The German Olympic Sports Confederation (Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund) hired a complete stadium for their events during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Apart from the traditional Deutsches Haus (“German House”), their key hospitality zone, they use the inside of Stade Jean…
Apart from being ill, the week at the Infosys Hall of Fame Open 2024 in Newport, Rhode Island, has truly been amazing to me. After I shared my impressions of the 2019 tournament already with you, I felt that this…
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. The city also impressively well survived the two World Wars, so that the conservation of…
Almost 4,000 hotel rooms, located right at the Strip – the Caesars Palace is undoubtedly one of the most famous casinos in Las Vegas – and likely even of the world. The casino opened in 1966 and is still –…
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 the places we went to is Spinola Bay, which is regarded to be one of…
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…
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 people in these place than inhabitants in the Austrian capital. However, there are several reasons…
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…