Category: Travel

Visiting the Haban Yard

09.07.19 09.07.19Travel, Urban Sketching Habans, Museum, Slovakia

Have you ever been to Veľké Leváre? No! I have been there very often – driving through. It is a small town in the western part of Slovakia with a…

Palladian Odyssey Umbria – 2019 (Tour 1)

17.06.19 17.06.19Travel, Urban Sketching Assisi, Italy, Montone, Travelsketch, Umbria

In 2018, we talked about a sequel of the Palladian Odyssey, but I thought this would not happen during the next two years. Therefor the offer for a tour in…

Torcello – The Calm Before Interesting Times

04.06.19 04.06.19Travel, Urban Sketching Burano, Mazzorbo, Torcello, Venice, Vine

Nearly a whole year I was looking forward to go back to Torcello. To be up front about it the island is dreamlike even in wind and rain probably because…

Florence With a View And An (Indecent) Offer

03.06.19 28.12.19Travel, Urban Sketching Florence, Fountain Pen, Italy, Renaissance

For a city like Florence, this will be a short post. In 2012, I visited the town for a rather extensive sightseeing trip. This year I have only stayed for…

Short Visit In London

21.05.19 21.05.19Travel, Urban Sketching Christopher Marlowe, Deptford, England, London, theatre

Not that I need a reason to go to London (For me it is that kind of town one can visit again and again.), but this year there was a…

Advent In Verona

27.12.18 08.04.19Nativity Scene, Travel Advent season, Italy, Nativity Scene, Verona

Opera lovers will know the annual summer festival in the arena of Verona and may have been there at least once. It is not unusual to visit this northern Italian…

Trieste

07.09.18 08.04.19Travel Italy, Trieste, Video

I take the strain of taking a journey because I love to be somewhere else. Going as Viennese to Trieste gives you sometimes the impression you haven’t left home at…

Getaway In Baden Near Vienna

19.08.18 04.06.19Travel, Urban Sketching Beethoven, Casino, Hot Spring, Museum

As the name suggests Baden near Vienna is a little town not far away from Austria’s capital. Against expectation it is an ideal place for a getaway. Baden is famous…

Torcello – Sacred Tranquillity

04.06.18 04.06.19Travel, Urban Sketching Italy, Travelsketch, Veneto, Venice, Video

Between the 9th and the 13th century the most important centre in the north Adriatic lagoon was on Torcello. It was a see with prosperous trading houses and craftsman’s business…

Is Visiting Venice A Good Idea? – Update

03.06.18 28.12.19Travel Impacts of tourism, Italy, Renaissance, Venice

In 1995 I visited a performance in the La Fenice opera house. I didn’t come back to Venice until 2017. Can a place famous for looking as in olden days…

Palladian Odyssey 2018 – Tour 1

02.06.18 10.09.18Travel, Urban Sketching Asolo, Italy, Palladio, Veneto, Vicenza

Apart from travelling to the penguins I fulfilled myself another dream this year: a sketching tour. Initially I wanted to go to Venice. I found a German travel operator for…

Milan

01.06.18 03.09.18Travel, Urban Sketching Italy, Milan, Urban sketching

On my way to the Palladian Odyssey 2018 I made a stop in Milan. I have never been to Milan or Padua before, therefor I didn’t know in the beginning…

Antarctica – Crossing The Polar Circle

02.03.18 03.09.18Travel Antarctica, Iceberg, Penguin, Polarcircle

Over 10 years I wanted to go to Antarctica. This February I actually did it. I gained a lot of impressions and experiences and I lost a dream. Since my…

Do Not Change Plane At Frankfurt Airport

01.03.18 29.06.18Travel Airport, Frankfurt

I have never been to Frankfurt am Main. No, that is not true. I was very often in Frankfurt am Main but always on the airport never in the town.…

Travel Preparation

07.01.18 14.08.18Travel, Urban Sketching Antarctica, Penguin

I was practising over the weekend for my next travel. Now you can make an educated guess where I will go 🙂