For my trip to Ambri-Piotta watching local HC Ambri-Piotta at their home ice, Gotthard Arena, I took a seven hour rail trip from Cologne by rail. With only one transfer in Basel, the first class ride was absolutely convenient –…
Finnair Business Lounge Non-Schengen Helsinki Vantaa (HEL)
Before heading to the United Arab Emirates in February 2022, flying with Finnair from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Dubai (DXB) gave me the opportunity to have a look into the Finnair Business Lounge in the Non-Schengen area. I already shared…
Austrian Sculpture Park Graz (Pictured Story)
I have to agree: if it comes to arts, especially modern arts, I am a real low-brow. You won’t find too many postings related to graphic arts, sculpturing and other creative techniques on Flyctory.com. Thus, it is somehow remarkable that…
Watching the New York Islanders at UBS Arena
Already right on the very first day of my Pittsburgh Penguins trip in March 2022, I visited the new home venue of the New York Islanders, the UBS Arena in Queens. The match on 10th March 2022 has originally been…
Fassberg Airlift Museum
After the end of World War II, the blocking of access to West Berlin by the Soviet Union (the so-called Berlin Blockade) lead to the Berlin Airlift (in German: Berliner Luftbrücke, literally: “Berlin Air Bridge”): This way of supplying West Berlin by air…
DoubleTree by Hilton Sharjah Waterfront
For the last two nights of my trip to the Northern United Arab Emirates, I chose to go for two nights at the DoubleTree by Hilton Sharjah Waterfront. On the one hand, Sharjah was a great location to reach the…