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Kraków, Auschwitz & Birkenau and Breslau

Kraków, Auschwitz & Birkenau and Breslau

After a gorgeous and sunny day yesterday, it is back to rather miserable cold and rainy weather. So I am sitting inside, drinking hot tea and writing my next flashback blog. About Kraków (Krakau) and Breslau (both during winter and summer) + the unbelievable history of Auschwitz…

Skiing in Slovakia

Skiing in Slovakia

Flashback Time! This year has been busy visiting lots of places in Europe. However before my blog, Sweettravelbee, there were a few winter trips that I didn‘t have a chance to write about. Until now! While I am sitting here in Thiersheim (back at my…

Dresden Winter vs. Dresden Summer

Dresden Winter vs. Dresden Summer

I still remember the first time I visited Dresden earlier in the year, when it was cold. I was surprised and amazed by the grandness of the city. The spring bloom hadn‘t started yet and the trees were still bare. It was at the end…

Top 5 spots to see in Czech Republic

Top 5 spots to see in Czech Republic

I have travelled through Czech Republic a few times by now, so I thought it is time I create a travel summary for you. After all, what are the best towns in Czech Republic? From Prague to Cesky Krumlov and Kutna Hura, Czech Republic has…

The Szlak Orlich Gniazd trail – my 3 day hike in Poland

The Szlak Orlich Gniazd trail – my 3 day hike in Poland

The family and wedding time is over. So, after all the eating and vodka drinking (yes, there is always lots of it), it was time to be active again. Hiking in Poland is very popular amongst the locals, and there are lots of trails to…

Warsaw, family time and the wedding – Poland (part 2)

Warsaw, family time and the wedding – Poland (part 2)

The past few days I have been busy with family and recovering from the wedding. I only had some time now, to tell you more about the second part of the journey through Poland as well as Warsaw, family time and the wedding. Soo much…

Wolf’s Lair and Gdańsk – A road trip through my birth country Poland (part 1)

Wolf’s Lair and Gdańsk – A road trip through my birth country Poland (part 1)

Being born in Poland and growing up in Germany had its advantages and disadvantages, and the older I get the more I like to know more about my birth country. (See story below). As I was coming from the Baltic States – Driving through the…

Driving through the Baltic States – Estonia, Litvia & Lithuania

Driving through the Baltic States – Estonia, Litvia & Lithuania

I crossed the Baltic Sea on a big cargo ferry, ready to be driving through the Baltic States – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, stopping at the capitals. That’s right! I left north of Stockholm (Kapellskär) and arrived in a small harbour town (Paldiski) near the capital…

Oslo vs Stockholm – from the fjords to the cities

Oslo vs Stockholm – from the fjords to the cities

After the big Trolltunga hike, I woke up feeling a sense of accomplishment (and a little – or more a lot – of soreness). It was time to drive 600km back across the country, and back to civilisation. I had one more week in Scandinavia,…