First stop in Scandinavia: IKEA. We shopped vegetarian sausages and fried onions for Hot Dogs for dinner – for the real Nordic experience right away. Afterwards we drove to a remote spot right by a lake. To also get to know the real Finland in the very beginning. We discovered that Finland deserves its name:…
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Lithuania. Latvia. Estonia. Three small countries we have all never been before. Felix and I entered Lithuania, coming from Poland, in the beginning of April. There was a time shift – so the sun was now setting an hour later than the days before. Compared to the time in the beginning of our journey it…
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Moise, Congo, lives in Finland. About the negative impact he felt about the EU in Congo: “Back in Africa I would feel the EU, here I don’t really understand too much about the politics– how its run and all that. But in Africa I would feel like the united Europe are people who are bullying…
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We had an amazing week in Poland! We discovered the middle of the country, met lots of people and had great friends traveling with us. As I mentioned in the former blogpost, Tim (a friend of mine from Dresden) and Leo (Felix’ sister) travelled with us through Poland. On our way to the first stop,…
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Driving from Czech Republic to Poland, we crossed Saxony in Germany. For me, it was a bit like coming home since we stopped in Dresden (where I lived for four years). The first day back in Germany, we spent in the National park ‘Sächsische Schweiz’ which treats you with stunning views. We went for a…
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New country, new constellation. Welcome back on board, Tim! It was Dominik (who is this guy? Read about him here.), Felix, Tim and me to explore this small country. Compared to its size, we had lots of time. This way, we could hang out at the same spot for always more than just one night.…
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Welcome to the country of castles. As we picked up Marlene (a friend of mine) and dropped off Tim in Vienna, it was Felix, Marlene and me entering Slovakia together. None of us has been here before – except of Bratislava. We were pretty excited about things to come! Our first lunch spot in Slovakia.…
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Slovenia – Italy – Austria In only a few days we crossed those three countries. Okay, we’ve only been in Italy for a few minutes, but still, this again showed us the travel freedom Schengen gives us. The best route for us from Triglav Nationalpark, where we spent one night, to Faaker See in Austria,…
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The day we left Croatia, we picked Tim’s friend Emmelie up in Ljubljana. For the next 10 days it wasn’t just the three of us together on the road. It is always interesting to have a friend traveling with us or visiting people here and there, since we always get some new input and new…
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Goodbye Hungary. Hello Croatia. We have all been here but to a totally different part of the country than we have visited now. And to a different time of year. So again, we were excited. We entered Croatia from the East and this was how the country welcomed us: First impression of Croatian winter. As…
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