In Kyrgyzstan, horses are an essential part of everyday life. They are a means of transport, a source of milk and meat, hard co-workers on the fields, and good friends, too. Naturally, kids in the countryside learn to ride a horse very early in life. If you have ever seen … Continue readingCareLess Summer Days
I think it is save to say that most people never heard of Caravaca de la Cruz – a charming little town in the region of Murcia in the south of Spain. About 30,000 people live here and most days it is a quiet place. It is the Fifth Holy … Continue readingCaravaca de la Cruz and the Fiestas de Mayo
On one of Berlin’s most famous squares, Alexanderplatz, you find the Urania World Clock. It was put up in 1969 and is showing the current time in 148 major cities from around the globe. To be able to show this many cities at once, the column has 24 sides, each … Continue readingTime travel the easy way
Bruno Weber was a Swiss architect and artist. He started out as a painter and graphic artists, but his most fascinating work are his surreal sculptures. These fantastic creatures have been arranged in a park, which was his home for many years and is also open to the public. He … Continue readingWhere to Find Fantastic Creatures
“Architecture is frozen music”(Johann Wolfang von Goethe) – I cannot imagine a description that is more fitting when looking at the Elbphilharmonie (or Elbe Philharmonic Hall) in Hamburg, Germany. It is a concert hall located in the HafenCity quarter by the Elbe river. The building – which locals affectionately call … Continue readingArchitecture is frozen music
Depending on where you are coming from it can feel like winter when you travel to Iceland in the summer. While it is light almost all the time it remains quite cold, windy and often rainy. However, when you travel to Iceland in the winter, you understand how big the … Continue readingWinter in the Land of Ice and Fire
gjógv The village of Gjógv is one of the most beautiful villages I have ever seen. The name literally translates to gorge and refers to a 200m long gorge that runs north to the sea from the village. The gorge is filled with seawater and numerous birds – especially the … Continue readingThe Definition of pictouresque
21.196,18 km: that is an incredibly long distance and the official length of the Great Wall of China. In 2009 the Chinese government measured the Great Wall and came to the conclusion that it is more than 21.000 km long. The Chinese name of the Great Wall, which is actually … Continue readingWonders of the World – The Great Wall of China
Istanbul is a bustling place, full of people, but it doesn’t take long to notice that there are almost as many cats roaming the streets of this metropolis bridging Eastern and Western worlds. Cats have been living in Istanbul since the times of the Ottoman Empire. They arrived on merchant … Continue readingCats of Istanbul
Jökulsarlon in Iceland is breathtakingly beautiful – even on cold and rainy days like the one in the picture. But who knows how long we can still enjoy the icy structures and wintry colours? The adjoining glacier is retreating fast and one day only a large fjord will remain where … Continue readingFading away