During the Nazi regency in Germany, the Emslandlager (Emsland Camps) was a group of concentration and detention camps in the Emsland region, Northwest of the country. Nowadays, the former Concentration Camp Esterwegen has been turned into a memorial site. I visited the…
The sound of Razz feels very international – but in fact they are from the Emsland, a Northwest region in Germany. After a short hiatus, they are back with a six track EP. Might Delete Later does not feel too…
Magnetic levitation is such a fascinating technology – and even though the German Transrapid project is no longer followed, it still holds the speed record for a train-alike mass transport vehicle over German ground. In June 1993, the maglev reached 450…
Papenburg has some more interesting places other than the famous Meyer Werft. At the opposite part of the town, my wife and I visited the Von-Velen-Anlage, which is an open air museum reminding of the original lifestyle in the area…
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…
With Flyctory.com growing on the musical side, I have the opportunity to have access to more and more interesting releases. Scanning a promotion network database, I ran into Wilderlife and their indie-rock songs. I felt to share their EP, Wlderlife,…
The Meyer Werft in Papenburg is one of the most iconic plants of German engineering, indeed. The site is manufacturing the world largest cruise ships and other huge water vessels. While you typically can visit the shipyards in a guided…
Doing some local attractions in the Papenburg region like the huge Meyer Werft shipyard, the Dat Otto Huus in Emden or the lovely Leeraner Miniaturland / Leer Miniature Land, my wife and I had one night in Papenburg in Northwest Germany in October…