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I went to Pescara, Italy for only two days. Pescara is a quite small sea-side town. As I stayed at a beachfront hotel on the Adriatic Sea, I did not see very much of the beautiful town itself, but however, it was a great trip with great weather!
The beaches of Pescara, Italy.
This picture of the week was taken at the Calanques in the south of France.
The Calanques near Marseille.
To travel Europe the airline I like most is definitely Ryanair! There are several low cost airlines of course, like Germanwings, Easyjet, Wizz, etc., but you can’t fly cheaper than by traveling with Ryanair. You sometimes can get from some places in Germany to London, England for as low as twelve Euro including all tax and fees. Of course, that’s a deal you can’t get every day, but anyway, they really do offer great prices around the year.
Travel Europe the cheap way: fly with Ryanair.
I hiked a total of eight days from Santiago de Compostela in Spain to Porto in Portugal. For this journey it was most important for me to have only very light luggage with me. Therefore I only chose my small “Deuter-Rucksack” (Deuter Cross Bike 18, a bikers backpack actually) which at time off departure had a weight of about three kilograms (6.6 pounds), excluding drinking water. The backpack itself weighs 650 grams (1.4 pounds) with a volume of 18 litres. It features a chest strap and a waistbelt, which both are not really comparable to real hiking backpacks of course. I bought that backpack for my Around-the-world-trip as a daily packer and was absolutely satisfied with it by now – in any circumstances. So what did I take on the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James)?
My three kilogram backpack for eight days on the Camino.
This week’s picture of the week was taken in Oslo, Norway.
The Barcode Project: new high-rise buildings in Oslo near the opera house.
“Europe’s Tribute to Elvis” was an Elvis festival in Blackpool, England that lasted three days. Elvis impersonators Dean Z and Cody Ray Slaughter were the headliners of two evening concerts. Ben Portsmouth was confirmed as the third “Elvis Presley”, but due to health reasons he unfortunately was not able to participate. Enjoy the first pictures taken during the two concert evenings (camera: Nikon D7100; Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm)!
Dean Z as Elvis during his jam session in Blackpool, England.
