Dusseldorf Travel Blogs - Page 6

This is a real expedition..... One I have wanted to do for a long time.The Faroes and Iceland are 2 places I have had on my wanted list for a long time.And with the purchase of my new landrover, what better excuse to go try it out but venture into the wilds of Iceland and the Faroes.My travbuddy fr…

Summer 2008

This is, where I'm from

I caught a midnight train from Dusseldorf to Aachen where my car was parked.  I left the train station thinking, "Just take a right out of the station, then go left along the road."  This would have been fine, but it is not what I did.  Instead following the curve of the road to the …

The Beginning!Why am I doing this ?!  Well .... recent events have lead me to believe that the time is right for a move.So with some nervousness I have decided to quit my job and take a trip down under with a view to relocating. Why ... Well like many I have been ill through over work, stress …

Most of the second last day was spent in the bus to Hurghada. This must have been one of the slowest bus trips I ever made. The 280km took over 6 hours! I guess the large number of stops did not help, including a long break in the middle of the desert. At the last day of the trip we spent a few hou…

The Beginning :)The Beginning! Why am I doing this ?!  Well .... recent events have lead me to believe that the time is right for a move. So with some nervousness I have decided to quit my job and take a trip down under with a view to relocating. Why ... Well like many I have been il…

I first heard this meet up mentioned at my first TB meet up in London on the 15th March. I didn't really take much notice though as I was busy being overwhelmed by meeting so many new people. After checking out the forum and seeing how many were actually going I thought that I would be mad to miss …

The Day that we all invaded Dusseldorf!

Chillen in Dusseldorf wit my folks

My fifth TB meetup, in Dusseldorf :)

By the time we walked the short distance from the Frankfurt train station to our hotel the sun was setting and a definite chill had settled over the city and our recently thawed extremities.  Our hotel was located in a very eclectic part of town; a mixture of small Turkish cafes, bric-a-brac s…

I made this trip in january 2008 with my german classmates. We went to Dresden, in the extreme east, and we had gone few hours in Dusseldorf too. Let's see.

Summary of my travels since starting to travel for work in 2004. Three continents and three jobs later, this blog is an ongoing work in process. All locations are entered through present, will be adding descriptions and pictures as I have the opportunity. Please let me know if you see an entry without info you would like me to upload pictures for and I can take care of adding that location's items sooner.

September 7 We woke up early and Chris drove me to Dusseldorf train station. From then on I had few hours to kill in town and walked to the center of Dusseldorf. Finally I more sat on a bench and later on next to the Rhein before having to walk back to catch a S-Bahn in direction of where I would …