The journey is divided into stages. You can use the dropdown menu to find posts with detailed descriptions and background information.

23 May 1585 – 12 July 1585
The traveller and his journal
From Lauingen to Regensburg, 24 – 28 May 1585
From Regensburg to Prague, 29 May – 3 June 1585
City plans and views from the 16th century
In Prague, 3 – 6 June 1585
Did practical travel guides exist in the 16th century?
From Prague to Dresden, 7 – 9 June 1585
From Dresden to Leipzig and Halle, 10 – 15 June 1585
From Leipzig to Wittenberg, 16 – 17 June 1585
From Wittenberg to Magdeburg, 20 – 24 June 1585
From Wittenberg to Brandenburg, 25 – 28 June 1585
From Brandenburg to Brunswick, 29 June – 2 July 1585
From Brunswick to Lüneburg, 5 – 8 July 1585

13 July 1585 – 10 January 1586
From Bremen to Emden, 16 – 24 July 1585
From Emden to Dokkum, 24 – 25 July 1585
From Dokkum to Harlingen, 25 – 26 July 1585
From Harlingen to Amsterdam, 26 – 29 July 1585
In Amsterdam, 29 – 31 July 1585
Impressions of the countryside the traveller saw
From Haarlem to The Hague, 1 August 1585
From Dordrecht to Vlissingen, 3 August – 5 September 1585
From Vlissingen to London, 6 – 11 September 1585
In London, 12 September – 13 November 1585
In London, 12 September – 13 November 1585
In London, 12 September – 13 November 1585
In London, 12 September – 13 November 1585
From London to Calais, 15 – 22 November 1585
From Calais to Ghent, 24 – 30 November 1585
From Ghent to Antwerp, 1 – 10 December 1585
From Aachen to Cologne, 14 – 25 December 1585
From Cologne to Münster, 25 December 1585 – 01 January 1586
From Münster to Hamburg, 1 – 10 January 1586

11 January 1586 – 18 April 1586
Some pre-travel information about Denmark and Sweden in the sixteenth century.
From Kiel to Copenhagen, 25 January – 2 February 1586
From Copenhagen to Helsingborg, 3 – 9 February 1586
From Helsingborg towards Jönköping, 9 – 12 February 1586

19 April 1586 – 3 October 1586
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4 October 1586 – 18 December 1586
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19 December 1586 – 28 September 1587
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29 September 1587 – 11 December 1587
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12 December 1587 – 31 March 1588
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1 April 1588 – 15 September 1588
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16 September 1588 – 23 December 1588
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24 December 1588 – 30 June 1589
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