It does not always have to be a 6 months trip!

Trip suggestions from CompassChronicle

Well, unfortunately we can’t (yet?) travel 365 days a year. That’s why we always make shorter trips like a long weekend to Portugal in the Duoro Valley or to Haarlem or a 3-week vacation trip to Sumatra, Indonesia.

Here we list our short trips by topicality. Maybe you will find a place you can go to during your visit on our website?
Or maybe you have a tip where we should go for our next short trip.

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We are Paddy and Mimi, a travel-hungry couple from tiny Switzerland in the middle of Europe. We call ourselves slow travelers, because we like to spend enough time in one place or country. Therefore we don’t only visit the typical sights but also get to know the culture of the respective country.

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Laguna Cuicocha

Laguna Cuicocha

Welcome to Ecuador! Crossing the border from Colombia to Ecuador was, for a change from border crossings in Central America, really smooth and easy. After a few days at a cozy campsite to get used to the new country, we now head towards a crater lake – the Cuicocha...

San Agustín

San Agustín

A somewhat different archaeological site awaits us in San Agustín. The region around San Agustín is full of stone figures. Some of the figures carved out of stone are taller than us humans, making them real works of art from a bygone era. In return, we accept the...

Silvia – at the authentic weekly market

Silvia – at the authentic weekly market

Now the intervals between the daily stages are getting a little longer, as we soon want to cross the border into Ecuador. The next stop is in Silvia, a Colombian mountain village in the department of Cauca. A visit to the town is particularly worthwhile on Tuesdays...

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