My Travels


2017
November
Mallorca/Spain
A relaxing week in Palma in a brand new hotel.
-> to the galleries
2017
June

Helsinki/Finland
We spent the "white nights" in mid of June in Helsinki. Only 3 hours between sunset and sunrise.
-> to the galleries
2017
June

Tallinn/Estonia
A one day return trip from Helsinki to Tallinn by ferry. Unfortunatly a very rainy day.
-> to the galleries
2016
May
Costa Dorada/Spain
A family trip for about 2 weeks to the Costa Dorada. Our fix point was l`Ametlla Mar, near the Ebro Delta. We made some trips to Tarragona, the Ebro Valley, Barcelona and Valencia.
-> to the galleries
2015
December
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Porto/Portugal
Finally a photo weekend, me alone with the camera. I decided to visit Porto because I´ve never been there and it seems to me a good idea for a winter´s trip.
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2015
November
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Rome/Italy
A father-daughter trip brought me back to Rome. 9 years after my first visit. It was only 48 hours but long enough to see even the Pope.
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2014
June
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New York/USA
In June 2014 we celebrated our 11th wedding day in NYC. Leaving the children in Berlin (at Grandma and Grandpa) we flew from Tegel directly to JFK. The summary after 7 days: New York is big, loud, big, surprising, big, overcrowded, big, amazing ... oh... wait ... I forgot "big".
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2013
August
September
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Denmark
Our second summer holiday in Denmark.... and that in the exactly same house like in 2012. We opened the door and said "Hello".... it was like coming home.
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2013
March
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Paris/France
3 days in the city of love.... but unfortunatly during snow, rain and coldness.And so I made the best of it ....
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2012
August
September
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Denmark
Our first summer holiday in Denmark. We rented a spacious house at the Baltic Sea not far away from the german border.
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2012
May
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Vilnius/Lithuania
In Springtime 2012 I took the advantage that Ryanair offered a flight for only 14 Euros to Vilnius. I stayed 2 nights in this "Rome of the north".
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2011
June
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Crete/Greece
Our last holiday without looking on the school´s holiday plans. 4 weeks in beautiful Damnoni in the south of Crete.
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2010
December
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Vienna/Austria
Visiting my long-standing friend Katharina in Vienna, I made a trip short before christmas in the icy and snowy Vienna.
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2010
August
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Prague/Czech Republic
For 3 days without children in the czech capital.
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2010
March
April
Route:  Los Angeles - San Diego - Tucson - Sedona - Las Vegas - Page - Arches NP - Denver
USA - West
Remembering our 2008-trip we wanted to go again in this beautiful country. And so we hired a RV and made a trip to known and unknown places.
Route: Los Angeles - San Diego - Tucson - Sedona - Las Vegas - Page - Arches NP - Denver
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2009
December
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Paris/France
With the TGV in 3 hours in Paris. Spontaneously for 2 nights in the french capital.
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2008
May
June
July
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USA - West
We spent an 8 week holiday in the western part of the US. It was possible because of the German "Elternzeit", where the Dads can stay at home for 2 months. So we drove around in a RV, start and finish in Denver.
Route: Denver - Great Sand Dunes NP - Monument Valley - Grand Canyon NP - Los Angeles - San Francisco - Yosemite NP - Las Vegas - Page - Zion NP - Bryce Canyon NP - Arches NP - Denver
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2007
January
Barcelona/Spain
In January I flew with my pregnant wife for a longer holiday weekend to Barcelona.
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2006
November
Rome/Italy
One of my photo travels went to the italian capital Rome inluding the Vaticane.
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2006
October
Menorca/Spain
As a bunch of 4 (3 outside, 1 inside) we enjoyed the end of summer on Menorca/Spain.
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2005
August
September
Norway
Our first travel as a family, Svenja with 7 months. We drove in a RV nearly 3 weeks around Norway... most of the time in bad eather... unluckily.
Route: Ubstadt - Kiel - Frederikshaven (DK) - Oslo - Lillehammer - Geiranger - Alesund - Ardal - Krisitansand - Hirtshals (DK) - Kiel - Ubstadt
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2004
November
London/Great Britain
The Remembrance Day-Weekend I spent 3 days in London.
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2004
June
July
Zell am See/Austria
In Summer 2004 we wanted to fly to Madeira... but .... the little worm inside my wife´s belly was against it. So we spent 2 weeks in Austria near Salzburg.
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2003
August
September
Canada - West
2 months after our wedding day we spent our honeymoon in the Rocky Mountains. We drove with an RV through marvellous landscapes.
Route: Calgary - Banff NP - Jasper NP - Kamloops - Whistler - Vancouver - Vancouver Island - Vancouver - Kamloops - Yoho NP - Calgary
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2002
April
Maldives
2 weeks of pure relaxing with my parents, my brother and his wife.
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2001
September
Oktober
South Africa
3 weeks after 9-11 I flew to Capetown for travelling around in South Africa with one detour to Namibia.
Route: Capetown - Springbok - Fish River Canyon (Namibia) - Kalahari  - Kimberley - Pretoria - Durban - Port Elizabeth - Addo Elephant NP - George - Capetown
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2000
November
December
Australia - East to South to West
My second trip to Australia leads me from east to west.
Route: Sydney - Canberra - Melbourne - Adelaide - Kangaroo Island - Nullarbor Plain - Kalgoorlie - Albany - Perth - Monkey Mia - Perth
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1999
October
November
Australia - East to Center to North
My first trip to Australia was end of 1999. I travelled the east coast northward to Cairns and than into the Outback and to the Northern Australia.
Route: Sydney - Brisbane - Cairns - Alice Springs - Ayers Rock - Darwin

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1999
September
London/Great Britain
A longer weekend-stay in London for visiting the "Proms in the Park"- Concert
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1998
December
1999
January
New Zealand
Our 6-week-trip to New Zealand was a mixture between "cycling", "hiking" and "driving train, bus or car". 4 weeks on the South Island and 2 weeks on the north one.
Route: Christchurch - Timaru - Lake Pukaki - Wanaka - Queenstown - Milford Sound - Fox Glacier - Hokitika - Greymouth - Westport - Abel Tasman NP - Picton - Wellington - Napier - Taupo - Rotorua - Tauranga - Auckland - Whangarei - Wellington - Picton - Kaikoura - Christchurch
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1997
July
August
USA - West
In Summer 1997 I spent 3 weeks in the Southwest of the USA and its Nationalparks. 
Route: Los Angeles - Joshua Tree NP - Las Vegas - Grand Canyon NP - Arches NP - Bryce Canyon NP - Zion NP - Lake Tahoe - Mendocino - San Francisco - Los Angeles
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1996
September
October

USA/Canada - East
3 weeks in the East of the USA and Canada.
Route: Washington D.C. - Niagara Falls - Toronto - Montreal - Acadia NP - Boston - New York
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1995
June
USA - West
After finishing my studies I decided to cycle the Highway 1 from Seattle to San Francisco.
Route: Seattle - Victoria (B.C.) - Olympic NP - Astoria - Eureka - Fort Bragg - San Francisco
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