Since 2007, the Hyde Park Winter Wonderland in London has become a more and more growing Christmas and winter tradition. You could describe it best as a mixture of Christmas market and holiday-inspired fair. In November 2023, I visited it…
Spinnaker Tower Portsmouth
Already in July 2023, I introduced yo to the picturesque Gunwharf Quays, a shopping and relaxation district in Portsmouth on the Southern English coast. In this posting, I am taking you back there and take you to the most iconic…
A Trip To Saksun (Faroe Islands, Pictured Story)
During my trip to the Faroe Islands, I did a couple of short road trips, typically to slightly more remote villages. Today, I take you to the first of these trips, to the city of Saksun rather in the North…
A Walk Around the Grounds of Wacken
Wacken could be just a normal village on the countryside of the German state of Schleswig-Hostein. However, when you mention the place many people will have a smile in their face. Once a year, the population of some 2,000 is boosted…
A Short Roadtrip along Northwest Reykjanes
The recent seismic and volcanic actions on the Reykjanes peninsula really touch me. Dung the last years, Iceland has more and more become one of my favorite travel spots. Nearly any trip to Iceland starts on the peninsula, as the…
Schnoor – Bremen’s Oldest Borough (Pictured Story)
The two world wars have caused significant damage to most German cities – especially those with a somehow-strategical meaning. Thus, it is not too surprising that the Schnoor is the only part of the town Bremen, which preserved a medieval…
Hveradalir Geothermal Area (Pictured Story)
I recently introduced you to the Geothermal Exhibition at the Hellisheidi Power Plant. Due to the high geophysical activity in this area, the power plant provides energy and hot water for the majority of the Reykjavik capital area. Thus, it…
The (Vending) Machines of Tokyo (Pictured Story)
One thing I was looking forward a lot during our recent trip to Japan were vending machines. We did not make to one of the big car parks, where dozens of different dishes are offered for a bunch of coins…