Japanese culture sometimes feels very different from Central European one. Thus, I loved to be in Tokyo in September 2023 and explore a lot of things, which I might not have explored in my cultural bubble. One of these places…
KISS World Las Vegas
There is a lot of stuff to see and experience in Las Vegas. The temple for hard rock fans in the US-American city is right outside the Strip. Gene Simmons is sharing his private collection in the so-called KISS World, which…
Germany’s Westernmost Point near Selfkant-Isenbruch (Pictured Story)
The Selfkant is truly a remarkable municipality in the very West of the Federal Republic of Germany. The border to the Netherlands is more than four times longer than to other parts of Germany, for example. The neighbor state even…
Eben-Ezer Tower
East Belgium hosts a very iconic building constructed by the domestic pacifist and author Robert Garcet. The Tower of Eben-Ezer (or Eben-Ezer Tower / Tour d’Eben-Ezer, Touren van Eben-Ezer) has been built between 1948 and 1963 under the impression of the…
Eysturoyartunnilin – The First Sub-Sea Roundabout in the World
When the Faroe Islands opened the Vagatunnilin, the Vagar Tunnel, in 2002, ,it was a revolution in their infrastructure. The almost five kilometer undersea road tunnel connected the main island Stremoy with the island of Vagar, on which the Faroe Islands…
Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum (Wheeling, WV)
For the last review in 2023, I opted for the Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum. I happened to run into this museum about an hour away from Pittsburgh while scanning for Groupon coupons in the region. Here is my…
Cup Noodles Museum Yokohama
You might not know the company Nissin Foods founded in Osaka and nowadays still based there (and in Tokyo). However, I am sure that you know one of their key produces. Momofuku Ando invented the instant ramen in 1958 –…
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…