➸ Hotel Review: Mount Liberty Lodging, Lincoln - New Hampshire, USA

During our road trip through the White Mountains last fall, we really wanted to stay at a little cabin in the woods. After a little research we decided to go with the Mount Liberty Lodging, located in Lincoln New Hampshire. 

We rented the smallest cabin (No. 3 "Carter Notch"). And it was perfectly fine. It's a really simple little cabin with everything you need: a bathroom, a little kitchen area, a very comfortable bed and even a little porch. But the Highlight: the river behind the little cabins. You can sit on the porch and have a beautiful view or you can take an 1 minute walk down to the river and sit at one of the big rocks in the water (perfect sun bathing place;)). 

The "motel" offers also a heated outdoor pool, a playground and a camp fire pit. What else can I say? It was clean, cozy and we had a really good time.

From the first moment on you will feel very welcomed, because the owners are really really nice. They turned on the heating in the cabin before we got there and gave us a tone of information about the region and some insider tips. 

Here are some of so many things you can do while you in this area: 

➸Take a drive along the Kancamagus Highway 

➸Visit Flume Gorge 

➸Just go hiking, but mind the bears! 

➸Visit the famous Mount Washington Hotel

➸Take the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway to have a really amazing view 

If you want to see more of our adventures around the White Mountains you will a little video about it over here. More information about the White Mountains you will find here. 

➸ Ponta da Piedade, Lagos, Portugal

Hello my name is Stephanie and I'm addicted to Portugal. Guess what?! Our trip to Portugal was just a dream... again. We stayed at the same hotel like two years ago (Pestana Dom João II) in Alvor, but this time we got a rental car. Therefore we could explore a lot of new places. One of them is the Ponta da Piedade in Lagos. You're at the top of the cliffs and have a more than an amazing view at the landscape around you: cliffs, lonely rocks in the ocean, the ocean, people... eh i mean birds :P. 

But what makes this place so special? Maybe you already saw on Pinterest (my page you will find here - cheeky little self promo :P) a picture of the famous stairs going directly down to the water:

You can get really close to the water and at the end of the platform you find a pool ladder going down in the ocean. But I don't really recommend going for a swim, the water is wild and the drift strong - the chance are pretty high to end up hitting the cliffs very hard.

Funny story, by the way: we've met a very sweet grandma, who was so into getting THAT shot of the ocean with all of the cliffs, she really didn't mind getting wet (we're talking about head to toe wet) caused by a few big waves down there. Hilarious! She had the time of her life. I really hope she got a few good pictures to show back at home! 

This stunning view is totally free and you can go there by bike, car, walking or tourbus. But when you're not with a tourbus, i would highly recommend to check this place out later in the afternoon, when the tourbus tourists are gone and the place isn't that crowded anymore. A lot of parking spaces are available and one or two little restaurants. When you want to experience this area with all its rocks a little more, you can go on a kayak tour. There a lot of companies who offer a 2hours to a day trip at the harbour in Lagos. 

➸ New Video Wednesday: Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Todays Video Wednesday is not only one of my favourite videos so far, it's also about a very cool place: Cape Cod, USA. Famous for gorgeous beaches, the perfect summer getaway, lighthouses, lobsters and a lot more. 
We wandered around Provincetown, got delicious pastries from a Portuguese bakery and discovered a lot of beaches. But the highlight was the beautiful sunset at Chatham beach. There were even a few seals out in the water. 

Have fun! XX 

➸ New Video Wednesday: Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire

Welcome back to a new Video Wednesday :) 

Today I have one of my favourite days from our New England trip back in October! We took a tramway up to Cannon Mountain - a really stunning place to see the fall foliage. The trip with the tramway isn't that cheap ( roundtrip: 17$), but totally worth it. More information about the mountain and everything it has to offer, you will find here.

And now: Enjoy the ride! 

2017.

Happy New Year everybody!!! 

Yes I know, I am probably the last person to say this. But better late, than never ?! I hope you had a lovely break from all the craziness out there and I really hope you had a muuuuch better start into 2017 than I had. 

What a 2017 brought me so far? The flue, a broken laptop and a smashed iPhone. Let's just not talk about it. 

What I've been up to the last few weeks? At the beginning of December I moved in with my boyfriend to our first flat. The thing I am most thrilled about - except from seeing my boyfriend everyday and not spending the weekends in a train - is our washing machine. Everybody who doesn't have one will understand how amazing this life upgrade is :P.  

Let's see, what else is going on? Ah, yes study study study. In February I have to write a tone of exams. So I managed to sit down and got back into my university stuff. Pretty boring. 

What is going to happen in 2017? What are my aims and travel goals? Honestly I have absolutely no idea - at the moment 2017 is for me a big blur and a mystery. I will have to make some life decisions later this year and I am very curious myself how they will turn out. 

Travel plans? Of course I always want to travel, but I am not having big plans for this year. Except from one week in Portugal this March, I haven't made any plans yet. But I am very excited about Portugal - you all know how much I love this country and we will going back to a hotel in Alvor, where we stayed 2 years ago. 

My plans for this Blog. I love blogging and making videos. But at the moment I have to put my exams first. I am going to try uploading stuff, but I don't know how frequently it will be. I have so much ideas to write about and sooo much footage to show you. 

Please just hang on - in March I will have more time again and I am planing to get fully back into blogging again.

XXX Steffi :) 

➸ MOVING DAY

FINALLY! This day has come!! In the post "How to Nuremberg: secret garden in St. Johanni" I’ve already mentioned that Nuremberg and I are not getting along very well. I’ve really tried to make it work. However, I give up. After 2 years of trying I reached a point where I am not happy at all, I am lonely and have very strong negative feelings about this city. My marks in school have dropped and one of the reasons is that I am not feeling comfortable here. Therefore, I’ve decided to move in with my boyfriend (how exciting???) and finish my studies from there. I have to come back to Nuremberg about ones a month for exams or meetings, but that’s alright.

So GOOD BYE Nuremberg and HELLO Tübingen. I am so looking forward to be closed to my friends again and to live in a Bundesland (state) where the shops are open until 10pm or later!

➸ New Video Wednesday: Portland, Maine

On our way to the Acadia National Park we stopped in Portland, Maine. We explored the Downtown Area, went on a little souvenir shopping tour and of course had THE best donut from a place called "Holy Donut". We also checked out the "Two Lighthouse State Park" and ate at the "Lobster Shack". So here is a New Video Wednesday. Have fuuuuun :) 

All about our lovely AirBnB you will find here.