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 this posting, we are heading to one of the beautiful parks of the British capital.…
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 urtagarður in local language). In my Pictured Story, I take you on a visit. My…
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 of these places in Tokyo is the Meiji Shrine. I take you there in my Pictured…
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 to add a visit there. I have to say that finally the park has been…
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 iconic place in the Polish city. The Royal Gardens at one side of the Royal…
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 last visit to the Untied Arab Emirates, a Groupon offer made me visit the island,…
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 Emirates in February 2022. Having a park designed after the stories in the holy script…
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 has a couple more interesting touristic spots. During our trip in early summer 2021, my…