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Yesterday was our last day together in the USA. In the morning, we first had to pick up my rental car for the next 2 weeks, a Honda SUV. After that, we returned to the hotel to...

Today was packing time again. We drove from Chicago to Greenwood, where I will be working for two weeks starting Monday. First, we took the subway towards Hertz. We had...

After breakfast, we went to the Fields Museum. A museum about American history. There was so much to see in the museum that after 2 hours, we felt quite overwhelmed. We then...

Today we slept in and then went a street further for breakfast. We then headed to the Shedd Aquarium and spent quite a bit of time there. It's a truly spectacular aquarium....

Today, we first had a chance to sleep in. Breakfast came from Starbucks, with real coffee and a roll with egg, cheese, and ham. After that, we bought a day pass for public...

Today we drove directly from Grand Haven to the Premium Outlet in Chicago. It's incredible, but there was hardly anyone at the outlet. At times, we were the only customers in...

Since today we know what is worse than a breakfast with only toast; it is a breakfast without toast. Today there wasn't even bread for breakfast. Matthias asked the lady who is...

Just after half past nine, the best Bundesliga time in Germany, we set off for Grand Haven. Over 450 km lay ahead of us. The route was totally uneventful. Apart from fields, a...

This morning I felt better again, but now Matthias was hit. Thank God it wasn't as severe as it was for me yesterday, and after taking an ibuprofen and a plastic breakfast, we...

Unfortunately, there isn't much to write today. I've caught a cold, and I also had chills last night. As a result, I mostly slept during the drive to Mackinaw City. We briefly...

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park

South Haven

09.09.2024 This morning was all about sleeping in. Although that was already done by just before 8 AM. You can really feel the time difference. After all, we are 7 hours behind...

Our taxi arrived at 5:15 AM. Off we went to Zurich to the airport. We departed at 09:25 AM on flight number LX 006 to Chicago. We faced a flight lasting 9 hours and 20...

Chicago - driving to Mackinaw City

It's about to start again ...On May 7, 2023 we will travel to Büsum. After a week of beach vacation, we will continue to Kiel. We will depart from there on May 14. We will visit...

And it's already Friday. The last day at sea before we arrive in La Romana again. Chill on the ship one more time, and ride the exercise bike in the fitness center one last...

Thursday, the last shore leave for us before La Romana. Our ship arrived early in the morning in St. Kitts. After breakfast, we went out to the shopping mall. We treated...

In the afternoon it was time to chill. As always, we were too tired for any activities. After dinner, we had a nightcap and then went straight to bed. And just like that, it was...

After the gym on Monday evening, we had reserved a table at Buffalo. The food was delicious, and the steaks were cooked perfectly. After dinner, we went back to the cabin. We...

After this exciting excursion, we had to relax in the cabin. The theme for dinner tonight was the USA. We also had an Aperol and a Corona beer on deck. Another day of our trip...

Valentine's Day on board was also something special. For breakfast, we had a glass of champagne. After the room service, there was a chocolate heart on the bed. On the pool...

Due to the medical emergency the night before, we arrived late in Belize. Around half past twelve, we were able to leave the ship with tender boats. We had booked the excursion...

For the first time, we managed to have a cocktail on the pool deck after dinner. Somehow, we fall into bed exhausted every evening. On February 12th, we were in Cozumel. As warm...

Our taxi transfer was booked for 12 o'clock noon from Santo Domingo to La Romana. Before departure, there was still time to follow the first half of the SC Freiburg match. Our...

After 22 hours, we finally arrived at our first destination. At the Real Aeropuerto Hotel in Santo Domingo. Against all expectations, we quickly went through immigration in NYC...

And we are on our way to NYC. From there we will continue to the Dominican Republic. Hopefully, we will be in the Caribbean in 16 hours. Tomorrow, Saturday at 11 pm, we will...

On February 7, 2020, our three-week trip to the Caribbean begins. The preparations are underway. Diving mask and snorkel have been bought, the shorts and t-shirts are packed. We...