The Weiße Rose / “White Rose” was a resistance group during the German Nazi regime. Mainly consisting of university students, she was found by Hans Scholl and Alexander Schmorell in June 1942 and has been active since April 1943. At that…

The Weiße Rose / “White Rose” was a resistance group during the German Nazi regime. Mainly consisting of university students, she was found by Hans Scholl and Alexander Schmorell in June 1942 and has been active since April 1943. At that…
A historic style hotel, driven by Hilton and located in the heart of a heritage district of Dubai? The idea of visiting the Al Seef Heritage Hotel Dubai, branded as Curio Collection hotel, just felt too interesting when I was…
The Berchtesgadener Land is not only nowadays well-known as a popular tourist destination, there is also a dark part of the history of the reason. The Berghof (“Moutain Court” or “Mountain Farm”) on the Obersalzberg mountain was the private residence…
The historic Al Shindagha district in Dubai, located right South of the Dubai Creek, is currently undergoing quite some touristic development. During my visit in December 2020, they already opened two museum houses there. The Al Shindagha Museum gives a…
A museum with 90 vintage cars and so-called Yountimers might not feel to thrilling. If you add that about half of the car in exhibition are by the Audi brand, this already sounds quite interesting. However, the Siku and Audi-Museum (“Siku and…
If you are on a city trip, you likely fancy to buy a multi-attraction ticket. There are global companies like the CityPass or various local and regional offers, typically. For travelers to the Netherlands, their national museum ticket may be…
The Eastern Mangroves are a lovely natural habitat right in the heart of Abu Dhabi. Not too surprising, you can also tour through that area. Eco Donut Boats offers electric driven ships to do so. During our last stay in…
Even though I could likely never have a maritime life (I would feel too locked away on a ship), I am really fascinated of visiting historic ships. During a short visit in Emden in October 2020, I visited the Seenot-Rettungskreuzer Georg…