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

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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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Chichicastenango

Chichicastenango

Our next destination after the sacred crater lake Chicabal is on our way back to the vicinity of Guatemala City. Chichicastenango, or Chichi for short, is known for its huge market, which takes place twice a week. It is said to be the largest market in the whole of...

Chicabal

Chicabal

Our next stop in Guatemala takes us to a crater lake on the extinct Chicabal volcano. This crater lake is revered as a sacred Mayan place. To incorporate this natural monument into our trip, we make a detour of two times 100km. But one of the advantages of traveling...

Lake Atitlán

Lake Atitlán

In the meantime, we have driven a long way from Flores to the center of Guatemala. The route took us via San Felipe on Lake Itzabal to Guatemala City and from there on to Lake Atitlán. Incidentally, we had the pleasure of staying at Lake Itzabal for two nights at a...

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