Ich bin im vergangenen Jahr Ende August mit dem Rad von Oslo nach Bergen gefahren, auf halber Strecke habe ich dabei den Rallarvegen mitgenommen. Eine wunderschöne Gravelstrecke die nur für Wanderer und Radfahrer offen ist. Ich kann jedem nur empfehlen diese Strecke zu fahren, es ist wirklich wunderschön landschaftlich.
Last year, at the end of August, I cycled from Oslo to Bergen, and halfway through the trip I took the Rallarvegen. It really is a super beautiful gravel trail that’s open only to hikers and cyclists. The scenery is truly breathtaking. I made a short video of my trip, I hope you like it! :)
What are your personal all time favorite flight deals? Great upgrades, error fares, whatsoever. Let’s collect a hall of fame of cheap flights :D
I’ll start with mine:
10€ return flights with Ryanair from Germany to Belgium (nowadays the cheapest fares with Ryanair and co. start at 15/20€)
0,01€ flights by LEVEL in 2018 (booked four of them, my credit card got blocked afterwards because of „suspicious“ transactions 💀. Couldn’t fly them unfortunately. I’m curious tho how overbooked these flights have been, probably a lot of no shows)
900€ return flights in Lufthansa business from Europe to china, flight MUC-PVG even in the new allegris cabin
1.200€ United Polaris Business AMS-IAH-SCL and back. 4 10 hour flights in business and hours in the Polaris lounge, I really maxed out time in premium cabins for money spent :D
135€ return flights from Europe to São Paulo and back. That was a legendary error fare, and I’m happy I got to book it
It was my first total eclipse, I’m still happy to have captured the crescent, but from our location in the north east a sliver of clouds was there to exactly block the totality (and really only that). But the vibe was still nice, impressive how dark it got. The location was really nice apart from beeing in an unlucky spot regarding the clouds. A lot of people did the hike up from Cala Sant Vicenc.
Arrived yesterday, all the equipment is ready. Will do some test shots this evening at the spot I scouted earlier online…
Ich habe in Hamburg auf der sandigen Kiesfläche hinter dem Bügel geparkt und dafür ein Verwarngeld von 55 € per Post bekommen.
Anders als auf dem Bild waren die Flächen mit weiteren parkenden Autos besetzt, ich habe daher nicht nach Zeichen 315 gesucht sondern ging davon aus, dass man dort parken darf. Was gilt als "gekennzeichnete Fläche"? Die sandige Fläche ist genau passend für eine Autobreite, man ragt dabei auch nicht auf den gepflasterten Gehweg. Es gibt dort weder Park-/Halteverbotsschilder, noch solche, die das Parken explizit erlauben.
Mir ist nun bewusst dass Parken auf dem Gehweg nur mit entsprechendem Schild oder Markierung erlaubt ist, die Ausgestaltung dieser Fläche ist aber sehr irreführend.
I spent a week hiking around Madeira, the spots I liked most are in this video I edited. My favorite location was Ponta do Clerigo, great views all around and no one there!
1–6 Algiers
7–9 Timimoun
10–14 Desert around Timimoun
At the end of January, I spent a week in Algeria. Almost all nationalities require a visa to enter the country; I applied for mine in person at the embassy in Berlin. When I went to pick it up a few weeks later, it was initially denied. It was only after some back-and-forth at the embassy that I finally received it.
One unique aspect of Algeria is currency exchange. There is an official rate of approximately 1€ = 150 dinars. You get this rate when you withdraw cash with your credit card or pay by card. However, the unofficial rate when exchanging money with private individuals is around 1€ = 275 dinars. So you get almost double the value for your euros. You can exchange money mainly at a well-known spot in Algiers, but my hotel receptionist in Algiers also offered to exchange money for me.
Because of the significantly better cash exchange rate, it makes sense to pay for everything in cash on the spot whenever possible. So I booked my flights from Algiers to Timimoun the day before the flight at the office in the city. By the way, domestic first class for €38 each way—only €10 more than economy 😁
The trip to Timimoun was well worth it. It’s an oasis town with unique architecture, and it’s a great starting point for desert excursions where you can also visit ancient ksars (old fortresses and city ruins).
A very exciting travel experience. Due to visa requirements, you almost exclusively meet tourists who have a personal connection to the country (visiting family, working there, etc.). In Algiers, tourists are left alone at the markets, and people have generally been very hospitable.
Not many foreign tourists go to Algeria. I found that most tourists I met had some family connections to Algeria, so I as a German without connections to Algeria was an exception. But really liked it and would love to go back to maybe explore Tassili n'Ajjer and more of the big cities. I hope you like the way I tried to showcase my trip to your country!