Polaroid of the Week

Villa de Leyva is the most picturesque village I’ve seen in Colombia so far! Bright white houses, cobble stones, churches that date back to the 16th century….

San Francisco’s Chinatown is one the biggest outside of Asia. The Sing Chong Building (in the picture) was one of the first buildings that was rebuilt after the big earthquake …

I had the opportunity to join a half marathon in Israel later this month – of course I jumped at the chance to run along the Dead Sea! For now: marathon training in freezing cold & snowy Germany…

In and around Tucson and the Sonoran Deserts there are hundreds of thousands of Saguaro Cacti, Arizona’s state flower. Being surrounded by these gigantic cacti every day still feels very …

  The desert landscape and clear skies make for such beautiful sunsets here in Tucson.  Normally Dani can’t help but stop and get shots with a cactus or little lizard …

Baños is known as Ecuador’s adventure capital, and I knew there were a bunch of activities I could do here that would give me a nice adrenaline rush – rafting, …

We spent our last few days in the U.S. in New York City last weekend and had a blast hanging out with friends, taking a food tour, eating pizza and spotting this amazing sunset!

This week I ticked a major item off of my bucket list: I visited a pumpkin patch! Well, there was much more than just a field filled with pumpkins at Maris Farm…

This week I ticked a major item off of my bucket list: a cruise around the Galapagos Islands, a wildlife and nature lover’s paradise off the coast of Ecuador.

I spent the week in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city. My favorite part? The Las Peñas neighborhood with its brightly colored houses and the stunning views from Santa Ana hill.