Munich by locals! or what to do on a (long) weekend in Munich

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Are you visiting Munich soon and want to know where the locals go? I’ve made a list of my favorite places and hope you get to see as much as you can. Enjoy! Places to visit: – Isar (the river) and take a walk and/or picnic on the shore at Frühlingsanlagen or Flaucher – Marienplatz and see the famous Glockenspiel – Viktualienmarkt, a market with everything you can imagine to eat and drink  – Odeonsplatz, Hofgarten, Residenz (castle) – Englischer Garten … Read More

San Francisco: diversity at its best

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My first visit to San Francisco was in summer 2013. Although it was quite foggy all the time I fell in love with this inspiring active and beautiful City by the Bay. Like no other place San Francisco is a melting pot of many different cultures and ‘tribes’. Being only 7×7 miles in size you can wander from Little Italy to Chinatown, meet Middle Easterners around Tenderloin, take a Japanese bath in Japantown, get into Spanish conversations with a Mexican … Read More

Hawaii – nature paradise Kauai and Maui

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Surfing, sunshine, pineapples, beautiful beaches, aloha, hawaii shirts, hula necklace, kalua pig, laid-back folks, volcanos, blue sea, macadamia nuts,… words that come to mind when you just start thinking of Hawaii. In my case at least. Last summer I traveled for the first time to Kauai and Maui. My imagination was pretty close to reality. Hawaii is a nature paradise for foodies and sport geeks. Thanks to my awesome friends who are Hawaiians (or Hawaiians by choice), I got some great … Read More

Budapest – 3 nights in winter

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Budapest is famous for its thermal baths and that was one of the main reasons why we went there in winter. But other than that there is so much to discover: ruin bars, great food & wine, amazing concerts, walks along the Danube, and so much more. Get there by train from Munich to Budapest Keleti (7:15h) – take the first class ticket for just a few Euros more and slow down as soon as the journey starts. Stay in any … Read More