New Year’s Eve at Abu Dhabi – as we could not really decide whether we should go for a city stay near the Corniche or a more shopping and relaxation orientated location around Yas Island (like the Crowne Plaza we…
Tarpon Springs (Florida) – The Sponge City
While the key reason of my trip to Tarpon Springs, Florida, was the amazing Replay Amusement Museum, the village is in fact known for another product: sponge. The roots of the local sponge industry is already dated back to the…
Dream Aero Boeing 737 NG Simulator Dubai
If you are following my website, you know that I love flying in proper flight simulators. While in Dubai, I had in the opportunity to check the Dream Aero simulator. Even though located in a major Dubai shopping mall, it…
Hilton Bonn
Why not doing it at home? Though Bonn is just some 40 kilometers away from our flat, my wife and I went for a stay at the Hilton in the former German capital. Our key aim was having a nice…
SAS Lounge Stockholm Arlanda (Terminal 5)
While my Lufthansa Senator Status typically grants me access to the SAS Gold Lounge next door, a Eurowings BizClass flight in August 2019 just allowed me to visit the Business Lounge of the Scandinavian airline at Terminal 5 of Stockholm…
ThEATre by Rhodes – U.A.E.-style Luxury Cinema
Combining a cinema visit with Michelin star-chef created food? Nothing is impossible in the United Arab Emirates! At the last evening of our stay in Abu Dhabi in December 2019 and January 2020, we just had to try this (likely)…
Singapore Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum
If you visit Singapore Chinatown, the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple will definitely be one of the eye catchers. The huge building at the edge of Chinatown next to South Bridge Road is just huge and impressive. Many tourists visit the…
Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival
Two months of Islamic culture in a free open air festival – this is the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival close to Abu Dhabi. I was very interested in the place when I ran into it several times on website, but…