Category: ROADTRIPS w/ Carl & Maerose

Road Trip #40: Lithuania in winter (Day 1,2/7: ft. Kristianstad and taking the overnight ferry from Karlshamn, SE to Klaipeda, LT )

June 6, 2023

Last winter, we went on a week of roadtrip in Lithuania, my 27th been-to country. Lithuania is one of the three Baltic states (the other two being Latvia and Estonia, which I/we have already visited in the past). To get there, we drove through Sweden and took the overnight ferry from Karlshamn to Klaipeda. We … More Road Trip #40: Lithuania in winter (Day 1,2/7: ft. Kristianstad and taking the overnight ferry from Karlshamn, SE to Klaipeda, LT )

RoadTrip #38: Årjängs Market and mushroom picking

June 2, 2023

Every autumn, we try to go out in the woods and hunt for mushrooms, usually tract chantarelles which are easy to identify and are very good in pies. Sometimes, we also spot golden chantarelles. Last autumn, we went for a day trip to Sweden to go mushroom picking. Coincidentally, the town of Årjäng was also … More RoadTrip #38: Årjängs Market and mushroom picking

RoadTrip #37.11-13: Eurotrip Day 11-13/13 – From Wolfsburg, DE to Kolding, DK, to Ullared, SE and HOME (ft. Autostadt, Old Town Kolding, the Great Belt Bridge, Middelalderlandsbyen, the Øresund Bridge, and welcoming Maxx to the family)

June 2, 2023

Here comes the final entry from last year’s roadtrip! I’m including all from Day 10 to Day 13, since there wasn’t really any big activity during the drive back home. From Wolfsburg, where the Volkswagen HQ and the world’s biggest car plant is located, we drove northwards to Kolding, Denmark. We spent a night there, … More RoadTrip #37.11-13: Eurotrip Day 11-13/13 – From Wolfsburg, DE to Kolding, DK, to Ullared, SE and HOME (ft. Autostadt, Old Town Kolding, the Great Belt Bridge, Middelalderlandsbyen, the Øresund Bridge, and welcoming Maxx to the family)

RoadTrip #37.10: Eurotrip Day 10/13 – From Karlovy Vary, CZ to Wolfsburg, DE (ft. Leipzig Zoo)

May 30, 2023

Here comes Day 10 of our roadtrip last summer. 🙂 We started the trip back home and left Karlovy Vary early in the morning. We didn’t have any specific plan, just did things spontaneously. That’s how we ended up checking out Leipzig Zoo, with breeding programs for more than 1,000 animal species. It also focuses … More RoadTrip #37.10: Eurotrip Day 10/13 – From Karlovy Vary, CZ to Wolfsburg, DE (ft. Leipzig Zoo)

RoadTrip #37.9: Eurotrip Day 9/13 – From Füssen, DE to Karlovy Vary, CZ (ft. Neuschwanstein Castle, Nabburg town, and Karlovy Vary)

May 25, 2023

On Day 9 of our roadtrip last summer, we visited the beautiful Neuschwanstein Castle, which had been on my bucketlist for a very long time. We also checked out the charming town of Nabburg, and finally, the UNESCO World Heritage site of Karlovy Vary (or Carlsbad) in western Czech Republic. Here’s our entire route, c/o … More RoadTrip #37.9: Eurotrip Day 9/13 – From Füssen, DE to Karlovy Vary, CZ (ft. Neuschwanstein Castle, Nabburg town, and Karlovy Vary)

RoadTrip #37.8: Eurotrip Day 8/13 – From Feldkirch, AT to Füssen, DE (ft. the ski-resort village of Malbun in Liechtenstein, and Lindau island on Lake Constance, Germany)

May 22, 2023

On Day 8 of our roadtrip last summer, we checked out my 26th visited country, Liechtenstein, which is the 6th smallest country in the world. Liechtenstein is known for its mountains and medieval castles. We rode an open chair lift and had some delicious apple strudels on top of a mountain in Malbun, and took … More RoadTrip #37.8: Eurotrip Day 8/13 – From Feldkirch, AT to Füssen, DE (ft. the ski-resort village of Malbun in Liechtenstein, and Lindau island on Lake Constance, Germany)

RoadTrip #37.7: Eurotrip Day 7/13 – From Meiringen, CH to Feldkirch, AT (ft. the fascinating Aare Gorge, enjoying some delicious meringue in Meiringen, the aquamarine Lake Lungern, and the coastal town of Hergiswil)

May 20, 2023

Here comes Day 7 of our Eurotrip last summer 🙂 One week on the road and we’re still hyped! We walked along the Aare Gorge, then, enjoyed some meringue in Meiringen while gazing at beautiful panoramic views. After that, we continued driving north, passing by the refreshing Lake Lungern, the coastal town of Hergiswil, and … More RoadTrip #37.7: Eurotrip Day 7/13 – From Meiringen, CH to Feldkirch, AT (ft. the fascinating Aare Gorge, enjoying some delicious meringue in Meiringen, the aquamarine Lake Lungern, and the coastal town of Hergiswil)

RoadTrip #37.6: Eurotrip Day 6/13 – From Porrentruy, CH to Meiringen, CH (ft. Sainte-Colombe cave, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Old Town Bern, and the turquoise lakes of Thunersee and Brienzersee, via the Crash Landing On You shooting location – Iseltwald)

May 20, 2023

On Day 6 of the roadtrip, we explored beautiful Switzerland, one of our favorite countries. It’s my 3rd visit, and I really wanted to have a photo at the shooting location of the Korean series, Crash Landing on You. On the way there, we visited the grotto of Sainte-Colombe, and the vibrant medieval city of … More RoadTrip #37.6: Eurotrip Day 6/13 – From Porrentruy, CH to Meiringen, CH (ft. Sainte-Colombe cave, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Old Town Bern, and the turquoise lakes of Thunersee and Brienzersee, via the Crash Landing On You shooting location – Iseltwald)

RoadTrip #37.5: Eurotrip Day 5/13 – From Troisvierges, LU to Porrentruy, CH (ft Luxembourg’s biggest castle – Bourscheid, the magnificent Vianden Castle, and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Luxembourg City)

May 14, 2023

Luxembourg is my 25th visited country, and though it was small, it was quite a pleasure to check out some of the beautiful sites. The whole trip was spontaneous, so we decided where to go the day before or on the day itself. There’s the Bourscheid Castle, the largest one in the country. Then, there … More RoadTrip #37.5: Eurotrip Day 5/13 – From Troisvierges, LU to Porrentruy, CH (ft Luxembourg’s biggest castle – Bourscheid, the magnificent Vianden Castle, and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Luxembourg City)