Here is the last part of my 2014 travel retrospective: the month of September to December brought me to the North Sea Coast, to my unforgettable Digital Detox mountain retreat on South Tyrol mountaintops, to London twice, to the Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg… and to hospital. Want to know how that has happend? Read on.
2014 was a truly anekdotique travel year with all-new countries like Iran, well-known like the US and many other trips that brought some unforgettable memories. The biggest change was that I started to work independently as a copywriter and travel writer. And then there was an unexpected hospital stay … Welcome to my big retrospective of Anekdotique 2014 travels, Part 1 (Jan-April).
Italian ice cream like chocolate, vanilla, stracciatella – there is no trip to Italy without tons of this delicious treat. The famous Gelateria Pepino in Turin certainly offers the best gelato of the city, perhaps even the best of Italy. I put that to the test: with a 5-course Italian ice cream tasting.
I recently spent some sunny days in Turin, a surprisingly diverse city in northern Italy, where I discovered something most visitors simply run past: the beautiful doors. Whether in the palace, government buildings, or at private homes, I was quickly reminded of the picturesque doors of Rome: heavy, wooden and colorful. True true storytellers of bygone centuries – finally, most have survived times of war, diseases and poverty.
While wandering through the narrow alleyways and huge boulevards of Turin, I was able to portrait some of the most remarkable doors of the city. Come in!
I created the hashtag #turintolove for Turismo Torino e Provincia without ever being in Turin, Italy. High time to go there myself and put this bold message to the test. What I discovered was a place between proud industry and pretty idyll. A major Italian city that makes it easy for visitors to fall in love with. Because Turin is …
“Why the hell is there a hole in the roof?” That is what comes to your mind when stepping into one of Rome’s most remarkable examples of Roman architecture: the Pantheon.
When I think of South Tyrol, I think of majestic mountain ranges, lush green meadows and chamois on the slopes. I think of fresh mountain air, stinky cow dung and blossoming edelweiss. When I think of South Tyrol, what comes to my mind is sweet Kaiserschmarrn and a hearty snack of bread and cold cuts. And of course fresh milk directly supplied by local farmers and Forst, a local beer that tastes best every day, because you had to earn it first. When I think of South Tyrol, I think of Val Gardena, a strip of land that has a lot to offer, what makes life worth living.
From Rome with Love – the story behind this picture takes you to the Eternal City today, to the city of Pizza, Pasta, Pope and more. And above of: to the City of Love. Forget about Paris. In Rome, Love is even in the air. Literally.
A picture of the Trevi Fountain for a blog entry about doors? Good question! And that’s exactly the problem: Most travelers just run determined to the big attractions like the Eiffel Tower, Hagia Sophia or the Empire State Building, rather than having a look to the left and right on their way.
