Not all those who wander are lost

please please please don't delete this blog.. :'( let it be, i really love this blog and it's very nice to just visit and look around, again and again..

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:33:04 +0200

I didn’t even come up with this idea really - would people be interested in that?

Oh no! I really enjoyed this blog A LOT! I really wish I could help you out with it, but I don't have the time either. Your were one of my favorite blogs. I hope all goes well in life for you! Thanks for giving everyone such a great blog. Much respect :)

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:18:25 +0200

Thank you so much for your kind words! :) I really enjoyed having this blog, too, but now that I started university, moved abroad, etc etc I really don’t get around to sit down and think of littletravelthings, and without them I don’t really feel like it’s still something special. Thanks! <3

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:15:00 +0200

I decided to give this blog up. I really don’t have the time for it anymore, at least not on my own. As nobody messaged me when I asked if someone wants to do it together with me last time, I decided I can’t keep it up anymore. If anyone wants to take over or help me out, this is the last chance to do so, otherwise I will delete the blog in the next days!

I am very sorry for the lack of posts. I am taking a crash course in Dutch, and it’s really,...

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:20:50 +0200

I am very sorry for the lack of posts.

I am taking a crash course in Dutch, and it’s really, really exhausting (6 hours of lessons a day, 4 hours of revising in my “freetime”), so I just don’t have the time to take care of this blog at the moment. Please feel free to send me asks or submissions anyway - I will take care of them as soon as possible!

WOOO! :D

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:12:29 +0200

While I was travelling through the Netherlands for 4 days we hit 500 followers! Thank you so much guys. It’s amazing so many people like this blog :)

And don’t forget submitting ;)

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Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:50:41 +0200

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Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:56:01 +0200

"The greatest sight to see is the world - look at it!"

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:58:31 +0200

“The greatest sight to see is the world - look at it!”

- Kurt Tucholsky

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Thu, 31 May 2012 17:54:09 +0200

europae: Andermatt - St. Moritz - Bernina Diavolezza One of the...

Thu, 31 May 2012 11:54:07 +0200

europae:

Andermatt - St. Moritz - Bernina Diavolezza

One of the most well known train routes in Switzerland sightseeing-wise is the Glacier Express, running from Zermat in the west near Matterhorn to St. Moritz in the east. And again the sights come with a high price, well over 100€ for the whole trip (and again not covered with Interrail ticket). Last spring I did a day trip with a car from Italian North-Western town of Stresa to Zermat, driving on roads following the Glacier Express tracks in that part - so this time I chose to enjoy landscapes on the eastern part of the track. There’s only a rather short passage from Andermatt towards St Moritz (until Disentis) that isn’t covered with Interrail ticket, so I was able to do the trip without breaking the bank.

Andermatt was already quite high (around 1,5km) and had loads of snow, but the track took a steep rise again heading east and the views got more and more arctic by each twist of the track. From Andermatt the train was full of skiers, but they all left on the next stop so I was again left in privacy of an own train car enjoying snow-filled sceneries left and right of the train, with windows pulled down for better photo-ops. The high point of the track is Oberalppass, at 2033m where the sights are absolutely arctic: snow everywhere even in April. From there the train starts heading downwards and the amount of snow in the landscape little by little goes down to zero, still offering gorgeous Alpine views.

I highly suggest paying for the Andermatt - Disentis part if you’re traveling with Interrail pass - I don’t think it was more than 10€, but it offered perhaps the most exotic, arctic views I’ve ever seen.

What really amazes me about the Swiss landscape, is how much the landscape can vary even in short passages. From the classic Alpine hillside villages near Disentis, there’s a huge change continuing eastward towards Reichenau: suddenly the train is passing a sweeping river with staggering rock formations on the opposite side with pine trees growing in almost vertical cliffsides. Quite unlike any other scenery I’ve so far seen in Switzerland. And then as the route starts to rise again towards St. Moritz we get again more and more snow.

From Reichenau onwards I was on the Bernina Express track, which is an UNESCO World Heritage site and again one of the most famous train tracks in Switzerland. And for a reason. There’s a great variety of gorgeous landscapes, lots of height variation too and beautifully constructed bridges. And it’s all covered with the Interrail pass, so a must for all interrailers in Switzerland!

The Glacier express is one of my dream destinations - I am sure my followers would love to take it, too!

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Thu, 31 May 2012 05:49:38 +0200

fuckyeaheurope: Northern Lights over Jokulsarlon, Iceland (by...

Wed, 30 May 2012 18:01:27 +0200

fuckyeaheurope:

Northern Lights over Jokulsarlon, Iceland (by paulgsaunders)

"Hearing your native language in another language" -> isn't that supposed to be "Hearing your native language in another country?" if not, sorry lol

Wed, 30 May 2012 12:50:00 +0200

Oh God, of course. I made these at like 4 am. Will be fixed in a minute. Thank you!

EDIT: Done!

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Wed, 30 May 2012 11:47:00 +0200

fuckyeaheurope: Mountain, South-East Iceland (by...

Wed, 30 May 2012 05:48:47 +0200

fuckyeaheurope:

Mountain, South-East Iceland (by sophieatkinson)

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Tue, 29 May 2012 17:59:56 +0200

fuckyeahgermany: Neuschwanstein Castle.

Tue, 29 May 2012 11:51:15 +0200

fuckyeahgermany:

Neuschwanstein Castle.

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Tue, 29 May 2012 05:51:29 +0200

"Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe."

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:59:23 +0200

“Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.”

- Anatole France

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Mon, 28 May 2012 11:55:01 +0200