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Explore the World, One City at a Time

Personal destination guides shaped by years of travel, firsthand experiences, and the places I’ve enjoyed getting to know.

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WELCOME TO SIGHTS OF THE CITY

Discover Your Next City or Journey

I’m Stefan, and these guides bring together my travels, photographs and practical tips. Explore a city, discover a day trip or follow a longer journey, with room to make it your own. I’m regularly adding new discoveries and favorite experiences from earlier travels. Have a look around and see where your curiosity takes you.

FIND A DESTINATION

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FEATURED DESTINATIONS

Find Your Next City

Take a look at the newly added destinations on Sights of the City. Each guide brings together places I’ve explored, my photographs and practical tips. Browse the cities below: you might find somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit, or an unexpected stop to add to your next trip.

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Pond, rocks and clipped trees beside Ninomaru Palace at Nijo Castle.

Destination Guide

Kyoto

Tokyo Skytree rises beyond an Asakusa intersection, with pedestrians, crosswalks and surrounding city buildings.

Destination Guide

Tokyo

Songdo towers and trees reflected in water, framed by sweeping curved architecture.

Destination Guide

Incheon

Osaka riverfront skyline with bridges, waterside trees and high-rise buildings under a clear blue sky.

Destination Guide

Osaka

Green waterfront lawns and paths with Landmark Tower, the Ferris wheel and the sail-shaped InterContinental hotel behind.

Destination Guide

Yokohama

The Kotoji stone lantern and a heron beside Kasumigaike Pond in Kanazawa’s Kenrokuen garden.

Destination Guide

Kanazawa

Kobe waterfront with Port Tower and the Maritime Museum beside the harbour.

Destination Guide

Kobe

A deer grazing in Nara Park, with other deer and softly blurred visitors in the background.

Destination Guide

Nara

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FEATURED JOURNEYS

Enjoy the Journey

Explore my latest journeys, from European rail trips to cycling along the Danube and traveling through the Alps. Some of my favorite memories come from the time between stops. These routes bring together places I’ve visited, memorable detours and practical tips to adapt to your own interests and pace.

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Rugged cliffs and Pacific Ocean surf along California’s Highway 1 coast.

Journey

San Francisco to Los Angeles Along the Coast

Clear water reveals stones along a mountain lake shore, with forested slopes beyond.

Journey

San Francisco to Lake Tahoe & Reno

FEATURED HIGHLIGHTS

A Closer Look

Take a closer look at experiences from my travels, from cycling around Munich and cruising the Rhine and Moselle to opera in Verona, Oktoberfest and Christmas markets. These features bring together personal impressions, photographs and practical tips to help you find something that makes your own trip memorable.

Crowds filling the Oktoberfest fairgrounds in Munich, with colorful rides in the background

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Munich Oktoberfest

Tegernsee and the Bavarian Alps viewed across green countryside south of Munich

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Munich Bike Trips

Cruise ship passing the Deutsches Eck on the Rhine in Koblenz at sunset

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Rhine and Moselle River Cruises

Frankfurt Christmas Market at the Romer with illuminated historic houses at night

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Frankfurt Christmas Markets: Wiesbaden & Mainz

Verona Arena and Piazza Bra in the evening

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Arena di Verona: Opera Under the Stars

Salzburg Christkindlmarkt stalls and visitors on Residenzplatz beneath festive garlands.

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Salzburg Advent & Christmas Markets

Red passenger cabins on Vienna’s historic Giant Ferris Wheel at the Prater.

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Vienna Prater

Ferris wheel and Christmas market stalls at Jakobsplatz in Nuremberg

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Nuremberg Christmas Markets

OVER TO YOU

Enjoy Exploring

I hope these guides give you a few ideas for your own travels. Leave room for a detour, a conversation or a longer lunch, and support local businesses along the way.

These are my personal experiences and photographs. I’m not paid to visit or write about the places featured here. I make clear when a suggestion is something I have not personally tried.

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The Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, with its golden winged statue framed by modern buildings and trees.

The Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, with its golden winged statue framed by modern buildings and trees.

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