OLIVER JOEST

Category: Europe

  • Family trip to Lisboa

    Family trip to Lisboa

    4,5 months after the birth of our second daugther we are going on a larger trip. From 10th to 27th of June 2025 we will call Portugal our home. The trip starts in small house in Lisboa and will continue to a flat of a distant family relative close to Lisboa. We are also eager…

  • Visit to Freilichtmuseum Beuren

    Visit to Freilichtmuseum Beuren

    Since a long time I was keen to find out about a place not too far from home. The Freilichtmuseum in Beuren seemed like a fun place to explore. Especially given the idea that there should be some artisan workshops to explore. On a sunny day we embarked with the kids to visit the place.…

  • Easter 2025 at Ammersee

    Easter 2025 at Ammersee

    Laid back people, a cozy apartment and child friendly garden in Riederau. Riding bikes to the lake. Pulling the newborn in a carrier behind the bike. First 13 Kilometer tour for my older daughter. Home cooked food and time shared with good friends made 2025s easter. Upon return my elder daughter asked why we couldn’t…

  • Auf dem Höhenhof

    Auf dem Höhenhof

    The weekend in early November was a gift from very close friends for our wedding. The trip to German Hunsrück was dreamy and the autumn colors are still present all around. Kids were having great fun riding horses and feeding the farm animals. Parents enjoyed the gloomy and misty ambience as well as some particular…

  • Once upon a time – Bike trip on Via Rhona

    Once upon a time – Bike trip on Via Rhona

    The idea for the bike trip along the Via Rhona with kids was inspired by an article written by Astrid Därr earlier in 2022. When our neighbors asked us to embark with them to the trip in May 2024 we wouldn’t hesitate a second. Plans were made up-front and the cycling trip took place from…

  • Herzögliche Murmelbahn Stetten

    Herzögliche Murmelbahn Stetten

    Autumn 2024 turns leaves in the surroundings of Stuttgart to a harmony of oranges and browns. In 2019 a so called Landesgartenschau took place in the beautiful Rems valley. The remainders are perfect hiking and cycling paths along the best of swabian nature with great views. Also some highlights for kids were installed. One of…

  • Once upon a time – Italian travel

    Once upon a time – Italian travel

    Once upon a time. During the summer before my first daughter was born we embarked on a trip to Italy. The route was not very well planned ahead and yet it followed a structure: We discovered a brutalist church and took some magnificent pictures inside. I tried to restrict myself to B+W pictures for some…