For me, Europe is the adventure on my doorstep. Sometimes a long weekend is enough: Paris in autumn, Lisbon, London in the first light over Westminster. Sometimes it turns into a whole summer – in the VW van along Corsica’s bends, by camper through Norway, along the coasts of Croatia and Normandy. And again and again the mountains: the Tre Cime in the snow, Lago di Braies, the Aletsch Glacier, the Säntis. Plus the northern lights over the Lofoten Islands, which I still can’t get out of my head. Here you’ll find all my travel stories from Europe.
September 2026, Provence. From the ground, salt flats are shallow basins full of water, nothing more. From above they turn into a paintbox: deep blue next to pink, ochre next to white, and between the…
Same game as last year, different season. Whitsun 2026, and Corsica has slipped into a colourful spring dress. The bends? They have stayed loyal and countless. From Livorno by bus to Bastia, a short n…
August 2025. Four wheels, a VW bus and us – my little family – on our way to Corsica. The ferry from Genoa spits us out in Bastia, and it starts right away: the curve after the curve. Our bus,…
In summer 2024 I travelled the rugged coast of northern Galicia with the drone. Between Foz and Muxía the Atlantic reshapes the land with every wave, and from above the rock formations reveal patterns…
The salt flats of Aveiro lured me to the Portuguese coast. Laid out by human hand for centuries, from a bird's-eye view these wide expanses open like a window onto another world, untamed and yet order…
At the end of July 2023 our summer holiday took us by motorhome from Paris to Normandy. After a short stop we went on to the Alabaster Coast near Étretat, where we hiked on stormy days and I sent the…
In summer 2023 we made a family trip to Mont Blanc, and at sunrise I was able to photograph the glacier from a bird's-eye view. Our trip began with the tent at the foot of Mont Blanc. On the first…
Over the long Corpus Christi weekend I was finally drawn back to the Swiss Alps, to glaciers and their textures, which only show their full face from a bird's-eye view. The drone came along, of course…
After a year and a half, the pictures of our road trip through Norway in summer 2020 are finally seeing the light of day: two months of parental leave, a van and a dream that reached as far as the…
In summer we spent a week in the Soča valley, close to the border with Italy and not far from Austria. Here the turquoise-blue Soča flows with its ice-cold water, and beautiful hiking trails lead alon…
In August we spent ten glorious days on the small, beautiful island of Cres in western Croatia. We'll be back, that much is certain – if only for the people and the food. With our camper we found a pi…
Our summer holiday in Croatia is a few weeks behind us, and now, with winter at the door, you long for warmth and the sound of the waves. Near Zadar on the coast I had discovered a salt field, and…
Last summer our big two-month trip towards northern Europe began. The borders to Denmark opened after Corona just in time, and so we went to the west coast for the first time. Two weeks of great lands…
At the end of our honeymoon in Tuscany we made a short detour from the Gotthard Pass to the Furka Pass, and it was worth it. On the way there the pass was still closed because of snowfall; on the…
After our tour of Tuscany between Chianti and Montepulciano, with temperatures still a warm 27 degrees, we went to the sea at Monte Argentario for two nights. We had actually wanted to take the ferry …
For almost two weeks we travelled through Tuscany in our van, marvelled at the towns and overate every single day. Our first longer stop was Greve in Chianti, a good base for day trips in every direct…
Shortly before our holiday in Italy, a friend told me about a huge marble quarry near Carrara, just a few kilometres off the motorway in the mountains, on our way to Tuscany. Photos on the internet ha…
In October we made a three-day stopover in the Cinque Terre, the five colourful villages on the Italian coast. The two full days were quite enough. The villages are very beautiful, but even in October…
The Tremola, the legendary cobbled road over the Gotthard Pass, had been on my list for a long time and was the perfect stopover on our way to Italy, even if it was only three to five degrees in the…
At the end of August 2019, we met friends for a hiking adventure in Gruyère National Park—wild and inviting. On the way, we stopped in Grindelwald/Lauterbrunnen, took the cogwheel train up towards Eig…
Things are slowly calming down, and the last few weeks are sinking in: at the beginning of October we got married in a small circle of family and friends. It was emotional and beautiful, hard to put i…
In mid-November we tagged a long weekend in Copenhagen onto a business trip of Luisa's. Nyhavn with its colourful houses impressed me, and one morning, while Luisa was still in Oslo, I was lucky with …
Over the long All Saints’ weekend in 2024, we returned to Paris — a comeback, wild and full of anticipation, with the firm plan to visit the Atelier des Lumières, where works by Gustav Klimt and Hunde…
In mid-September we flew to Lisbon for a long weekend, actually for some friends' wedding – the pictures of that are coming soon. Here, for now, are a few impressions from the rest of the weekend, wit…
Slowly I'm getting round to sorting the photos of the last few weeks. These are from a short business trip to Madrid: I had barely three hours to stroll around the city centre. The time was at least e…
Over the long Corpus Christi weekend I went hiking with my parents in the quiet Villnöss valley beneath the Geislerspitzen, a corner of the Dolomites that is less crowded than others I know. We used t…
Over the Pentecost weekend, I was in Lisbon for a fashion shoot — a gig, wild and creative, with the final images not to be seen for a few more months, a contrast between work and anticipation. While …
After our trip through Asturias and the Basque Country, we steered the car over the Pyrenees to Barcelona – an adventure, wild and promising. We spent two nights in the impressive area near Torla, but…
Just before Easter, we flew to northern Spain to tour by car from Oviedo over the Pyrenees to Barcelona – an adventure, wild and enticing. At the airport in Madrid, we picked up Luisa’s dad and drove …
The day before yesterday, I drove to Switzerland with the goal of visiting the Landwasser Viaduct in Filisur and St. Moritz — a trip, wild and adventurous, which was suddenly halted at the Lenzerheide…
While in Paris, we couldn’t miss the exhibition of the young French artist Camille Henrot at the Palais de Tokyo — an experience, wild and inspiring, spread across a total of 13,000 square meters, a c…
At the beginning of November we spent a few cosy days with friends in Paris. We had seen the usual sights often enough, so this time we simply wanted to stroll through the lovely corners of the city. …
About a week ago, we were back in the Säntis region to hike from Ebenalp to the Wildkirchli and the famous Aescher restaurant — an outing, wild and adventurous, that reminded me of our visit the year …
On the way home from the Dolomites to Lake Constance we made a short detour to Lago di Braies to walk around this beautifully situated lake. The view from the boat hire house in particular is magnific…
On the third day a hike around the famous Tre Cime di Lavaredo was on the programme. I had already been here last year, but back then the pass road was still closed and we had to walk all the…
On the second day there was lots of fresh snow up at the Passo di Giau, and the sun was shining strongly – accordingly sunburnt we looked in the evening. In between came a great snowshoe hike through …
At the end of April/beginning of May, we spent a long weekend hiking in the Dolomites with some friends. I had already been to this beautiful area last year and was eager to return as soon as possible…
On the drive back from the Königssee we made a longer stop at the Eibsee at the foot of the Zugspitze; the drive there already offered lovely views of the Alps. We were lucky with the weather: the rai…
On Easter Sunday we set off early to catch the first boat across the Königssee to St. Bartholomä and hike from there to the well-known ice chapel at the foot of the Watzmann. The ice chapel, a cave in…
Over the long Easter weekend we went to the beautiful Königssee on the Bavarian-Austrian border. I had been here the year before for a shoot with Silvi and Philipp and absolutely wanted to show Luisa …
Before heading to Cuba, I spent the first weekend of November skiing with friends in Sölden. Unfortunately, a cold knocked me out on the first day, so I took the car up to the Timmelsjoch Pass and cro…
On our last evening in Chamonix, we witnessed a stunning sunset along the mountain range between Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc – a farewell, wild and majestic, a contrast between daylight and altitu…
After our hiking day to Lac Blanc, the next day we set off from Chamonix to the Italian side of Mont Blanc and then continued up the mountain pass road with many hairpin turns all the way to Bourg-Sai…
At the beginning of September I spent a weekend in Chamonix to explore the beautiful mountain landscape around Mont Blanc and the Aiguille du Midi. On the first day I took the lift up and hiked to Lac…
After the beautiful hike the day before to Säntis, Rita and I hadn’t planned much for the rainy Sunday, July 6, 2025 — a day, wild and uncertain, but the morning weather turned out surprisingly bearab…
At the weekend Rita and I went hiking on the Säntis. Good weather was only forecast until Saturday afternoon, but that should be enough time to cover the roughly 1,200 metres of ascent from the Schwäg…
Before Diti and Robert’s Indian wedding, we had an afternoon to explore the beautiful center of Dresden between the Frauenkirche, Semperoper, and Zwinger — an outing, wild and cultural, a contrast bet…
Here is the second part of the photos from Paris and the journey back from Charles de Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt to the Lake Constance region — a closing, wild and relaxed, a contrast between travel…
Over the weekend, I visited Stefanie and Amaury — exactly one year after their unforgettable weddings in Paris and at Lake Constance, which famously ended with the legendary jump into the water. Natur…
After the lovely hiking weekend with Rita near Cortina d'Ampezzo, for the drive back we chose one of the many lesser-known passes and drove over the Passo Falzarego back to Lake Constance. Not a bad d…
After picking up the Corsa from the workshop, we went for a hike to the summits of Monte Piano and Monte Piana. These two peaks offer beautiful views of the Three Peaks (Drei Zinnen) and the Misurina …
Over the long weekend Rita and I went hiking in the Dolomites near Cortina d'Ampezzo; the weather forecast was superb. Right after arriving we were pretty lucky: my Corsa was losing huge amounts of oi…
Before the “Crazy Workshop” kicked off, we had a full day to ourselves, which we spent exploring the La Ribera neighborhood and taking a stroll through the nearby Parc de la Ciutadella. Our tour ended…
Nach unserem Besuch am Walden 7 gings mit dem Taxi und dem Kaffeerundfahrtsbus wieder zurück Richtung Barcelonas Stadtzentrum vorbei am Placa de les Cascades. Als da die Sonne noch ein letztes Mal dur…
We got a tip about “Walden 7”, a beautiful and rather crazy building in a suburb of Barcelona. So after our coffee tour through Barcelona we drove out to take a closer look. Good grief, what a buildin…
Nach unserem Besuch an der Sagrada Familia haben wir uns entschieden, zum ersten Mal in unserem Leben so ne Stadtrundfahrt mit einem typischen Touribus zu machen. Eigentlich praktisch, da man an jeder…
Am nächsten Tag gings morgens früh raus zur bekannten Kirche Sagrada Familia – einem eigentlich wunderschönen Bauwerk von Antoni Gaudi. Der Besuch lief aber leider nicht ganz nach Plan… Von Aussen w…
Zum Sonnenuntergang gangs mit dem Taxi raus vom Gothic Viertel zum Skatepark Mar Bella, welcher ca. 3 km ausserhalb vom Zentrum am Strand liegt. Von da gings per Fuß am schönen Strand zurück Richtung …
Nach dem Schlendern durch den Hafen von Barcelona gings weiter in das nahegelegene Gothic Viertel "Barri Gotic". Auch hier wieder viele schöne Ecken, Fenster und Fassaden. Danach gings über den Placa …
Am zweiten Tag stand ein großer Fussmarsch durch Barcelona vor uns… Nach nem guten Frühstück mit vielen leckeren Croissants gings als erstes durch die Straßen von La Rambla an den schönen Hafen von …
Für den "CRAZY WORKSHOP" bin ich nach Barcelona geflogen und hab davor ein paar Tage Sightseeing in der schönen Altstadt dran gehängt. Übernachtet hab ich im bekannten La Rambla Viertel und bin abends…
On our last morning in London we got up early and headed to Westminster Abbey and Big Ben to photograph the sunrise – and once again the light played along. Afterwards we went on towards Hyde Park, wh…
Am dritten Tag wars bestes sonniges Wetter – absolut nicht das was man eigentlich für London erwarten würde! 🙂 Wir sind also zum Sonnenaufgang raus und mit der Metro zur Towerbrigde. Gab noch ein sch…
Am ersten vollen Tag gings früh raus Richtung Banken-Viertel zwischen der St. Paul Kathedrale und der Towerbridge. Nach einem kurzen Abstecher zum St. Pancras Hotel und dem King's Cross Bahnhof waren …
Übers Faschings-Wochenende gings nach London. Das letzte Mal war vor knapp 20 Jahren noch mit der Schule, krass, hört sich das schon irgendwie verdammt alt an 🙂 Am frühen Nachmittag kam ich im Hotel …
On our way back from Tibet and Nepal, we treated ourselves to a two-night stay in Istanbul – a stopover, wild and welcome. We used our full day there to enjoy the best breakfast we’d had in weeks, bef…
The last real night in Reine on the Lofoten Islands was simply a dream. As the day before, it was clear all afternoon, and the aurora forecast was superb. The evening before, though, dense high fog ha…
On the fifth day we drove on. The weather was perfect for a hike over a mountain to a remote beach. At the top two Canadians told me that two guys had once lived on the beach down there for…
Hier die Bilder vom vierten Tag in Reine auf den Lofoten. Ich kam nach den Polarlichtern nachts wieder ein bisschen später aus den Federn und bin dann wieder mit dem Auto los um wieder die Gegend zu e…
On the second night, too, there were beautiful northern lights in Reine again. The sky was about as cloudy as the night before, but it was still really lovely to watch. The most beautiful night, thoug…
Am nächsten Tag hieß es erst mal bis 11 Uhr ausschlafen nach den ersten Polarlichtern. Dann gings mit dem Auto weiter der Küste entlang und einige weiße Strände entdecken. Ist echt eine wunderschöne L…
Right on the first night in Reine there were beautiful northern lights. Even though there were some clouds in the sky, it was wonderful to watch once again. And the following nights would be even bett…
Am ersten Tag in Reine gings auf einen Aussichtspunkt 500m oberhalb der kleinen Stadt. Der Weg dahin war nicht einfach, steil und schmierig da es am Tag davor ja geregnet hat. Am Ende kamen noch Kreuz…
Endlich wars soweit – Lofoten – hoch oben im Norden von Norwegen, der erste Urlaub in 2015. Das Wetter war typisch nordisch als ich angekommen bin: kalt, windig und Nieselregen… Feels like Iceland, …
Hier mal noch ein paar Bilder von meinem schönen Wochenende in Paris. Am Ende bin ich gefühlt fast alle möglichen Ecken zwischen dem Montmartre-Viertel und dem Eiffelturm abmaschiert 🙂
Lang lang ists her… Fast in 3 Monate… Solange liegen die Bilder jetzt schon von dem langen Wochenende auf meiner Platte rum und sind vor lauter Hochzeiten nicht bearbeitet worden. Im Mai war ich m…
Am Sonntag fiels mir nicht leicht nach dem wenig Schlaf der letzten Tage mich morgends aufzuraffen und mal mit dem Boot rüber auf eine der vorgelagerten Inseln zu schippern. Hab aber viel Cooles über …
Hier mal ein paar andere Bilder aus Venedig, wollte schon länger mal dort mit ein bisschen Langzeitbelichtungen rumexperimentieren. Da die Sony und der Adapter ein paar sogenannte "Light Leaks" haben,…
Hier noch die Bilder von den letzten beiden Tagen aus Venedig. Sonntag morgen hats erst mal noch geregnet, dafür waren aber auch die Straßen deutlich leerer wie die Tage zuvor morgends. Nachmittags wu…
Am zweiten Tag gings eigentlich genauso plan- und ziellos weiter in Venedig 🙂 Viel knipsen und das Wetter war auch ok, zwar nicht sonnig, aber trocken und genau richtig um auch mal ein paar Langzeit…
Ganz praktisch wenn man eine Dienstreise mit einem privaten Städtetrip verbinden kann, darum war ich letztes Wochenende mal für ein paar Tage in Venedig um mal ein bisschen abzuschalten. Eigentlich wa…
Nach einigen stressigen Wochen gehts jetzt endlich mal wieder ein bisschen raus für ein Wochenende in Venedig. Dank der Lufthansa und italienischen Fluglotsenstreiks kam ich noch in den Genuss, mitten…
Hier die letzten Bilder von unserer Besichtigung der verlassenen Beelitz Heilstätten bei Berlin. War sehr sehr beeindruckend!
Hier die nächsten Bilder von dem verlassenen Gelände der Beelitz Heilstätten, viel Spaß damit! 🙂
The real reason for our trip to Berlin was the abandoned buildings of Beelitz-Heilstätten. Most of them are more than 100 years old and have stood empty for over 50 years. What is left of them blew me…
Am Samstag gings für weiter erst einen Abstecher nach Kreuzberg und dann weiter auf den verlassenen Flughafen Tempelhof, der seit knapp 6 Jahren leer steht und nur noch mit Guides besucht werden kann.…
Übers lange Wochenende am Tag der deutschen Einheit sind wir nach Berlin gefahren um dort neben der Innenstadt auch mal ein paar verlassene Gebäude erkunden zu können (dazu aber mehr in den nächsten B…
Am letzten Tag hatten wir wieder richtig Glück mit dem Wetter und ne gute Portion Sonne erwischt. Wollten morgends recht früh mit der klassischen Tram "Electrico 28" durch Lissabon tuckern und sind da…
Nachdem der morgen ziemlich verregnet war und Rita uns ein paar leckere Spezialitäten in der Innenstadt gezeigt hat, schlenderten wir nach dem Mittagessen durch Bairro Alto. Einzig die paar Meter Tram…
Für die paar Tage zwischen Weihnachten und Silvester haben wir uns Lissabon ausgesucht. Am ersten Tag war das Wetter super! Kaum Wolken am Himmel und angenehme 15° C. Als Route haben wir die den histo…
