In early October 2024, I took a trip to Indonesia. The trip featured several staggered flights, optimized for cost and mileage return, so that my first night was right close to Belgrade Airport (BEG). I went for a budget-friendly option…
Skansin (Torshavn)
The Faroese people call Skansin (liternally: the “redoubt”) the most peaceful fort on Earth. In fact, the facility built in 1580 in order to protect the city against pirates has majorly been used for saluting. Only during World War II, the British…
Mt. Atlanticus Minotaur Golf
Myrtle Beach calls themselves being the capital of mini and adventure golf. At least if you look at the density of attractions of that kind in the city, you can hardly argue against it. Likely, the most famous course in…
DoubleTree by Hilton Jakarta – Diponegoro
While I had quite a bunch of hotel changes of my inbound and outbound trip to Indonesia in October 2024, I just stayed in one hotel while being in the country and staying in Jakarta. Not that surprisingly, I opted…
Walking with Silver Edition Alpakas
Having a hike with alpacas? This kind of free time activity becomes more and more popular, in Germany. Organizers argue that it is relaxing and stress relieving and combine that with an – at least limited – athletic activity. After…
Hilton Garden Inn Innsbruck Tivoli
I had a quite weird situation staying at the Hilton Garden Inn Innsbruck Tivoli. I booked the hotel as Hotel Innsbruck Tivoli, the name it used to operate under beforehand. Right before I had three nights in the hotel in…
Hilton Paris La Defense
For a business trip to Paris in September 2024, I chose a hotel in La Defense. The Hilton options around the office were just too pricey, so that I went for the (rather) less expansive Hilton Paris La Defense. Here…
Traveling along the Liwa Forts Oasis Route (U.A.E.)
On my multi-stop drip from Germany to Jakarta in Indonesia, I had one free day on the outbound leg in Abu Dhabi. Having a rental car with Hertz, I just did not feel driving to the city or one of…