Award Winning Luxury and Lifestyle travel blog by Beate Pluta
After an incredible hike around the Matterhorn (read here), it was time to set my sights on another iconic alpine peak. Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the French Alps, stands tall at 4,808 meters. So, with Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and the resort town of Flaine as my…
I made my way to the Swiss Alps, Zermatt, to be precise, with hiking high on my to-do list. The forecast promised perfect weather, and after cycling around Lake Geneva, I was eager to tackle some hills again. But with so many options, the big…
I’ve visited Paris many times before, but until now, it was one of the few major capitals I hadn’t explored since starting my blog. Though I cycled around Versailles last year (read blog here), I deliberately avoided Paris. Until now. This time, I was ready…
From canoeing in Almuehltal to visiting Munich and cycling around the Starnberger See, summer in Bavaria has been fun for me. And definitely not boring. Although, the weather can be quite unpredictable, but when the sun is shining, the days are great. I spent my…
Remember the time when I drove 10 hours across Norway to hike the Trolltunga on the only sunny day, to then just drive 10 hours back to Oslo? Well, it felt like I did it again, but this time with the Austrian Alps. After a…
Fair warning—this blog post may contain images that will have you dreaming of a getaway to Lake Garda, Italy, sooner than you planned! I ended up there spontaneously, searching for a sunny spot to unwind. It had been at least 20 years since my last…
I decided it was time to give my bike (or maybe my bum) a break from cycling and made my way to Saxony Switzerland National Park. Despite the name, this breathtaking park sits near Dresden, straddling the border between Germany and the Czech Republic. Known…
On this trip, it seems that besides exploring some of northern Germany’s most beautiful towns, I was also on a mission to find the perfect cycling spots. Before meeting up with a friend in Hamburg, I came across a little town called Schwerin, one I…
And so my trip along the most beautiful Hanseatic League Towns continues. Rostock and Wismar impressed me very much and were so far my favourites. That was, until I found the prettiest town of them all. Must see Lueneburg, just 50 km south of Hamburg!…
