If you use the Madrid Metro Line 1 between Bilbao and Iglesia, you will likely notice that you pass another station, Chamberí. Despite it is one of the original Metro Madrid station, it has closed its operation in 1966. However,…
National Emergency Services Museum Sheffield
Ever dreamed of becoming a fire fighter or a policeman? Maybe the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield is the inspiring place to be then. The museum hosts old fire brigade vehicles, police motorcycles, ambulance horse carriages and even a…
National Videogame Museum Sheffield
During a weekend stay in Sheffield, where I had an overnight due to a Mike & The Mechanics concert, the National Videogame Museum (NVM) in the Southern Yorkshire town was one of the top-of-my-list attractions. Being a gamer since my…
Emirates Aviation Experience London
My first steps around O2 Arena in London during the Country 2 Country Festival 2019 were not motivated by country music at all, but by airlines and aviation: I visited the Emirates Aviation Experience, presented by the UAE Airline. You may…
Alte Dombach Paper Mill
Bergisch Gladbach, a 110,000 inhabitant city East of Cologne, is a traditional location for the production of paper. While nowadays, the paper machines can produce about 1,000 (metric) tons per day, the Alte Dombach Paper Mill is showing the importance and historic…
Speyer Technology Museum
After I visited the Sinsheim sister museum in February, I have been very curious about visiting the Speyer Technology Museum as well. The “concept” is comparably similar: Both places offer huge exhibition spaces with countless exhibits on cars, planes and…
Emirates National Auto Museum
The area feels like nomansland in the desert – but when you take a 30 minute Southbound drive from Abu Dhabi, there is suddenly a giant metal pyramid to your left. Make sure to take a stop here – you…
Ratingen-Cromford Textile Factory
One of the key attractions in Ratingen, Northeast of Dusseldorf, is the remarkable Cromford Textile Factory, which is driven by the regional authority LVR (Rhineland region) as one of their Industrial Museums (“Industriemuseum”). In summer 2018, I stopped by this…