Watching Helsinki from the Olympic Stadium Tower
by Even though it hosted the Olympic Summer Games of 1952, Helsinki Olympic Stadium is still in use, e.g. for home matches of the Finnish soccer …
Category: Places & Sights
Special Buildings, Parks and More
Urridafoss – The Highest Flow Waterfall in Iceland (Pictured Story)
Seljalandsfoss, Skogafoss or Gullfoss – Iceland is full of very famous waterfalls. Urridafoss (which translates to “Sea Trout Waterfall”) is typically not that much on …
Ain Dubai – The World Largest Ferris Wheel
A new attraction for the mega-city Dubai: in October 2021, the new Ain Dubai Ferris wheel finally started operations. Delayed by some two years compared …
Olis Deildin (Icelandic Handball Premier League) with Fram Reykjavik at Safamyri Hall
Apart from visiting the elite ice hockey league match of Fjölnir during my October 2021 trip to Iceland, I also had a look into the …
Royal Palace of La Almudaina (Palma de Mallorca)
While Palma Cathedral or the Palma Arena are regarded to be iconic pieces of architecture in the Balearic capital, I feel that the Royal Palace …
Hertz Deildin Div. 1(Icelandic Ice Hockey League) with Fjölnir Reykjavik at Egilshöll
Relative to their population, Iceland is the sixth biggest ice hockey nation in the world. Out of 100,000 people, some 192 skate and hit puck …
Seal Rescue Station (Seehundstation) Norddeich
The Nationalpark Wattenmeer (Wadden Sea Conservation Area) is one of the most popular natural reserves in Germany. However, many young seals get split from their mothers …
Hverir Geothermal Area (Pictured Story)
Hverir is one of the most popular geothermal areas in Northern Iceland. Two the key drivers is obviously that it is part of an amazing …
Olivia Star Observation Deck (Gdansk)
Olivia Star is marketed as Poland’s tallest building at the Baltic Sea – and in fact, the 180m high skyscraper is one of the tallest …
Eyjafjördur Jolahusid – The Christmas House
We all know that Santa Claus is living in Rovaniemi, Finland… Or is he home to Russia? Northern Canada? There are several myths around it …
Walking the Ulica Florianska in Krakow to Market Square (Pictured Story)
When I told a colleague I will be in Krakow in late August 2021, his reaction was “Is it still like an open air historic …
The Bridge Between Europe and North America (Pictured Story)
What is the shortest flight time between Canada and the European Union? Can you walk from the USA to Russia? Is there a bridge between …