The Smithsonian’s are just a tourist’s (and likely also a resident’s) best friend when visiting Washington DC. The US capital has such an amazing set of top class museums driven by the Foundation – which all have free entry. On…
Berlin Zoo
During my Covid-19 day trip to Berlin, I spent some time in the Berlin Zoo. Berlin is quite famous for its two zoological gardens, the former Western Berlin Zoo or Zoologischer Garten Berlin (“Zoological Garden Berlin”) and the Tierpark Berlin (“Animal Park…
Car Watch – A new Pop-up Drive-in Cinema in Cologne
As I wrote in my recent review about the traditional DRIVE IN movies in the South of Cologne, drive-in movies feel to be one of the winners of the Covid-19 crisis in the Cologne region. Car Watch Cologne –…
The National Wax Museum Plus (Dublin)
During my last business trip to Dublin, I took the time and visited the National Wax Museum Plus in the heart of the Irish capital. Especially due to its prolonged opening times, it felt like a nice distraction instead of…
German Fairy Forest (Deutscher Märchenwald) Altenberg
Fairy Forests are a quite traditional attraction. Different stages tell you the stories of fairy tales, typically illustrated by puppets or similar measures. In Altenberg Northwest of Cologne, there is one of the oldest “Märchenwälder”, how fairy forests are called…
Maritime Experiential Museum Singapore
A museum about the history and importance of sea trade in Singapore and Southeast Asia? Sounds much more boring than it actually is. I visited the place during my stays in the Asian city state and at least had an…
Monkey Park Tenerife
When you think about Zoos and similar parks on Tenerife, you of course think about the Loro Parque, which is one of the best rated animal attractions in the world. However, there are also some minor locations, some of them…
Cologne Harbor Christmas Market at Chocolate Museum
During each festive season, Cologne is crowded with tourists and visitors due to its Christmas markets. There are masses of bus tours and even additional flights. Thus, I decided to add some coverage of the Cologne Christmas Markets. While the…