my first time in Thailand, a country that ends up on many backpackers' lists as an easy and beautiful country to travel around. I wholeheartedly agree, and already can't wait to come back to explore more of Thailand.…
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While we were based in Ao Nang, one of our favourite day trips was a day tour to Hong Island with Get Your Guide, my long-time favourite tour-booking platform which I've used in many countries around the world. It was…
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I’ve been fortunate enough to experience a number of European islands during my time living on the continent – from the beautiful jungle-covered islands of the Azores and Madeira, belonging to Portugal, and the four Balearics of Spain, the historical…
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Surfers flock to the Canaries from all around for the spectacular waves. Having been on a surfboard just once before – for my 23rd birthday in fact, in Byron Bay, Australia – we felt that a second try five years…
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Gran Canaria, one of the islands of the Canary Islands, was the perfect destination for a sunny escape in mid-February. We left behind a grey and near-freezing Germany as we boarded our flight from Munich to be my boyfriend’s favourite…
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Just twenty minutes away from the famous Neuschwanstein Castle is the gorgeous UNESCO-listed Wieskirche. We drove two hours from Munich and lucked out on the drive and our visit with bright blue skies and golden sunshine to visit the castle and…
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One of the most visited tourist sites in Europe, one of the most famous castles in the world, and arguably one of the most spectacular, Neuschwanstein Castle, nestled deep in the Bavaria countryside of southern Germany, is quite the wonder.…
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One of the greatest winter joys of living in Salzburg, in the heart of the Austrian Alps, is that I can make my way to any one of the hundreds of ski resorts either by car or by train for…
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The 6 January is a public holiday in many countries in Europe, including Austria, where I live, and Germany, where my boyfriend lives. It also just so happens to be the day I flew on a one-way ticket to Australia,…
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