17. November 2021 / Maike Wittreck
(Werbung/advertisement) Some places will captivate you with their snow-capped peaks, others will delight you with native animals that you don’t see at home, and then there are those that stay with you because of the fantastic food. Croatia may not be known for its mountains or its exotic wildlife, but there is something charming about [...]
read full article7. Juni 2021 / Maike Wittreck
It’s no secret that I lost a huge chunk of my heart to Aotearoa, New Zealand ever since I stepped off that plane back in 2013. I might be back in Germany now but that slice of paradise on the other side of our Planet is on my mind every. single. day. And this is no [...]
read full article24. Juli 2020 / Maike Wittreck
Shortly after we got back from Aotearoa, New Zealand last October I asked you what you would like to read about if I put together a new journal entry about my home away from home. It took me a wee while but here’s me answering your questions and showing you some really old photos from [...]
read full article23. März 2020 / Maike Wittreck
To let the salty air fill my lungs. To feel the sand between my toes. To let the rough breeze tousle my hair. And to let my self be engulfed by the vastness of the sea. March is a rather gloomy month, at least in Germany. Rain is falling every other day, the sun is hiding [...]
read full article3. März 2019 / Maike Wittreck
‘Rain, rain go away. Come again another day’ that’s what I felt like singing many a time during our Scotland travels. But the rain didn’t feel like leaving at all, and it sure came back another day. Almost every day. Moody weather usually doesn’t get me down and I do like dramatic clouds, cold winds and [...]
read full article19. April 2018 / Maike Wittreck
(Werbung/advertisement) „You want to go to Britain at the end of February? Surely it’s only going to rain!“ That’s probably the general perception of British weather, isn’t it? Same as the cliché that us Germans only run around in ‚Lederhosn‘, carrying a mug of beer wherever we go. Well, I am sorry to disappoint you but [...]
read full article29. August 2017 / Maike Wittreck
It was one of those spontaneous trips. And most of the time spontaneous trips turn out to be amazing. It wasn’t any different with this one. I had just left Tarras, a teeny tiny township in Central Otago where my kiwi family lives, when it struck me that I really didn’t want to go by myself. [...]
read full article19. Juli 2017 / Maike Wittreck
‚I’ve got a rental car and so far I’m just by myself. If you want to you can come over and join me.‘ Initially I only wanted to tell Daniel Ernst that I absolutely loved his way of taking photos. Little did I know that 48 hours later I’d be booking my flight to Iceland. So [...]
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