Every year, some time in June or July, I am spending hours and hours looking into flight schedules, checking out travel distances by car and air and typically use a lot of bad words: This is the time when the…
The Bergisch Coffee Table (Bergische Kaffeetafel) – A Sweet and Savory Tradition
The Bergisch Coffee Table (Bergische Kaffeetafel) is a traditional meal, somewhere between a brunch and an afternoon tea. And: it is very local. You typically find it only in the Bergisches Land, the region Northeast of Cologne (named after the…
Exploring Munich With Tram Line 19
I have been a bit of puzzled when I arrived in Munich in late January 2022, learning that the Stammstrecke, the key arterial track section of the city’s public transport, are closed for the weekend due to construction. However, that lead…
Expo 2020 in Dubai – My General Overview
Delayed by one year due to Covid-19, Dubai hosts the Expo 2020, the World Exhibition in between 1st October 2021 and 31st March 2022. I visited this interesting event (which was my second Expo after the 2000 one in Hanover,…
Canada’s Borders Are Back Open – My 7th September 2021 Experience
There have been rumors about that for months – but when Canada finally announced that they will accept fully vaccinated travelers for business and leisure travel again, flight prices felt to have no limit. I have been lucky to grab…
The German Midpoints of the European Union
Where is the heart, the center of the European Union? There is really an official answer for that. The Institut Géographique National (IGN) in Paris is calculation the official midpoints of the Union, based on the center of gravity method. Since…