When you visit Dubai or the United Arab Emirates in general, you likely think about the parks, skyscrapers, sun and fun. In fact, the area is also quite interesting from a historic perspective. Some places in Dubai and Abu Dhabi…
Markus Wasmeier Open Air Museum
Two Olympic Gold Medals and multiple other medals and World Cup victories (with a special focus on Super-G) – undoubtedly, Markus Wasmeier is one of the most famous and successful German alpine ski racers of all times. Having retired in…
Aviation Monuments on Gran Canaria (Pictured Story)
The Canary Islands have not only been a key hub for maritime travels (Gran Canaria has, for example, been a stop on Columbus’ travels to America), but also have a certain importance for the history of aviation. During my trip…
Afrika Museum (Berg en Dal, NED)
There are not too many museums about African history and culture on the European continent. Thus, the Afrika Museum in the Limburg province, Netherlands is definitely a very interesting place to vist – it is also located quite closely located…
Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial
Especially in the recent past, I read a couple of ridiculous comparisons between certain people and political groups (which I would definitely agree that they are not on the friendly side of life) and Nazi organisations like the SS. I…
Überlingen Plane Collision Memorials
On 1st July 2002, Überlingen at Lake Constance (Bodensee) gain notoriety not only in Germany: two planes, a Tupolev TU-154M by Bashkirian Airways and a Boeing 757-23APF freight plane by DHL collided over the city in about 35,000 feet height.…
Pfahlbauten (Lake Dwelling) Unteruhldingen, Lake Constance
The Pfahlbauten (Lake Dwelling) at Unteruhldingen, prehistoric houses built on wooden piles, are one of the Top 5 attractions of the Lake Constance area. As there are just limited places who have conserved villages of that kind, the place can do…
German Fairy Forest (Deutscher Märchenwald) Altenberg
Fairy Forests are a quite traditional attraction. Different stages tell you the stories of fairy tales, typically illustrated by puppets or similar measures. In Altenberg Northwest of Cologne, there is one of the oldest “Märchenwälder”, how fairy forests are called…