madlennicolaus

Visiting Israel with a toddler

June 26, 2015 by madlennicolaus

Beginning of this month we went to a rather unusual holiday destination, especially for parents of a toddler. Israel! We went for a wedding, but stayed for the ancient history and the Dead Sea! And also the beaches. Never forget the beaches. Israel is a country of opposites. A country where the old and the new are nestled uncomfortably beside each other. It’s hard to come here and not mention religion, so let’s get that out of the way quickly. The […]

Categories: Photography, Travel • Tags: baby, beaches, Dead Sea, Israel, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Toddler, Travel

A World Heritage Site unlike any other

June 24, 2015 by madlennicolaus

This last weekend we flew on a Friday evening into Luxembourg and drove across the landscape to Saarbrücken and the baptism of my new godchild. So far, pretty normal. But along the way, we saw something that’s hard to describe. It looked like something from a book, or a nightmare or an alternate reality. Steel and iron, reaching into the sky like outstretched fingers. And all this, in the middle of a town. We made a note to look it […]

Categories: Photography, Travel • Tags: Germany, gigantic ironworks, iron, ironworks, saarbruecken, Saarland, Travel, Unesco, Voelklinger Huette, World Heritage, World Heritage Site

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The Last Holiday

January 18, 2014 by madlennicolaus

It began the way most holidays begin. A map, a cup of coffee and a pocketful of half imagined destinations. The ideal half imagined destination in question had to be between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius in darkest January. So Iceland, Canada and most of Northern Europe were straight off the list. Did I also mention it had to be an island? And that it had to be full of beaches, underwater life and local colour? That it had to be […]

Categories: Photography, Travel • Tags: adventure, Babymoon, beaches, Coco Island, Curieuse Island, Indian Ocean, Island, La Digue, Last Holiday, Patatran Village Hotel, Photo, photographs, photography, Praslin, Pregnant, Seychelles, Sister Island

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Three Summers in Italy

August 19, 2013 by madlennicolaus

When we travel, I usually take a lot of photos, and Matt shoots some video. It’s a team effort – especially when we have to edit them into nice little holiday clips afterwards. We did it for our road trip from San Francisco to Vancouver or our master diving holiday on Koh Tao last year. But for some reason we never found the time to edit our Italy trips… Until this weekend. So, below is our video summary of Cinque Terre, […]

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Footprints in the dust. A journey through ancient Roma.

July 7, 2013 by madlennicolaus

I love Italy, especially on my birthday. This was the 3rd year running, and I realized that I hadn’t seen the heart of Italy, the capitol. Roma. I wanted to understand my favorite country from a more historical perspective. I wanted to find the root of why Italy is Italy and understand the ancient historic past events that made it what it is today. This is what I learnt. It’s just a taster, but I think it a good start […]

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Weekend Getaway from the Cornwall Moors of Altarnun to Mawgan Porth Bay

May 20, 2013 by madlennicolaus

It was two weeks and two continents ago, but it still lingers in my imagination. So here’s my latest travel tips for the loveliest corner of England: Cornwall. To begin, and always a good technique: share the planning! That way your trip is always varied and exciting. And at least one of you knows what’s happening. First hotel – selection by Matt: Jamaica Inn in the civil parish of Altarnun. “There would never be a gentle season here, thought Mary; either grim […]

Categories: Photography, Travel • Tags: Altarnun, Cornwall, getaway, Mawagan Porth Bay, Moors, Scarlet hotel, weekend

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Enjoying lunch at Hotel Villa Hotel Villa Hoenegg

Walking in a winter wonderland (at Easter!!?)

April 7, 2013 by madlennicolaus

In a cabin in the woods, we waited for spring to find out where winter was hiding it. Word to the wise, an Easter holiday in Switzerland can contain snow. And rain, and mist and fog and of course, groans. We didn’t come to ski. We came to visit my brother, and to marvel at the sheer beauteous scale of the Swiss Alps. The glaciated scenery, the high peaks, the clear ice water! What we got, looked like a Tuesday […]

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An amazing wine harvesting weekend with a horse named Mr. Müller

October 2, 2012 by madlennicolaus

There are few things I love more than grapes… possibly wine, maybe horses, and quite probably spending time with friends. This last weekend I had them all in abundance. And I even learnt a thing or two about wine harvesting – you know, for when I …

Categories: Travel • Tags: Drink, Duttweiler, food, German wine, Germany, Girls weekend, Grape, harvest, Herr Mueller, Maedelswochenende, Mr Mueller, Palatinate, Pfalz, pino noir, Recreation, Reserve wine, spaetburgunder, Weingut, weingut Reif & Nett, Weinstrasse, wine, Wine Valley

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Leaving the city. Early. Dawn.

August 25, 2012 by madlennicolaus

The Lake District, at the top of the map. Hours in the car. Traffic jamming across the horizon. Lunch by a river. Ducks. More traffic. Tired heads. The destination. Windermere. The Mortal Man. The ancient stones. The cold ale. The restful beds. Th…

Categories: Travel • Tags: ducks, Lake district, River, the mortal man, Traffic, Troutbeck

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Author Archives: madlennicolaus

Visiting Israel with a toddler

A World Heritage Site unlike any other

The Last Holiday

Three Summers in Italy

Footprints in the dust. A journey through ancient Roma.

Weekend Getaway from the Cornwall Moors of Altarnun to Mawgan Porth Bay

Walking in a winter wonderland (at Easter!!?)

An amazing wine harvesting weekend with a horse named Mr. Müller

Leaving the city. Early. Dawn.