Our big round trip through the central, eastern and southern part of Australia started from Adelaide where we hired an Apollo 2-berth camper that would be our home for the next 67 days. The first part of our journey was a real adventure in this time of the year: traveling through the outback to the […]
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CHERNOBYL – 26 YEARS AFTER
During our stay in Ukraine this summer, we also visited the Chernobyl museum in Kyiv, where we learned more about the catastrophic nuclear accident that happened on April 26, 1986, at the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant. As this place is not far away from Kyiv, we decided to book an excursion and visit the “Chernobyl Exclusion […]
KIEV, UKRAINE: CITY OF GOLDEN DOMES AND GREEN PARKS
During our tour through Eastern Europe this summer, we also visited Kiev (in Ukrainian called Kyiv), the capital of Ukraine. Kiev has around three million inhabitants and is situated on the right bank of the Dnjepr river. The best way to explore the city is the metro with its beautiful underground stations in Socialist Realistic design. […]
BIRDWATCHING IN THE DANUBE DELTA
One of the highlights of my journey through Eastern Europe this summer was a birdwatching tour in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, which is situated in the eastern part of Romania. This area has the third largest biodiversity in the world (over 5,500 flora and fauna species) and is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage […]
FREIBURG, GERMANY – THE ECO-FRIENDLY DISTRICT OF VAUBAN
As interpreter for GIZ, I accompanied a group of Energy Managers from the Montenegrin municipalities to Germany last week. One of the most interesting topics of the study tour program was the visit to VAUBAN, a sustainable neighborhood of 5,000 residents in Freiburg, on the southern border of the city. All of the houses within […]
A NOSTALGIC VISIT TO AMERSFOORT – HOLLAND
During my stay in Holland, I also visited Amersfoort, the town where I was born. Since my emigration in 1967, Amersfoort has expanded from 75,000 to 150,000 inhabitants, but the old medieval center (the place got its town charter in 1259) has remained the same. It represents a popular tourist attraction, as it is full […]
TRANSNISTRIA – THE LAST SOVIET PARADISE
During our trip through Eastern Europe we also planned to visit Ukraine, so we travelled through Transnistria also called Transdniestr, a self-declared country consisting of a narrow strip of land (3500 sq km) that is situated between Moldova and Ukraine along the Dniestr river. With Russian support, Transnistria won its „independence“ during a bloody civil war […]
MOLDOVA HIGHLIGHTS
Although it was difficult to find out which are the main tourist attractions in Moldova, we came to the conclusion that we had to see at least three of them (apart from the capital Chisinau): Cricova, Old Orchei (Orcheiul Vechi) and Soroca. Moldovian wine is famous and so are the wineries. We decided to visit […]
MOLDOVA – FORGOTTEN COUNTRY
During our round trip by camper through Eastern Europe this summer, we also decided to visit Moldova, which is, according to statistics, the least developed and poorest country in Europe. This visit was particularly exciting, as we could find hardly any information about the country, its roads, tourist attractions and accommodation possibilities. We only knew […]
TRAVELLING BY CAMPER
Just back from a long trip through Eastern Europe, together with another couple, friends from the Netherlands. We have explored many unknown places in Serbia, Romania, Moldova (including Transnistria) and Ukraine. Loving nature, culture and adventure, we are not afraid of any surprises. And above all: we love freedom! That is why we travel by […]