Where to go for the weekend? Which destinations for a short trip? What to experience on „bridge days“? Time for „little escapes“
Small escapes can loosen up and relax our stressful and energy-sapping everyday lives. A short break from the daily grind helps us to pause, to process everyday experiences, to get new impulses and to gain new and different impressions with little effort. This can be a short trip to beautiful landscapes, a bicycle tour on the weekend, a hike, but also a wellness day at the spa or a literary time-out with an exciting book.
The important thing is to take time for it, to consciously cut the information channels from the everyday stressors and to clock the daily rhythm to a recovery mode. And don’t take on too much – one good event per day, to which a particularly large amount of space and time is devoted, is perfectly sufficient.
Shut down your smartphone, refrain from posting your „escape experiences“ everywhere right away, try to perceive every step calmly and very consciously, and – old yoga trick – watch your breath! You are the center of attention today, at most your closest companions. And – when you go away, look for small but nice places that inspire you and flatter your soul. It does not depend on „performance“, more important is your small joy, your small happiness, your deep perception for the beauty that surrounds you.
„Why wander far off?“ is the beginning of a well-known saying. Yes, there are very exciting destinations ‚around the corner‘ from Berlin – the Uckermark is one of them. Therefore, here is a small insight into the highlights of the Uckermark, which can even be reached by train and bike.
Even if you are not a well-trained cyclist, you will be able to cope with the 125 km cycle path on the old Vennbahn route. Because railways need low gradients and the track is well asphalted, so it rolls well. Here you can find tips for the Vennbahn bike tour.
Especially for those seeking recreation from the east german Leipzig area, the Hohburger Hills are a quickly accessible excursion destination. Hiking through the mountain forests, discovering traces of volcanoes and ice age glaciers or swimming in the kaolin lake make the short trip worthwhile.
Narrow-gauge railroads are rather rare in the German lowlands. Near Mügeln in Central Saxony there was once a large network. What remains is the Doellnitz Railway, the „Wild Robert“, which regularly invites visitors to take steam train rides.
If you travel a lot with your photo equipment, you will soon need a camera bag. In it, everything is protected and clearly stowed what you need so on photo safari.
A bike tour in the southern Dahlener Heide can be a welcome change at the weekend – without much stress, on relaxed paths with gentle climbs and descents. Besides nature, the baroque manor house in Dahlen is waiting to be kissed awake from the Sleeping Beauty.
The Dahlener Heide (Heathland) can be easily reached by the Leipzig suburban railway and by bicycle. The northern part hid Napoleon from the „Battle of the Nations“, gives the „Shield Citizen Stories“ their home and leaves many options for tour extension in the east at the Elbe.