All around Cologne Archives

Some Non-Country Christmas Songs 2021

by Florian Buechting15. December 202124. January 20220

Christmas is approaching really quick now. While I traditionally do a festive edition of my Country Music Picks, I also felt like sharing some non-country …

My Top 15 Airports Flown – With Some Brief Thoughts

by Florian Buechting7. December 202112. March 20240

Even though I do have a couple of airport reviews on Flyctory.com, I so far missed a lot of the places I do use frequently. …

Charles Dickens Christmas Market Heimbach

by Florian Buechting6. December 20216. December 20210

As I already told you last year when I reviewed the Charles Dickens Museum in London, I am a huge fan of the author and …

Cat Ballou – Alles Bunt

by Florian Buechting14. November 202114. November 20210

My hometown Cologne is full of music – not only carnival-related. Not only during these days, Cat Ballou has become one of my favorite local …

Det Haggard – Teamwork 2.0

by Florian Buechting17. October 202113. December 20210

The German artist Det Haggard is a new name in the German lyrics country music scene. After he had some success with the single release Blinker …

Leonardo Hotel Düsseldorf Airport (Ratingen)

by Florian Buechting30. September 202130. September 20210

Parking fees at Dusseldorf Airport got ridiculously high in recent past. For my August 2021 trip to Poland (from Thursday morning to Monday evening), pre-paid …

Wolfgang Petry – Auf das Leben

by Florian Buechting24. September 20213. March 20230

In December 2019, I praised the album 2084 by the Pete Wolf Band. The artist behind that project is Wolfgang Petry, one of the most …

Freakstorm – Storm Inside My Heart

by Florian Buechting28. August 202128. August 20210

A tribute band growing to an album with seven very own songs and two covers: Freakstorm from Gummersbach near Cologne originally aimed to cover songs …