It took me all of 5 minutes to fall in love with Sydney. The moment I stepped outside our Airbnb apartment in Coogee and saw the ocean literally a few steps away, I knew it was a special place. We started our very first day in Sydney with the famous Coastal walk from Coogee all…
After a week spent in and around Sydney, I think it is safe to say I have fallen hard for the Australian beach city. It reminds me of a much larger San Diego. The people, vibes, surfers, the lifestyle and coffee culture. A place where you work to live, not live to work. “Laid-back” would…
One of the main reasons that I have never travelled to Australia, New Zealand or Bali is that the journey of 24+ hours has always intimidated me beyond belief. I love to fly – that’s not the problem – but just about everything else that comes along with a long trip like that has been…
T here are not a lot of specific memories I have from my early childhood. Don’t get me wrong, I had the most amazing parents, siblings and always lived in a happy home. But I don’t have those very specific childhood memories. At least not a lot of them. However, there is one thing that…
Hey Friday, you look mighty fine today! There are plenty of reasons to get excited about Fridays, but today our flight to Ibiza is reason N°1 on my list. On the quiet, Mike turned 30 this week. And while we kept things super laid-back on the actual birthday with a lunch that involved just the…
Over the years, it has probably become apparent to most of you that family is everything to me. During my childhood, we moved around a lot. Not just to the next little village or a different city, but to different countries. I was born in Germany, spent my teenage years in California, finished school in…
As much as I love the freedom of being my own boss and the option of working from home when I feel like it, I also know that I require certain parameters in order to be productive. One of the main reasons we decided to get an office 3 years ago was to have a…
Living in a city like Vienna is my personal dream. I love everything a city has to offer on a daily basis. I love the convenience of having everything in close proximity. I love the restaurants and delivery options. I love the hustle and bustle on the street when I step outside our apartment. However,…
Welcome to a new category here on Bikinis & Passports: The JETSET DIARIES. A place to share my inspiration and cravings for upcoming travels. A moodboard of destinations, fashion and beauty. One of the reasons I named this blog Bikinis & Passports more than 7 years ago was the fact that I believe travels play…
Usually, by the time I check into a hotel, I have spent much of my time stalking every aspect of it. I spend hours browsing the image galleries, know the room categories by heart and have more or less memorized the menu. Researching and booking hotels is one of my favorite things about traveling. That’s…