Avani Hotel Frankfurt City
by For various reasons, including status prolongation at GHA Discovery, I did a one night trip to Frankfurt in August 2025. The hotel I wanted to …
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Sullenberger Aviation Museum
One plane incident changed the faith of the former Carolinas Aviation Museum. The Charlotte museum, which is a Smithsonian affiliate, announced in 2022 that it …
Planespotting from the Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) Visitor Terrace
Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) used to be a great place for plane spotters and aviation geeks. Two visitor terraces, one at the terminal and one at …
Driving over the Coll d’Ordino (Andorra CS-240/-340)
I was really amazed by my trip to Andorra. The country in the Pyrenees between France and Spain is just incredibly picturesque and has lovely …
ibis Munich City
For a business trip to Munich in July 2025, I was looking for a cheaper stay in the area North of Munich Main Station. Due …
The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum (Gatlinburg)
My summer 2025 Six US States and Nashville trip did give me a nice mixture of bucket list visits and interesting places. I visited a rather …
Goslar Imperial Palace (Kaiserpfalz)
The Harz region will always be a special place to me. I studied mathematics at Clausthal Tech University and thus lived there seven years, either …
Istanbul Airport (IST)
Istanbul Airport (IST, Turkish: İstanbul Havalimanı) opened in 2018, mainly in order to strengthen the global role of Turkish Airlines. I had some transfers there …
Bryggens Museum (Bergen)
The story of Bryggens Museum (or Bymuseet in Norwegian) started with a calamity. A fire in 1955 ravaged parts of the historic district Bryggen in Bergen. …
The Centurion Lounge Las Vegas Airport (LAS)
After two Weird Al Yankovic shows in June 2025, it was time to fly home. As American Airlines, who took me to New York (JFK), …
IntercityHotel Bremen
For my rail trip to the 2025 Under 15 German Floorball Nationals in Bremen, I was looking for a centrally located hotel. H Worlds International, …
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – 13 Years After London 2012
When I visited Atlanta in 2018, I wrote a post Atlanta 1996 – 22 years later, visiting former sites of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. In …