When something goes wrong… just keep cool

Traveling home for the holidays. This time I booked a flight in the afternoon, so no early alarm clock or other annoying stuff. 🙂 Since I have two pieces of luggage, I opt for the taxi to the airport. Expensive, but much much easier. All three flights are operated by SAS and I should be…

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The end of an era!

I did something drastic… After 26 years using Canon film based SLR and DSLR cameras (time flies by) I made the decision to sell everything I had and buy something new. When I went on my tour to New Zealand earlier this year, I took with me both the Canon EOS 5D MII and 2…

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A weekend in the Netherlands/Germany

Tomorrow morning I start my long weekend (Friday to Monday) visiting my parents in Germany. This time, I will fly from Molde to Oslo and from Oslo to Amsterdam. Of course SAS is my carrier. I have to get every EurobonusPoints I can for my big trip next year. First leg in Economy, second in…

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Shopping, geocaching and Maultaschen

A whole day out. Started early to get my glasses fixed in Dortmund. Got the best customer service possible. Cut down the time from one week – which would have meant going around in old glasses for a on time – to 1 hour because I have to travel so far. Perfect! A little bit…

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Castles and ice cream

A nice and sunny day to wake up. Fresh rolls from the bakery and late breakfast. Plan for the day is to go to the Münsterland north of where my parents live. a 45 minute drive over side roads (highway is boring in nice weather). First stopp is Nordkirchen castle, a nice “Versailles style” castle…

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The holidays have started

Finally two weeks of holidays. Spending 9 days in Germany and 6 days in Stockholm. Starting from the airport at 10 am has some advantages. You can “sleep in” – at least more than taking the 7 am flight and take the cheaper bus (1/10th of the taxi price). Hoping for some better weather home…

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Future travels

After coming home from the US, I have to think about new places to go. Some of them are already booked, others are in planning. Until now these are my plans: A short weekend trip to Düsseldorf, Germany to attend the wedding of friends (August 2016) A weekend in Oslo, Norway to watch the qualification match…

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41 hours in Hamburg

Just a short trip from Friday afternoon to Sunday. Found some nice Eurobonus tickets to get me there – it sucks to travel business class.^^ I always promised to visit my friends there and now I will do it. No sightseeing, just enjoying 1 1/2 days there. So no plans to take photos or anything.

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ARN and HAM

Ups I did it again. SAS went out with the offer of 1 million bonus tickets with up to 50 % of the normal points prize. And I did it. 🙂 Two more trips in November. First a weekend in Stockholm (friday after work to monday in the evening), and two weeks after that a friday…

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