State Hall (Prunksaal) of the Austrian National Library (Pictured Story)
by I really loved having a prolonged weekend in Vienna in June 2024. There is such a nice variety of interesting places, great food and culture. …
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Walking Through Caesars Palace Las Vegas (Pictured Story)
Almost 4,000 hotel rooms, located right at the Strip – the Caesars Palace is undoubtedly one of the most famous casinos in Las Vegas – …
Impressions of Spinola Bay (Malta – Pictured Story)
The Mediterranen island Malta is becoming a more and more popular tourist destination. My wife and I had a brief visit in 2022. One of …
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 …
Vienna Central Cemetery / Wiener Zentralfriedhof (Pictured Story)
The Wiener Zentralfriedhof (Vienna Central Cemetery) is the one of the largest cemeteries in Europe. With over 300,000 graves and three million corpses, there are more dead …
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 …
Fremont Street Experience Las Vegas (Pictured Story)
I feel that the more the Strip or Las Vegas Boulevard area is growing as a massive, but also expansive entertainment temple, the more Las Vegas Downtown …
George’s Street Arcade (Dublin, Pictured Story)
I rather frequently travel to Dublin for business reasons. However, the Weird Al Yankovic Tour 2023 gave me a rather rare opportunity to have some …
A Walk Through Wangerooge (Pictured Story)
Especially in summer, East Frisia and the East Frisian Islands on the German North Sea coast are very popular tourist destinations. With solely a total …
Rhyolite Ghost Town (Nevada) and Goldwell Open Air Museum
Going back from Las Vegas to Los Angeles after the New Year’s Eve celebrations, my wife and I opted to go through Nevada and the …
Franciscan Monastery Dubrovnik (Pictured Story)
During our visit to Dubrovnik, my wife and I also had a look into the Franciscan Monastery (sometimes also: Franciscan Friary, Franjevaxki samostan). As photography …
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 …