12th month on the road | finally a bit around and finally back home in Slovenia

Katja ONE YEAR OF TRAVELS 2019/2020 Leave a Comment

Guess where I am? Home, in my dear Ljubljana. After making about 50 selfies with our Landy this morning, I´m relaxing in the garden, enjoying a cup of coffee with the sounds of water drops falling down on the grass. Finally. I´m not sure how many days have passed since the last time I was in Slovenia, but it is surely over 5 months. The longest I´ve been away is 9 months, but boy these 5 felt like an eternity. There are moments now when I feel as if it was August 2019, we´ve just returned from our Scandinavian trip and we´re enjoying summer holidays back home, just like every year. Unfortunately, it is already 2020 and I think it´s time to forget about the past months and look forward once again. More about this past year and what happens now is coming up in a new post soon, but first here is a little bit about what we´ve been up to in this 12th (yes, 12th!) month since I´ve left the office.

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Lüneburg Germany what to see and do

LÜNEBURG, Germany | weekend trip or a day trip form Hamburg

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Hanseatic town of Lüneburg is only about 50km south-east from Hamburg which makes it a perfect choice as well as for a day trip or a stop on the way towards the north of the country. Since it is also not so far from our current home south of Hanover, I´ve been here on two different occasions too. Both times I left inspired by its stunning architecture and had a great time enjoying the city´s lively scene and great vibes. Lüneburg also has a rich history and important legacy as one of the most important salt mines in Germany. In this post, you can read more about what you can see and do there.

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What to see and do in Hamburg Germany

HAMBURG, Germany | weekend trip to German 2nd largest city

Katja CITY BREAKS, GERMANY 1 Comment

Besides Berlin, Hamburg is definitely my favourite German city. Maybe I´ve chosen these two because we live relatively close to both of the cities and I have visited them oh so many times. I´m not counting but I´ve probbaly been to Hamburg 15-20 times on different occasions and in different seasons. So I can say I know it quite well, at least for someone who has never lived in the city. The thing I love the most is the mixture between luxury, modern, posh buildings, restaurants, museums & bars and alternative, cult, artistic neighbourhoods. Being an important port city gives the place a special vibe as well, the vicinity of the sea makes it even more attractive, there are also surprisingly many green areas and parks to relax in nature. After so many visits I guess it is about time to finally write about it – so in this new post I´m presenting the most known attractions and sights of Hamburg. If you are headed to northern Europe soon, Hamburg is definitely a “must stop” on the way.

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11th month on the road | is also the 3rd month at home

Katja ONE YEAR OF TRAVELS 2019/2020 Leave a Comment

It´s almost June and we´re still in Germany. We´ve almost packed all our stuff already 3 times and wanted to drive to Slovenia to at least get our Landy, but we changed our minds every time, mostly due to the ridiculous amount of misleading information about crossing borders and quarantine times. It is just very frustrating because everybody tells you differently and you don´t even know whom to believe. Besides this, the rules are changing so quickly that the info you got 3 days ago at the embassy probably isn´t valid anymore. And then in the end it seems that everything depends on the person who is working on border control points. But anyhow, things are slowly getting more normal here where we live and as of end of May we are finally able to visit other German states also for touristic reasons. Sadly we still cannot camp with our tent everywhere because most states are not allowed to open the sanitary facilities. But we´re ready and waiting to make our first overnight trip soon, probably towards the coast.

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40 WAYS and ideas about hot to travel cheap

TRAVEL CHEAP | 40 ways and ideas about how to travel cheap

Katja TIPS 2 Comments

True, travelling can be expensive. For some trips many have to save up months in advance and give up many other things along the way. But it´s also true that with a little ingenuity it is also very much possible to travel cheap. Read more about how to have the best experience for less money in this new post – everything from organising trips, to sleeping, transport, food, sightseeing and other.

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How to save money for travelling - 25 wys and ideas

HOW TO SAVE MONEY FOR TRAVELLING | 25 ways and ideas

Katja TIPS Leave a Comment

Hopping European cities over the weekends, skiing in winter time, road trips and relaxing at the sea in the summer and a couple of trips overseas in between. People love to travel. Anytime, anywhere. Many who don´t, ask them selves, where the heck do they get the money from? Travelling for me is still a luxury and I don´t take it for granted. But it´s also a lifestyle. An exciting one. A lifestyle that sucks you in easily. It does need a lot of self-discipline and saying no to other things many times though. And I gladly do that in order to reach my goal, but everything has its borders – I strongly believe we should also know how to enjoy ourselves at home. Achieving a healthy balance is important. In my almost 20 year “travelling career” (from being a student to being a single mom and everything in between) I´ve learned a lot about priorities and money management, so here´s a post about to save up money for travelling.

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Croatia South Dalmatia islands Hvar Korcula Vis Brac what to see and do

SOUTH DALMATIAN ISLANDS, Croatia | Čiovo, Šolta, Brač, Hvar, Vis, Korčula, Mljet, Lastovo, Pelješac & Elaphiti islands

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I always love to come back to southern Dalmatia and ever since we have Lu, already 8 years btw, we manage to squeeze in a week or two of a real “doing nothing holiday” in this part of the Adriatic almost every year. We especially like the islands and preferably visit a different one each year. Sure there are nice places in middle and northern Dalmatia too, but the south is our favourite. Here, I´m presenting all the larger and known islands, from Čiovo, Šolta, Brač, Vis, Hvar, Korčula, Lastovo, Mljet to Lopud, Šipan in Koločep. I also included Pelješac which is actually a peninsula, but it sure seems a lot like an island. So in case someone can´t decide which one to visit this year, you just might an idea in this post. Here we go.

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Vanlife camp kitchen equipment and accessories

EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES for cooking on camping and overland trips | vanlife camp kitchen

Katja CAMPING, VANLIFE Leave a Comment

Cooking on camping trips – for some it´s necessary and inevitable, for other it´s the highlight of the day. Anyhow, we all agree we need to eat something and in this new post I´ve put together a list with descriptions of the equipment we use for cooking on camping and overland trips. From pots to stoves and other little things. Maybe some of you get some new ideas.

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Vanlife camp kitchen culinary ideas What to cook on camping trips

CULINARY IDEAS | what to cook and eat on road trips & cmaping trips

Katja CAMPING, FOOD + RECIPES, VANLIFE Leave a Comment

Cooking on camping trips can be a nightmare for many and many think it is close to impossible to cook something more than a bowl of spaghetti or scrambled eggs on a small gas or electric stove outside in the nature. But I assure you, with a little creativity and imagination, you can cook almost anything, especially if you have a small fridge and the possibility to make a camp fire. We like to cook and even more so we like to eat. So we make sure we prepare good and tasty meals also while camping and on road trips and not just at home. Even if it takes more time and energy. Based on our experiences, I´ve put together this post about what we cook and eat for breakfasts, lunches & dinners and snacks in between. You might get some new ideas for your next camping over overland adventure.

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Vanlife camp kitchen food and ingredients

FOOD & INGREDIENTS | vanlife camp kitchen

Katja CAMPING, VANLIFE Leave a Comment

While physically still trapped in out small apartment, our thoughts are with new overland adventures which will hopefully take place at least in the summer if not before. Finally I found the time to write a little bit more about how and what we cook on our road trips and over and travels – here is a post about which food we stock up on before we leave and what we buy along the way.

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