Hey, I’m Ingrid
Lovely that you found this corner of the internet! I am a travel content creator and coffee lover based in Hamburg.
I started my first travel blog 20 years ago, which makes me something of a travel content pioneer, back before travel influencers even existed. These days I share my wanderlust and travel tips on social media and here on my blog.
My all-time favourite destination? Vienna. Always Vienna.
What to expect here
City trips, but relaxed
Foodie spots
The loveliest cafés
Wellness & spa
Cultural experiences
But let’s start at the beginning
I grew up in Hamburg, which gave me two constants for life: a firm anchor in my beloved home port. And a constant longing for the wide world out there.
So I simply turned it into a career. As a young adult I worked at Walt Disney World in Florida, then flew around the world as a flight attendant for Lufthansa. That is when I learned to love solo travel. Still my passion today.
In the mid-2000s I moved to Mexico, where I lived as an expat in Yucatán and Cancún for 13 years and worked in luxury hospitality. And where I started my first travel blog 20 years ago.
Today I am back in Hamburg, the city of my heart. And I am still telling stories about travel.
Five things about me you can’t google
I once helped solve a murder case. The Ingrid in the German true crime podcast „Zeit Verbrechen“? That is me.
I have been meat-free for over 35 years. Back when that was decidedly uncool.
I am a self-confessed classical music groupie with a weakness for Brahms, and I love travelling to places where he composed.
I wrote an Amazon bestseller under a pen name. A romance novel.
My glass is always half full. Even when the train is cancelled, the hotel is overbooked and the rain comes sideways. Then it simply becomes a good story.
Coming along?
I am a curator of the good life and I would love to be your travel bestie.
I will take you to beautiful places, sometimes close by, sometimes far away. Whether on my social media channels or here on the blog, you will find inspiration and planning help. And of course practical travel guides with handpicked tips, because I only ever recommend what I genuinely like.
Where did I stay, and which walks or activities are an absolute dream? Where is the best coffee, and which restaurants or rooftop bars should you not miss? Was anything a complete flop? Because yes, the rainy days happen too.
You will also find small scenes from my everyday life here. My fresh start as a divorced empty nester, my „second puberty“ (hello, perimenopause, why am I so scatterbrained lately?), which podcasts I am devouring right now and why my pesto is the best in the world. So there.
Collaborations
You are a brand and would like to work with me?
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Folge mir für Reiseinspiration und sei live dabei, wenn ich Geheimtipps aufstöbere, Sonnenuntergänge feiere oder den Bus in die falsche Richtung nehme.
