It is well-known to most visitors of Iceland that the Nordic island produces a vast majority of their energy with geothermal power. But how it is actually working? The Hellisheidi Power Plant is actually the key provider of energy and…
Skyrland Selfoss
There are a bunch of iconic dishes in Iceland. One which made it globally is Skyr. Isey, one of the most successful skyr franchises of the country, has its roots in Selfoss, a town Southeast of Reykjavik. Rather recently, they…
Bitburger Brewery World
Bitburg is a comparably small town in the German Eifel region in West Germany, not too far away from the borders to Belgium and Luxembourg. Likely, the town would not be too well-known if there was not the world-famous brewery…
Frankfurt Airport (Fraport) Visitors’ Center
Dud you ever feel like learning more about the current operations and future plans of Germany’s largest airport? Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and their operating company Fraport are giving you the opportunity to do so in their Fraport Visitors’ Center (or…
Zotter Chocolate World & Edible Animal Park (Riegersburg, Austria)
After he failed with a franchise of confectionary stores, Austrian Josef Zotter decided to go into the chocolate business in 1999. His new company from Riegersburg near Graz very early decided to focus on fair trade products and organic produced…
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 on the German side of the border, his descendent Bennie Kuipers is driving Europe’s largest…
Stiegl-Brauwelt Salzburg – A Brewery Museum
Even though I am not a beer drinker, I made a brewery tour during my last stay in the Salzburg region. One of the key brewers of the Austrian border town is Stiegl, who are truly rich in tradition: the…
Heineken Experience Amsterdam
Even if you likely think of their home brand when you think about Heineken – but in fact their beer empire, which has over 150 breweries, is a globally leading franchise. They are the largest brewer in Europe had have…