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A weekend at the lake is something I cannot say no to. If it gets too hot you can go for a swim or simply go drink an Aperol. We spent a short weekend in Italy, but pretty much also Switzerland because the borders are so close, and were invited for a boat ride across the lake and to dinner. One evening we took drive to Lake Como to see George Clooney’s house and have a fish cooked in salt dough. Life at the lake really as striking as you would expect it to be.

When you think of a trip to Italy, you usually do not picture mountains and kaiserschmarren. Südtirol is basically Germany and most people here actually speak German as well. I was very lucky to be invited by Philipe’s family on this trip and we enjoyed some wine, the fresh mountain air and delicious food. I for sure did a lot of eating, which of course is one of my favorite hobbies. Every morning we started our day with a classic breakfast of cheese, ham, scrambled egg and homemade granola with yogurt. To walk of the calories we took the gondola up different mountains and in the process made friends with the cows. Overall, it was a refreshing four day stay in Bressanone.

I very much enjoyed our weekend trip to Valencia and the quick stopover in Benidorm to check out the view. Valencia is a super pretty city, with a bunch of cafes, bars and places to explore. We definitely had some good meals there haha (food is always very important). I loved that the city has the beach that you can go watch the sunset at, but it does not necessarily feel like a beach town. You can also go to the park and just lay in the sun and read. I definitely think I will have to go back and stay there for a bit longer to really get to know everything.

Hello Spain. Finally a year and a half later I am sitting in a plane again, off to a place I have never been before. I can tell you I was very excited, like a child flying for the first time lol. I had two goals for this trip, that were to not come back no longer looking like a ghost and learn Spanish. I only managed to achieve one of that and I think you can guess which one. At times the Spanish weather did bless us with quite some cold and rainy days, but I still managed to get my tan. The three weeks I was gone were a lovely break from reality, although I did have to work on my thesis. But the view of a palm trees and blue skies makes that a lot better.

Besides visiting Germany this summer I also took trip down to France. I must admit I am not the biggest lover of France, but it was nice to have a change of scenery also I loveee the food there. Our trip really consisted of eating a lot of cheese, olives, salami and wine. It was our board trip, and after a hard year of work we took this time to relax (in our small plastic pool that we brought).

Every morning we took a trip to the bakery down the road. We stayed in this tiny little town in the middle of nowhere, which was nice because we could make noise and not worry. This meant croissant, pain au chocolate and baguette for breakfast every morning. So good. One of the days we actually decided to get out of the house, we took a day trip to Rouen. Its a typical French town with a nice cathedral and the legacy of Jean D’Arc. My favorite part was probably dinner there..of course haha. It was typical French place, where I had a three course meal including a kangaroo burger?? It still tasted really good. We tried our best attempts at ordering in French, because nobody there speaks English very well. I can’t say that it was a big success but we did end up with food so something must have worked. We took an evening after dinner stroll back to the cars and that concluded the day.

About two and a half months later, I finally get around to writing this post. I visited Hamburg in mid July and now its beginning October…

I mean it is a nice memory to look at all these pictures and it reminds of the times where corona had calmed down a bit so we could go outside and visit different places. I also miss this summer weather. Currently it is raining in the Netherlands and there is no end in sight. Out of my favorite cities in Germany, Hamburg has got to be my second favorite (Munich is on top of course haha). The city is very pretty and has great food. It’s also pretty close to the Ostsee, which we took a day trip to. There we spent some time at the beach, had some wine and a nice dinner by the water at a place called Fischbar.

The other food pics are from a cafe we tried called Marshall Street Coffee. I highly recommend! It has a great atmosphere, and the food is delicious. I got avocado toast (of course) and Philipe the breakfast burger with a perfectly toasted brioche bun. We also went to an Italian called Magia e Bevi, a place Philipe’s family has been going to for ages. The food of course was amazing and I happily finished my plate. Looking at all these food pics right now is making me really hungry, so maybe I’ll go off and make some breakfast now haha.

It feels good to be back! Even weirder is the thought that I actually used to live here. The view from the car when driving to the mountains is so familiar yet so distant. Even a simple stroll through Munich feels that way. The visit back here felt quite homely I must admit. The trip consisted of meeting up with my dad and his best friend for a lovely Mexican dinner and day trips to the city center, Bad Hindelang and the Tegernsee. A few nice spots to see around Bavaria. We did attempt a hike however did not make it further than 30 min haha, a bit of a fail. Unfortunately I did not get to eat my beloved Leberkässemmel or Bratwurst. But I’ll be back!

After a few days in the Netherlands I was ready to head out again. Of course before I left again, it was necessary to celebrate new years back home haha. This trip was my mom and we flew down to Casablanca to start the journey. Good times although I didn’t enjoy the city too much. Marrakech on the other hand was beautiful. We did the 3 hour train trip from Casablanca to Marrakech to continue our journey. Marrakech has a huge medina with people yelling at you from all sides to buy something ahah, many gardens and other sites worth seeing. You can also take a trip out of the city to the Ourika Valley, from which you can see the Atlas Mountains. The sun did me really good and it was a pleasant trip. You just gotta watch out for the mopeds rushing around everywhere because those are not so fun….