After having so many trip reports involving flights and road trips, this trip report will completely leave me on the ground. I planned an all-rail trip to Italy using different rail systems in May 2020 already – however, I had…
California With The Pittsburgh Penguins 2020 (Preview)
California, here I come. The first trip report of 2020 will bring me to California, where my ice hockey team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, will face three away matches in a row. However, the more advanced my planning for this trip…
Exploring Barra With Barra Island Tours
Flying to Barra – an aviation nerd’s dream came true on 7th September 2019, when I visited the Scottish Island on the Outer Hebrides. Between the inbound and the outbound flight, I had some five hours time, arriving at 11:00hrs…
Weird Al & Grass Court Tennis 2019 (Preview)
After I did my very first trip report on Flyctory.com about following Weird Al Yankovic on his “Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour” in 2018, I decided to do this travel diary format again for following him on “Strings Attached” 2019.…
A Musical Trip to CMA Fest 2019 (Trip Report Preview)
Already months ahead, I was looking forward to visiting the CMA Fest in Nashville. Not just that I fell in love to “Music City” during my first visit in 2017 – the country music festival annually impresses with an outstanding…
Bergisch Historic Trams Wuppertal
Wuppertal in the Bergisches Land region Northeast of Cologne hosts a very special attraction for train and rail enthusiasts: the Bergische Musemsbahnen e.V. federation hosts the world smallest tram system. The historic trams are thereby fully run by the non-profit…
Flying with Southern Airways Express
Travelling to the NHL Stadium Series match of the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Philadelphia Flyers in late February 2019, I took the opportunity to add some airline experience. On the day after I had my first Premium Economy flight with…
One Day in Bonaire
The ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao) are more and more becoming of the Carribean’s top destinations. Staying a full week in Curacao only just felt too boring to me – and there is always the opportunity to do some plane…