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Photos from Stockholm – Summer 2010, Part I

2010 was a big year for us, as that's the year we started traveling around the world For 91 Days at a time. But before relocating to Oviedo, our first destination, I had been hired to take pictures at a conference in Stockholm, and also get some shots of the city.

Unpublished Photos of Oviedo and Asturias

2010 was a big year for us. That was the year, we sold almost everything that we owned, and put the rest in storage, with the giddy proposition of traveling the world non-stop, 91 days at a time.

The Abandoned Formula 1 Race Track in Valencia – URBEX

Formula 1's presence in Valencia was short-lived, but we have clear memories of it. We were living in Ruzafa at the time, quite far removed from the racetrack at the harbor, but we still couldn't escape the thundering sound of the cars tearing down the pavement.

An Emergency Visit to Finestrat, Alicante

We had booked a vacation rental in the village of Polop, located in the mountains of Alicante... so how did we end up spending the weekend in nearby Finestrat?

A Long Weekend in Benimantell and Guadalest, Alicante

Finally visiting Benimantell and Guadalest - It's hard to believe that we had lived for twelve years in the Valencian Community, without ever having explored the mountain range behind Benidorm, in the province of Alicante.

A Post Lockdown Week in Altea, Alicante

In 2020, Spain had instituted stringent restrictions on travel, meaning we weren't able to leave the city. But as soon as those were lifted, we booked a week in Altea, a small town of white houses on the Mediterranean coast. We couldn't wait to see something new, and the forecast was predicting a week of sun. Driving the 90 minutes from Valencia to Altea, we were in amazing moods -- we felt like prisoners who were finally released from their cells, allowed to taste freedom after years of confine...

Valencia Christmas Garden – Les llums de Vivers – 2021

Magical moments with Les llums de Vivers - Christmas in Valencia, Spain is quite different compared to Germany, where I grew up. Ever since moving here, I've found it difficult to get into the "spirit".

Antique Daylight Firework in Valencia, The Engraellat Mascletà

Hold your ears for this antique firework called Engraellat. Valencia has never been lacking ideas on different ways to ignite gunpowder. If you're a longtime reader of our blog, you'll know that the city is an epic center of fireworks.

A Walk Through Chinatown and Bangkok at Night

k to Spain. I wandered out of the station, and headed toward the nearby Chinatown.

Bangkok Train Station – Hua Lamphong Station

Taking pictures at the Bangkok train station - After a very short visit to Chiang Mai, I found myself back in Bangkok. I arrived in the morning, and my flight back home wasn't until midnight, so I had some time to kill. Of course, I didn't mind at all -- a full day to snap some photos in one of the world's craziest cities sounded just fine.