Rio de Janeiro – Cidade Maravilhosa

Welcome to Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Maravilhosa…Wonderful City! And wonderful it is although the contrasts can slap you hard if you are coming from a place where the gap between rich and poor… Continue reading

Geneva for FREE

“Nothing is for free in Geneva” said the guy behind the money exchange counter  when I asked him to split my EUR 100 into 20 EUR bills and he pretended that he wanted 10%… Continue reading

5 points to decide: Is Alicante a suitable destination for you?

We added a “last-minute” trip to Alicante in Spain to see some friends who are living there. They were so kind to offer us to stay at their place but we did not… Continue reading

Ich bin eine Berlinerin

What’s that smell? Hmm, smells like weed!!! And all these police anti riot cars, the street full of police men, cameras and a lot of interesting looking young and old folks!? That is… Continue reading

Casablanca during Ramadan – for beginners

My bike takes me to the city center. 6km and roughly 20 minutes and no country flags anywhere along the road, no nervous car driver honking his horn at another driver , no… Continue reading

Perfect timing – Ramadan (رَمَضَان)

Well…some more complications added to our upcoming holiday. Ramadan invited itself to my holiday plans. My fault, I was not doing my research entirely. Ramadan is not one of the religious happenings that… Continue reading

God’s Horses

I decided to learn more about Casablanca before getting there and apart from reading the meager guide books I will also watch movies I find on the subject. Obviously the classic “Casablanca” with… Continue reading

Help, we are going on holiday…

This is the first time that I wonder if we took the right holiday decision. It is not easy when several persons with different interests want to go on a holiday together to… Continue reading

Casablanca – Morocco

Casablanca? But why do you go to Casablanca, what will you do there? I have heard there is nothing to do, it is just industry, it is not really nice, nothing to visit!!!… Continue reading