Category: Travel

  • Lunch Time

    Found a nice spot by the lake to have lunch and read my book. Truly perfect!

  • Morning Ride

    I just went for a short ride on my mountain bike. It’s a beautiful morning, partly cloudy and not yet too warm with maybe around 18 to 20C. Still, I went out in shorts and short sleeves and it felt a bit chilly on the first metres – those of you who know me will…

  • Sunshine in Sweden

    I have arrived at my destination in southern Sweden (Jönköpings län) just shortly after noon. It’s been a nice drive up from Malmö, where I arrived early this morning. My first stop was at the ICA Maxi supermarket to get some groceries. Duh!! Obviously I always enjoy to get couple of things not available at…

  • North bound

    Heading for an extended weekend in Sweden tonight. Just boarded the MV Finntrader and ready for a short break in southern Sweden. I’m still struggling with pain in my back, but the mountain bike and my hiking boots are packed in the camper. Which, by the way, is connected to electricity on board the ferry.…

  • Hadrian’s Wall

    Today’s stop, and the last one of my trip, is a cute campsite near Hadrian’s Wall. The drive down to northern England was wonderful already. Even with the tips in clouds and patches of fog along the way the green hills of the Scottish Borders gave a charming farewell. Arriving on the site I was…

  • Second Breakfast

    Even though I’m not a hobbit… Teas and scones at eteaket are just too good. A lovely start into an otherwise overcast day. I’ll still have a splendid time today! I’m in Edinburgh.

  • Sunshine!

    What to do when it is cloudy: Step 1: Drink tea. A cup or two. Still cloudy? Step 2: Go buy the specialty tea from the concept store nearby. Still cloudy? Follow… Step 3: Go into a bookstore. Buy a ton of books (that you will, of course, then have to carry around with you…

  • Edinburgh – eteaket Tea Room

    I drove down to Edinburgh this morning. After servicing the camper, I left in the early sunshine looking back on the mountains. It’ll be a while before I get back, but I will have to visit again. I drove down southwards into the clouds rolling in from the sea. The first stop reaching Edinburgh was…

  • The German who went up a mountain and came down…

    No, wait, that’s not it…!? But I went out for a hike with his morning. Took the bus from them campsite to the base station of the mountain railway. But instead of taking the easy way up as three years ago, I went for the hike all the way up to the top station. Quite…