One of Dubai’s latest landmark is a gigantic picture frame, the Dubai Frame. It is some 150 meters high and some 95 meters wide, located North of the Financial District in Zabeel Park. As the Conrad Hotel I was staying…
Visiting the Observatorio del Teide
The geographic and climatic conditions of the Canary Islands turn them to ideal candidates for professional stargazers: especially the interior of Tenerife is very often dry and above the clouds. The very typical rim of clouds around the island also…
Pokemon Center London – A Gamers’ Paradise just for a Month
For just one month, Nintendo installed a Pokemon Center pop-up store in London, the so-called Pokemon Center London. I have been able to visit it on the very last day of opening – so the bad news is that this…
An Ode to Singapore Hawker Center Culture
There are many iconic places and interesting things to do in Singapore. You may visit historic places as well as posh and modern tourist attraction. However, I feel that hardly anything tells you so much about the city state as…
Punta Del Teno Lighthouse and TF-445 Road (Tenerife)
In order to take the trip to the very Western point of Tenerife on your own, you have to get up early. Luckily, the road to the Punta Del Teno Lighthouse started just few kilometers from the Melia Hacienda del…
Hotel “Zum Goldenen Ochsen”, Aschaffenburg
As I needed an overnight after Eric Paslay’s show in Aschaffenburg, I was looking for a stay in rail station proximity. In October 2018, I already checked out the local branch of the B&B Hotel Group. As there were no…
VR Park – A Virtual Reality Theme Park in Dubai
You may like Dubai or not – but it is hard to argue that the city does not try to offer everything you feel like paying money for. Gaming geeks, for example, have two pilgrimage ground in quite close proximity:…
Hilton Newcastle Gateshead
In order to see one edition of the “Introducing Nashville” show (I have been on Tenerife during the German ones), I traveled to Gateshead on October 17th, 2019. As a Hilton Hotel frequent traveler, I was looking forward to stay…