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Citroën Méhari – the iconic beach buggy

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An old Citroën Méhari pickup parked on a road in front of pine trees in the sun on the Mediterranean coast

On the hike from Cadaqués to Cap de Creus, I discover a Citroën Méhari, an icon of the lifestyle shaped by beach, sun and casual ease on the (French) Mediterranean coast. With its open, colourful plastic bodywork, you could cruise stylishly along beach promenades or venture onto beaches and into sand dunes – although the four-wheel-drive model offered later was probably better suited for that. Years of use have clearly left their mark on this vehicle.
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Summer night at the Angel of Peace

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Fountain with water jets in front of Luitpold Bridge and Prinzregentenstrasse backlit by the sunset in Munich

The Angel of Peace in the Maximiliansanlagen is one of the most beautiful viewpoints for the sunset in Munich city centre. A rectangular temple, topped by the column with the golden Angel of Peace, offers plenty of seating with a fantastic view: from above the staircases on both sides, you look along a visual axis over the fountain, the Luitpold Bridge and the Isar along western Prinzregentenstraße to the Prinz-Carl-Palais on the Altstadtring. Read more

For children, summer lasts forever

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Children and teenagers jumping from the diving board into the sea in the archipelago at Stocken on Sweden's west coast

Memories of childhood summers are often shaped by heat and sunburn, ice cream and cool lemonade (Coke?), swimming pools or the sea, stuffy air in tents and itchy mosquito bites during the almost eternally long summer holidays. What will the children remember from their summer holiday in the archipelago of Sweden’s west coast? Read more

Loviste – Farewell from Dalmatia

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Sunset on the rocky coast near Loviste on the Pelješac peninsula, Croatia

Loviste is located in a small bay, right at the western end of the elongated Peljesac peninsula in Dalmatia on the Croatian Adriatic coast. A long mountain range forms the backbone of the peninsula; on the sunny southern slopes, highly prized red wines from the indigenous grape variety Plavac Mali, such as Dingač and Postup, are grown. Read more

Stormy Days on Mljet

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View from the summit of Monte Kuc of the saltwater lakes in Mljet Island National Park against the sunset

After the sunny days in Dubrovnik, a storm front was approaching for our planned stay on Mljet Island. Large areas in the western part of the island are designated as a national park. However, there are no camping facilities there. Therefore, for the bad weather days, we had booked a holiday apartment in the hamlet of Soline, directly in the national park. This gave us both warm and dry accommodation and a central starting point for any explorations the weather might allow. Read more

Abandoned Hotel Belvedere in Dubrovnik

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Bathers on a concrete pier below the abandoned Belvedere Hotel with views of Dubrovnik Old Town at sunset

The Hotel Belvedere in Dubrovnik is a legendary five-star luxury hotel, abandoned since the Croatian War in 1991. It’s known as one of the most striking “lost places” on the Adriatic and served as a filming location for Game of Thrones. Read more

A walk along the city walls of Dubrovnik

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Minceta Fortress and the city walls of Dubrovnik Old Town in the morning sun

One of the highlights of my stay in Dubrovnik was the walk along the massive city walls. Their origins date back to the Middle Ages and they were expanded to today’s impressive size until the 16th century. Read more