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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Bogotá

Bogotá

Our journey continues towards the real mega-city: Bogotá. With almost 8 million inhabitants, the capital of Colombia has about as many inhabitants as the whole of Switzerland! We are curious to see what a city of millions in Colombia feels like, sounds like and what...

Villa de Leyva

Villa de Leyva

One of the most famous places near Bogotá is inevitably Villa de Leyva. On the one hand, Villa de Leyva has a supra-regional appeal thanks to one of the largest city squares in the whole of South America. This is not the only reason why Villa de Leyva is famous; many...

Department of Boyacá

Department of Boyacá

Now we have finally escaped the heat of the Colombian coast and are visiting the higher region of Boyacá. Here we are consistently traveling between 2000 and 3000 m above sea level. This makes the nights really cool and the days pleasantly warm with up to 28°C in the...

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