Places I want to visit... #2, Scandinavia ┃another addiction of mine...

1. Grönland - "Die schönste Ecke der größten Insel der Welt" so sagt mein Buch 1000 Places to see before you die. Und auf den Bildern sieht es auch wirklich so aus.. 

Traumhaft. Etwa 85% der Insel sind mit Eis bedeckt und es werden zahlreiche

Sportarten angeboten, wie Kajakfahren, Felsklettern, Safaris mit 

Moschusochsen über riesige Eisberge. Klingt doch wie in einem Traum, oder?

 Greenland - "The most beautiful island in the world", that´s what my book 1000 places to see before you die says. And the pictures really look like it is true.. like a dream. About 85% of the island
are covered with ice and hotels there offer a variety of sports, like kayaking, rock climbing, safaries with musk oxes over really really big icebergs. Sounds like a dream, Doesn´t it?

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2. Island - Das steht im Moment ganz oben auf meiner Liste...

"Der Nordosten Islands ist das Tor zu großen Abendteuern und atemberaubenden 

Landschaften." Nochmal: wie in einem Traum! Oder etwa nicht?! 

Wenn ich an Island denke, stelle ich mir außerdem immer vor, auf einem

Islandpferd durch die Landschaft zu reiten, für mehrere 

Tage oder sogar Wochen... Ich denke an Nordlichter, Eis und tolle 

Landschaften..  Da kribbelts im Bauch. :)

Iceland - That is on top of my list right now.
"Iceland´s northeast is the gate to great adventures and breathtaking landscapes." Again: just like
a dream! Don´t you think?!
When I think of Iceland, I also imagine riding on the back of a icelandic horse through the Mountains and the beautiful landscape for days or even weeks... I imagine northern lights, ice and beautiful views... Just thinking about it makes me feel warm in my heart and stomach.:)

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3. Norwegen - Auch so ein Land mit toller Landschaft, wunderschönen Fjorden, Packeis, aber auch herausragender nordischer Kunst und Architektur (in Oslo). Ich möchte unbedingt
mal zum Geirangerfjord, der so unglaublich toll aussieht, zum Sognefjord, der einer
der spannendsten Fjorde sein soll, möchte
in einem der niedlichen und total
heimelich aussehenden Rorbusse schlafen, möchte durch das
Packeis fahren und vielleicht sogar Eisbären sehen und in Oslo die einzigartige
Kunst und Architektur bewundern... *seufz*

Norway - Another country with beautiful landscape, amazing fjords, pack ice, but also outstanding northern art and architecture (Oslo). I really want to see the Geirangerfjord, which looks just
amazing, and also the Sognefjord, which apparently is one of the most interesting and exciting Fjords.
I want to sleep in one of those cute houses they have there and I want to go through the pack ice
and maybe see some polar bears. And I want to go to Oslo to look at the beautiful art and
the architecture there... *sigh*

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Das wars auch schon mit dem 2. Teil der Serie. :) Ich hoffe, es hat euch gefallen!! 

Schreibt mir doch in die Kommentare, ob es euch gefallen hat und wo ihr gerne mal hinreisen würdet. Ich finde es immer interessant zu hören, welche Reiseziele

andere haben, da man - wie ich finde - in der Hinsicht immer ein wenig

Inspiration gebrauchen könnte und es bestimmt noch soooo viele Orte gibt, von denen man selber noch nichts gehört hatte, die aber trotzdem einen Besuch wert sind. :) 

Ich hoffe, ich konnte euch den Montag ein wenig versüßen mit diesem Post. Vielleicht könnt ihr dann, anstatt des langweiligen Mathe-Unterrichts von tollen skandinavischen Landschaften 

träumen und von Bädern in heißen Quellen und 

vom Galoppieren durch die atemberaubenden Berge und Landschaften auf einem "Wildpferd". 

Ich wünsche euch noch einen tollen Montag. :) 

xoxo, Anika 

I hope you enjoyed the second part of the series!! :)
I would love to hear from you where you would like to travel some day.
I always find it interesting to hear what peoples travel destinations are, because you can always need a little inspiration and there are soooo many places you haven´t heard of before, which are
worth a visit. :)

I hope I could sweeten up your monday a little bit. I know, mondays are the worst days of the week, but know you could - instead of just sitting in math class and waiting for it to be over -
dream about beautfiul scandinavian landscapes and hot baths in hot springs
and galloping through the mountains on the back of a wild horse.

Have a great rest of the day. :)

xoxo, Anika

Places I want to visit… #1, Europe⎟another addiction of mine..

Hey Internet! 

Ich bekomme so langsam das Gefühl, dass dieser Blog ganz schön träumerisch wird.. Ich meine, meine Vorsätze für 2015, jetzt die Länder wo ich hinreisen möchte, irgendwann noch meine Träume und Ziele. Tut mir leid wegen dem ganzen Schmalz..^^
Auf jeden Fall hat mir meine liebe Schwester zu Weihnachten ein Buch geschenkt - 1000 Places to See Before You Die -, weil sie weiß, wie sehr ich gerade am Reisefieber leide, und ihr könnt euch gar nicht vorstellen, was die Welt atemberaubendes zu bieten hat! Als ich mir das durchgesehen habe, hätte ich weinen können, da ich diese schönen Dinge niemals alle anschauen kann. Das sind einfach viel zu viele. ich bin noch nichtmal durch die Hälfte des Buches und man sieht schon mehr Klebezettel als Buch.. Naja.. ich werde es versuchen! :D 

Today I want to show you the places I want to visit some time. I am getting the feeling this blog is a very dreamy one.. I mean, I am telling you about all the things I want to do and all the places I want to visit some time.. Sorry for that. ^^
Anyways, maybe, if you are looking for a place to go on vacation, you can find some Inspiration here. 
Enjoy! 

1… England - Auf jedenfall noch mal nach England! Dort möchte ich über die Märkte bummeln, Tea trinken mit total britishen Briten mit britishem Akzent und mich selber einfach total

british verhalten. Natürlich geht es nach LONDON zum Buckingham Palace, nach 

CORNWALL in dir Natur, nach MAIDSTONE, zum "schönsten Schloss der Welt" und nach SOMERSET,

um mich dort in den heißen Quellen zu räkeln… Ein Traum!

England, Cornwall (google images)

2… Frankreich / France - Ein klassisches Reiseziel für jeden Reiseliebhaber. Für mich bedeutet das: an die SMARAGDKÜSTE DER BRETAGNE zu fahren mit dem grün-blauen Meer, den

Mooren und steilen Klippen. Für mich bedeutet das: Paris zu besuchen, die 

wahrscheinlich schönste und romantischste Stadt der Welt, den ARC DE TRIOMPHE zu sehen, den TOUR EIFFEL zu "besteigen", den LOUVRE und den CIMETIERE DU PERE - LACHAISE, den 

meistbesuchten Friedhof der Welt, zu sehen. Außerdem darf der Notre Dame natürlich nicht

unbesucht bleiben, auch nicht der MARCHE AUX PUCES DE ST-OUEN, ein Muss für jeden

Flohmarktliebhaber. 

Smaragdküste der Bretagne (Bretagne, France)

MARCHE AUX PUCES DE ST-OUEN (market in France)

Tour Eiffel, Paris

3… Irland / Ireland -  Ich weiß nicht genau was es ist aber irgendetwas zieht mich ganz gewaltig nach Irland… Vielleicht sind des die Irish Folk Festivals, vielleicht die Küste des COUNTY CLARE, 

eines der meistfotografierten Naturwunder Irlands, vielleicht ist es auch die "wilde

Schönheit" CONNEMARA oder aber auch DINGLE PENINSULA in COUNTY KERRY, mit den vielen kleinen hübschen Geschäftchen und Pubs. Des weiteren habe ich 

vor auf der 180km langen

Küstenstraße RING OF KERRY überwältigende Ausblicke auf Land, Meer und Himmel zu

genießen, welche ich jetzt nur von Fotos kenne. 

Connemara, Irland

County Clare, Irland

Giant´s Causeway, Nordirland

4… Niederlande/ Netherlands - Auch so ein Reiseziel wo fast jeder den ich kenn schon einmal war, nur ich nicht. Jedenfalls in AMSTERDAM, dort natürlich dann ins Anne Frank Haus und 
sowieso durch die ganze Stadt. Außerdem ist ein Ziel in den Niederlanden
Maastricht. 

Amsterdam, Niederlande

Amsterdam

3… Österreich / Austria - Ob ihr es glaubt oder nicht; ich war noch niemals in meinem Leben in Österreich. Deswegen steht das auch auf der Liste. Ich bin zwar schon mal Ski gefahren (aber auch
erst einmal), aber das war während meines Auslandsjahres. Außerdem möchte ich
mal die Festspiele auf der schwimmenden Bühne am Ufer des Bodensees sehen! Das stelle
ich mir unglaublich schön vor… Und dann geht es noch nach Wien! Natürlich. <3 am="" br="" im="" liebsten="" nbsp="">Winter, denn da soll es einen tollen Weihnachtsmarkt geben.


4… Griechenland / Greece - Dort werde ich mir in Athen den Parthenontempel ansehen, die schöne Insel Mykonos, die spektakulärste Insel Santorin und natürlich das Orakel
in Delphi. Zum Schluss geht es noch auf einen langen Spaziergang an der Promenade in Nafplio.

5…Ungarn/ Hungary - Wie wahrscheinlich jeder der irgendwann mal nach Ungarn reist, möchte ich nach Budapest. Auch schon wegen der Thermalquellen! ^^

6… Island / Iceland - Das ist ein Ziel, was im Moment ganz weit oben auf meiner Liste steht! Da wollte ich schon lange mal hin und werde das auch ganz bestimmt tun!
Ich liebe ja Islandpferde und bin auch ganz lange geritten, deswegen bin ich neugierig
geworden auf das Land. Die Sprache würde ich auch total gerne sprechen. :)
Die Landschaft dort sieht ja auf Fotos schon atemberaubend aus! Mit den unendlichen grünen Weiten, den
atemberaubenden Wasserfällen und und und. Ein Land meiner Träume! Ich stelle mir dann immer
vor, auf einem Islandpferd durch die Natur zu reiten, tagelang, die schöne Natur bewundern zu können… perfekt! Und am besten gleich da bleiben.




7… Schweden / Sweden - Ich habe in meinem schlauen Buch ein Bild von den Nordlichtern gesehen und es sah so toll aus.. jetzt will ich da unbedingt hin!!

Das war Teil 1… haha da gibt es nämlich noch seeeeehr viel mehr! Das waren ja noch nicht mal alle Orte in Europa die ich besuchen möchte!
Träumen ist doch schön.. ;) Schreibt mir in den Kommentaren, welche Orte in Europa ihr gerne besuchen möchtet! Und bitte gebt mir doch ein wenig Feedback, sodass ich weiß, ob ich die Serie weiter führen soll oder was ich verbessern kann. Das wäre toll. <3 br="" nbsp="">Bis dahin, xoxo Anika 
That was part 1 of the "series"… haha there are so many more places I want to visit. The ones I listet were all in Europe, but the list wasn´t even complete. There are some more places in Europe I
like to see some time.
Dreaming is so nice, isn´t it? ;)
Which places do you want to visit some day? Tell me in the comments below!
And please give me some feedback on my post, so that I know if I should continue this series and
and what I can improve. Also tell me what you liked, haha. :D Not just bad stuff please.. xD
Until then, xoxo, Anika

(All the pictures that I used are from google images. Ich übernehme keinerlei Haftung für irgendwelche Bilder die ich benutze.)

Feeding my Addiction⎟Too much "talking"

Hey internet! 💕
Ugh.. finally done with anything related to school for today! No more homework, no more studying…wait I still have to do some math tonight, shoot. Do you hate maths as much as I do? I mean, can´t we just decide what we want to do in the future - like what we want to study - before high school and then we pick the classes we need for that?! I mean, if we are not planning on studying math or anything like that: WHEN WILL YOU EVER NEED THAT AGAIN?!

And even if you decide to study math, you will have all of that crap in Uni again. So, why bother to learn that now? Why not focus on really important things like how to live healthy, how to find the love of your life, how to have sex,… all that stuff. The things Teenagers really care about. And maybe even a little general knowledge so that we can pretend to be smart and have (pretend-)"intelligent" conversations. Am I right?

Anyways, today I wanted to show you a list of books I am really want to read, a "ToRead" - list. But since I wrote so much crap already without getting to the point, I am going to create another post, just for the list, so you won´t have to read all of the stuff above again, if you decide to come back later, because you just can´t handle the awesomeness of my ToRead - list so you have to come back and read it over and over and over again. (I like that. 👊)

Talk to you in about a second!
xoxo, Anika

Click HERE to get to the actual list!

Feeding my Addiction

Hey internet…again! 
Here is the ToRead - list of books I really want to read in the next couple of weeks/months. 
Enjoy! 

1. Wait for you  - J. Lynn

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17314430-wait-for-you

Some things are worth waiting for…

Traveling thousands of miles from home to enter college is the only way nineteen-year-old Avery Morgansten can escape what happened at the Halloween party five years ago—an event that forever changed her life. All she needs to do is make it to her classes on time, make sure the bracelet on her left wrist stays in place, not draw any attention to herself, and maybe—please God—make a few friends, because surely that would be a nice change of pace. The one thing she didn’t need and never planned on was capturing the attention of the one guy who could shatter the precarious future she’s building for herself.

Some things are worth experiencing…

Cameron Hamilton is six feet and three inches of swoon-worthy hotness, complete with a pair of striking blue eyes and a remarkable ability to make her want things she believed were irrevocably stolen from her. She knows she needs to stay away from him, but Cam is freaking everywhere, with his charm, his witty banter, and that damn dimple that’s just so… so lickable. Getting involved with him is dangerous, but when ignoring the simmering tension that sparks whenever they are around each other becomes impossible, he brings out a side of her she never knew existed.

Some things should never be kept quiet…

But when Avery starts receiving threatening emails and phone calls forcing her to face a past she wants silenced, she’s has no other choice but to acknowledge that someone is refusing to allow her to let go of that night when everything changed. When the devastating truth comes out, will she resurface this time with one less scar? And can Cam be there to help her or will he be dragged down with her?

And some things are worth fighting for… (goodreads.com)


2. The Life List (Morgen kommt ein neuer Himmel) - Lori

Tells the story about the unbreakable bond between a mother and daughter Brett's Life List: Go to Paris; Perform live, on a super big stage; Have a baby, maybe two; and Fall in love Brett Bohlinger seems to have it all: a plum job, a spacious loft, an irresistibly handsome boyfriend. (goodreads.com)








3. Fractured (Die Achse meiner Welt) - Dani Atkins

Rachel’s life is perfect. A handsome boyfriend, great friends and the prospect of starting at university in a few weeks means she’s never been happier. But in a single heartbeat her world falls apart forever.

Five years later, Rachel is still struggling to come to terms with the tragedy that changed everything. Returning to her hometown for the first time in years, she finds herself consumed by thoughts of the life that could have been. But when a sudden fall lands her in hospital, Rachel awakes to discover that the life she had dreamed about just might be real after all.

Unable to trust her own memories, Rachel begins to be drawn further into this new world where the man she lost is alive and well but where she is engaged to be married to someone else . . .

FRACTURED is a heart-warming tale of love and second chances which will leave you wondering whether two very different storylines can ever lead to the same happy ending. (goodreads.com)


4. The irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe (Drei Sommer der    Blaubeeren) - Mary Simses

A high-powered Manhattan attorney finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life in her grandmother's hometown. 
Ellen Branford is going to fulfill her grandmother's dying wish--to find the hometown boy she once loved, and give him her last letter. Ellen leaves Manhattan and her Kennedy-esque fiance for Beacon, Maine. What should be a one-day trip is quickly complicated when she almost drowns in the chilly bay and is saved by a local carpenter. The rescue turns Ellen into something of a local celebrity, which may or may not help her unravel the past her grandmother labored to keep hidden. As she learns about her grandmother and herself, it becomes clear that a 24-hour visit to Beacon may never be enough. THE IRRESISTIBLE BLUEBERRY BAKESHOP & CAFE is a warm and delicious debut about the power of a simpler life. (goodreads.com)





5. The one plus one (Weit weg und ganz nah) - Jojo Moyes

Suppose your life sucks. A lot. Your husband has done a vanishing act, your teenage stepson is being bullied, and your math whiz daughter has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you can’t afford to pay for. That’s Jess’s life in a nutshell—until an unexpected knight in shining armor offers to rescue them. Only Jess’s knight turns out to be Geeky Ed, the obnoxious tech millionaire whose vacation home she happens to clean. But Ed has big problems of his own, and driving the dysfunctional family to the Math Olympiad feels like his first unselfish act in ages . . . maybe ever. One Plus One is Jojo Moyes at her astounding best. You’ll laugh, you’ll weep, and when you flip the last page, you’ll want to start all over again. (lovelybooks.com)

6. The Rosie Project (Das Rosie Projekt) - Graeme Simsion

An international sensation, this hilarious, feel-good novel is narrated by an oddly charming and socially challenged genetics professor on an unusual quest: to find out if he is capable of true love.

Don Tillman, professor of genetics, has never been on a second date. He is a man who can count all his friends on the fingers of one hand, whose lifelong difficulty with social rituals has convinced him that he is simply not wired for romance. So when an acquaintance informs him that he would make a “wonderful” husband, his first reaction is shock. Yet he must concede to the statistical probability that there is someone for everyone, and he embarks upon The Wife Project. In the orderly, evidence-based manner with which he approaches all things, Don sets out to find the perfect partner. She will be punctual and logical—most definitely not a barmaid, a smoker, a drinker, or a late-arriver.

Yet Rosie Jarman is all these things. She is also beguiling, fiery, intelligent—and on a quest of her own. She is looking for her biological father, a search that a certain DNA expert might be able to help her with. Don's Wife Project takes a back burner to the Father Project and an unlikely relationship blooms, forcing the scientifically minded geneticist to confront the spontaneous whirlwind that is Rosie—and the realization that love is not always what looks good on paper. (lovelybooks.com)

7. The Humans (Ich und die Menschen) - Matt Haig

Body-snatching has never been so heartwarming . . .

The Humans is a funny, compulsively readable novel about alien abduction, mathematics, and that most interesting subject of all: ourselves. Combine Douglas Adams’s irreverent take on life, the universe, and everything with a genuinely moving love story, and you have some idea of the humor, originality, and poignancy of Matt Haig’s latest novel.

Our hero, Professor Andrew Martin, is dead before the book even begins. As it turns out, though, he wasn’t a very nice man--as the alien imposter who now occupies his body discovers. Sent to Earth to destroy evidence that Andrew had solved a major mathematical problem, the alien soon finds himself learning more about the professor, his family, and “the humans” than he ever expected. When he begins to fall for his own wife and son--who have no idea he’s not the real Andrew--the alien must choose between completing his mission and returning home or finding a new home right here on Earth.

8. Passagier 23 - Sebastian Fitzek 

Jedes Jahr verschwinden auf hoher See rund 20 Menschen spurlos von Kreuzfahrtschiffen. Noch nie kam jemand zurück. Bis jetzt ...

Martin Schwartz, Polizeipsychologe, hat vor fünf Jahren Frau und Sohn verloren. Es geschah während eines Urlaubs auf dem Kreuzfahrtschiff Sultan of the Seas niemand konnte ihm sagen, was genau geschah. Martin ist seither ein psychisches Wrack und betäubt sich mit Himmelfahrtskommandos als verdeckter Ermittler.
Mitten in einem Einsatz bekommt er den Anruf einer seltsamen alten Dame, die sich als Thrillerautorin bezeichnet: Er müsse unbedingt an Bord der Sultan kommen, es gebe Beweise dafür, was seiner Familie zugestoßen ist. Nie wieder wollte Martin den Fuß auf ein Schiff setzen und doch folgt er dem Hinweis und erfährt, dass ein vor Wochen auf der Sultan verschwundenes Mädchen wieder aufgetaucht ist. Mit dem Teddy seines Sohnes im Arm… 

9. Obsidian (Lux novel) - Jennifer L. Armentrout

Starting over sucks.

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring... until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.

And then he opened his mouth.

Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something... unexpected happens. 

The hot alien living next door marks me.

You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon's touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I'm getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades. 

If I don't kill him first, that is. (goodreads.com)

10. Jamaica Lane #3 (Heimliche Liebe) - Samantha Young

Starting over sucks.

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring... until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.

And then he opened his mouth.

Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something... unexpected happens. 

The hot alien living next door marks me.

You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon's touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I'm getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades. 

If I don't kill him first, that is. (goodreads.com)

There are some more books that I want to read, but I think 10 is enought for now. :D I hope you enjoyed this post and stop by again! 

Have a fabulous rest of the day/night! 

xoxo, Anika 👊