Explore Our World
Explore our favorite destinations, city breaks, travel tips, and local guides, all designed to help you plan trips you’ll truly enjoy.
Munich Through Our Eyes
Discover Munich through our personal experiences and recommendations.
Destinations
Explore destinations we’ve visited and discover inspiration for your own adventures.
City Breaks
Discover our favorite city breaks and what we learned along the way.
Travel Tips
Discover the travel tips we’ve learned to help you make the most of every trip.
How We Prepare for a Trip – Without the Last-Minute Chaos
From packing lists and outfits to tickets and all those little details—we share how we prepare for a trip and what helps us avoid the last-minute rush.
Dear Readers – How Travel Changed for Us
We used to travel very differently. From spontaneous trips to carefully planned escapes, we share what changed, what stayed the same, and why travel means even more to us today.
A Birthday Weekend in Hamburg
From rooftop drinks to Speicherstadt and Miniatur Wunderland, here’s what we loved, what surprised us, and how Hamburg compared with Munich.
Meet Irina & Bernhard
Two different personalities, one shared love of travel—and a bond for life. Get to know the couple behind Simply Great Escapes.
Irina
Creative, curious and a little shy. Originally from Romania, I now call Munich home. Travel pushes me beyond my comfort zone—and gives me plenty to write about.
Bernhard
Analytical, outgoing and usually behind the camera. Born and raised in Baden-Württemberg, I love music, photography and discovering new places together with Irina.
Our Story
Two different personalities who found in each other not only a pretty good travel team, but a bond for life. Together, we explore, plan, photograph—and occasionally get things wrong along the way.