Holland Park and Japanese Gardens (London, Pictured Story)
by Even though London is one of the foreign cities I visit most frequently, I haven’t shared some travel experience with you for a while. In …
Tag: Botanical Gardens
Places where plants are the big stars
Faroese National Botanical Garden (Pictured Story)
The flora of the Faroe Islands is rather unique and special. A nice way to explore it is the Faroese National Botanical Garden (or Plantufrøðiligur …
Meiji Shrine Tokyo (Pictured Story)
A visit to Japan would just not be complete without digging into the religion and visiting some temples and shrines. One of the most famous …
Hamarikyu Park Tokyo
As Hamarikyu Park is close to the hotel we stayed in during our September 2023 trip (Conrad Tokyo) to Tokyo, my wife and I felt …
Wawel Castle Royal Gardens (Krakow – Pictured Story)
After I already took you to the “public” area of Wawel Castle in Krakow in a Pictured Story, here is a second one about the …
Al Noor Island and Butterfly House (Sharjah)
essAl Noor Island is located right inside Khalid Lake in Sharjah, which is also around the Al Montazah Parks amusement park. During one of my …
Quranic Park Dubai
I am not religious at all – but nonetheless, visiting the Quranic Park in Dubai was on my bucket list while visiting the United Arab …
Soller Botanic Garden
Even though many people exclusively associate Soller with the Tren de Soller historic train and the Tranvia de Soller hostoric tram, the city in the West of Mallorca …
The Masone Labyrinth – the (Formerly) World-Largest Maze
Until 2018, you could travel to Italy to visit the world largest labyrinth. The Labirinto Della Masone near Parma is a huge place in which …
Emsflower – A Gardening Giant & Adventure Park
The history of Emsflower started as Kwekerij Kuipers founded by Jan Kuipers in De Lutte in the Netherlands. Not too far from this original location, but …
Quarry Bank Cotton Mill
During a prolonged stop-over at Manchester Airport, I grabbed a rental car for a day and did some sightseeing in the region. My key stop …
Mainau Island – The Floral Paradise at Lake Constance
The “Flower Island” Mainau is one of the key attractions of the whole Bodensee / Lake Constance region. No doubt that I had to visit this …