Until recently, it had never occurred to me that out of all the countries in the world, Germany would be the one I would choose for my trip. Somehow, I am always drawn either to the seaside, or to somewhere far away, by plane, to warm places, or to somewhere that has been on my bucket list for years.

But it so happened that plane connections were unreliable due to the effects of the epidemic, the conditions for entering countries were changing daily, and we bought a new car and Aljoša wanted to go to the flagfootball tournament in Utrecht. All this logically led to the conclusion – let’s go on a roadtrip through Germany, slowly to Utrecht. It was also helped by the fact that somewhere north-west of Frankfurt is Eltz Castle, which has also been on my bucket list for a while thanks to Instagram. And what can I say – I really recommend Germany!