Everybody in German-speaking countries knows the (Erste) Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft (which literally means “(First) Danube Steam Ship Company”). The word is a perfect illustration for the nice fact that in German you can combine multiple nouns to one word. However, apart from…
Typically you get around Tokyo by rail-driven public transport. A train connection here, a few metro stops there – and sometimes, you go for a bus or take a taxi. As especially the Southern part of the city is also…
The Old Town of Dubrovnik is such a beautiful gem and leads to an amazing scenery in combination with the Old City Walls and the mountains in the background. Thus, exploring these views from the Adriatic waters feels to be…
When you think about water and river cruises in London, you likely think about the boat trips on the River Thames. However, there is a lovely alternative North of the famous river: A few companies offer cruises on the Regent’s…
The Arabia steamboat is something like what the Vasa is for European ship history (just dated a few centuries later…). The side wheeler steamboat sank in operation close to nowadays Kansas City in 1856 in the Missouri River. In the late 1980’s,…
If you think about famous German harbor cities, you might initially think of places like Hamburg or Kiel. However, Duisburg in the Ruhrgebiet region is even holding a superlative – its habor is the world largest inland harbor of the world.…
Especially as a German aviation enthusiast, being on board of an aircraft carrier is just a cool experience again and again. One of the museum places where this is possible is the West shore of Manhattan, where the USS Intrepid…
Husavik is not only known due to the Fire Saga Eurovision movie on Netflix, but is more than that one of the key whale watching spots in Iceland. Thus, on our Ring Road Trip in April and May 2023, my wife and…