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Category Archives: Travel
A Divorce between the Peaks of the Balkans
Zur deutschen Fassung. The client wants a divorce. She has been separated for more than 15 years. Back then, the husband disappeared. No contact ever since. “Somewhere in the Balkans,” she says, “Kosovo, Montenegro, around there. He is making damn … Continue reading
Finding a new home in Chemnitz
After years on the move, I decided to settle down for a few years.
For my abode, I chose Chemnitz, a totally underrated city which will be the European Capital of Culture in 2025. Here is a first look. Continue reading
Green Walks in Berlin
Zur deutschen Fassung. All of Germany likes to complain about its capital city. It is often hard to tell whether it’s genuine disgust, secret envy or simply the national pastime of nagging. Those with the strongest opinion of Berlin, calling … Continue reading
Horror Hostel
The experience wasn’t quite as lethal as the horror movie “Hostel”, but … Continue reading
Fun with Maps
Do you know those itchy-scratchy maps that people have in order to show off where they have been? I always find them a bit misleading, especially when someone has been to Saint Petersburg on a cruise once, and then they … Continue reading
All Roads lead to Jerusalem
Photographed in Kremnica, Slovakia, a mere 2,325 km away from Jerusalem. There is actually a hamlet called Jeruzalem in Slovakia, between Jablonka and Krajné, but the arrow clearly points in the direction of the Holy Land.
Journey to the Center of Europe – Locus Perennis, Czech Republic
Zur deutschen Fassung. For the project “Journey to the Center of Europe”, I am going to visit all the places that have ever laid claim to being the geographical center of Europe or the European Union. And write about them. I … Continue reading
Posted in Czech Republic, Europe, Photography, Travel
Tagged Health, hitchhiking, Lisov, Trebon
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One Hundred Years Ago, Lawrence of Arabia killed the Railroad – March 1923: Transjordan
Zur deutschen Fassung. Not quite a hundred, but still more than thirty years ago, I was in Australia as an exchange student. I don’t think I have ever told stories from that time, because back then, we still took pictures … Continue reading
Posted in History, Iran, Islam, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Technology, Travel, UK, World War I
Tagged Australia, Iraq, Lebanon, train, Turkey
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Hiking on the First Day of Spring
Zur deutschen Fassung. Whatever the weather forecast, the calendar, meteorologists or theologians say – for me, yesterday was the first day of spring. And so I went for a hike: As always in this area, plenty of water, requiring large … Continue reading
Journey to the Center of Europe – Kremnica, Slovakia
Zur deutschen Fassung. For the project “Journey to the Center of Europe”, I am going to visit all the places that have ever laid claim to being the geographical center of Europe or the European Union. And write about them. This … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 