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We have just returned back to Sweden after a nice weekend in the Slovak capital Bratislava where we took the possibility to once more visit a Slovak Christmas Market. Actually we were quite lucky as it was the first weekend of the annual Christmas market in Bratislava. You should definitely go there if you get…
After a night in charming Swellendam, it was time to continue toward the east. It was this day that we would enter the Garden Route. This is a route that stretches from Mossel Bay in the west to Storm River in the east. It passes through towns such as George, Knysna, and Plettenberg Bay. It…
After three days in Cape Town, it was finally time to once more get into a car, drive on the wrong side of the road, and head towards the town of Swellendam. There were two stops along the way that we looked forward to. Those were Hermanus and Cape Agulhas. The first stop offered a…
Kära Sverige! Welcome to the story of my life as a foreigner in Sweden, a country known for social democracy, blonde women and fermented Baltic Sea herring. Some people claim that it is the home of Santa Claus. I beg to disagree. For those of you who don’t know, Santa lives in Finland. According to Statistics…
Our last day in Cape Town slowly started to come to an end, but we still had one of the main sights left to see. We had tried to reach the top of Table Mountain the previous day. Then we were met by the information that the mountain was closed due to bad weather conditions….
When leaving Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope we had only traveled half the distance for the day. We still had the whole way back to Cape Town ahead of us before the tour with Carlos would end. The main stop on the return route was Chapman’s Peak Drive, another place that certainly offers…
The tour around the Cape Peninsula with Carlos had so far included seals, penguins and a few glasses of wine. The wine glass would remain empty the rest of the day, but there were going to be more sights of animals. The Cape Point itself had a few close encounters to offer as well as…
It was finally time for the penguins at Boulders Beach. Susann had been looking forward to seeing the penguins since we left Sweden and she was quite excited about this place. The drive from Groot Constantia offered amazing scenery. We stopped for a short time on a hill overlooking Muizenberg and could see the beach stretching…
The Cape Point tour with Carlos Links continued from Mariners Wharf to the other side of the cape. This is usually not the way of doing the tour but on this very day one of the roads was closed and it would not open until in the afternoon. So we crossed the cape with the thought…
It’s Sunday night and all I can say is wow – what a week! I’m feeling quite lazy after an eventful week in two beautiful Nordic capitals. This week we had our kitchen fixed, Stockholm drowned in snow, and I also paid a quick visit to Helsinki. Oh, and I probably don’t need to mention…
Our third day in Cape Town was another morning full of excitement. It was time for a tour to Cape Point, with several interesting sights on the way. There was a promise of seals, penguins, great sights, and a lot more. The first stop was going to be the Mariner’s Wharf and a chance to go…
We left the Cape Town Blue Mini Peninsula Tour at the V&A Waterfront. It was soon time to relax with a nice dinner at one of the seafood restaurants that we had found the previous night. But before that, we decided to see some sea creatures as well. Until now we had mainly seen animals…