The View from The Shard in London
by With nearly 310 meters, The Shard close to the South Bank of River Thames is the tallest building of the United Kingdom. Opened on 1st February …
Category: Places & Sights
Special Buildings, Parks and More
Fujairah Fort (Pictured Story)
When people think about the United Arab Emirates, they typically think of Dubai or Abu Dhabi. During my last trips, I became more and more …
St. Helier (Jersey) Markets (Pictured Story)
One thing I especially loved about Jersey’s capital St. Helier are the two markets in the center of the city. Of course, Jersey is a …
Überlingen Plane Collision Memorials
On 1st July 2002, Überlingen at Lake Constance (Bodensee) gain notoriety not only in Germany: two planes, a Tupolev TU-154M by Bashkirian Airways and a …
Braunau – A Small Austrian Town with a Tough Heritage
Braunau am Inn – the small town right at the Austrian-German border is indeed a picturesque place and a nice spot right at the river …
2 Brüder – The most German supermarket in the Netherlands
The city of Venlo in the Netherlands is maybe some sort of perfect illustration of profiting from the Schengen Agreement, which allows border-free travel within …
Visiting T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas (Vegas Golden Knights)
The final ice hockey match on my February 2020 trip following the Pittsburgh Penguins to their West Coast matches was a game to relax, i.e. …
British Airways i360 in Brighton
Brighton on the Southern English coast is an entertainment wonderland. There are a lot of tourist attractions. Unfortunately, due to heavy storms on the second …
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 …
Nelson, Nevada – A Ghost Town
I am not too much of a casino person. However, I love being in Las Vegas as it is also an amazing hub for nature …
100 Years of Gold Bears and More – Haribo Shopping around Cologne
My birth town Bonn has been hit heavily by Covid-19. The key reason for that are not health issues, but that the city was well-prepared …
“Climbing” the Monte Troodelöh, Cologne’s Highest Point
My beloved home town Cologne, Germany, is always a bit of crazy – not just during the carnival days. Thus, the (hi)story of the Monte …