Hard to argue against that Finland was in the comfort position at this World Group I playoff tie in Espoo for Day 2. Leading 2-0 after the first day, the hosts had three shots to complete the victory against India…
Davis Cup Finland vs. India: Finland in the lead after Day 1 Singles
Tennis Davis Cup again. I was really flattered about the first day in Espoo between Finland and India. Will there be a tie after the first two matches or would one team be able to take a huge first step…
Flying the PAD Aviation Embraer Phenom 300
Fortunate unexpected upgrade: I originally planned to go from Paderborn/Lippstadt (PAD) to Westerland/Sylt (GWT) to check out a new German virtual airline, Green Airlines, and their ATR 72 Turboprop provided by Chalair Aviation. However, my end of April 2021 trip…
MeerExpress – Flying the Air Shuttle to Norderney & Juist
Despite the limited travel situation in Germany due to Covid-19, there are some quite interesting virtual airline projects in Germany in early 2021. One of them is MeerExpress, who connect the largest metropolitan area in the nation, the Ruhrgebiet, with…
Aviodrome Lelystad (Netherlands)
The Aviodrome in Lelystad in the Netherlands calls itself a Luchtvaart Themapark – an “Aviation Theme Park”. You can definitely spent as much time as in some parks on the Lelystad grounds – you might , however, miss the roller coasters if…
“Zärtliche Chaoten II” – exploring Gran Canaria 32 years later
The critics hated the movie – the cinemas loved it (as it really cashed in a bunch). As a sequel to the first movie Zärtliche Chaoten (“Tender Slobs” – the movies never made it to English-speaking countries, I guess), director Holm…
Venice City Sightseeing by Vaporetto
As we used to have a holiday home at Lake Garda, I have been to Venice so many times. Also during my latest visits in more adult ages, I more and more hated the city, to be honest. The reason…
bett1HULKS Championship 2020: Alexander Zverev (GER) – John Millman (AUS) 6-0 3-6 6-3
After German Alexander Zverev swept his Australian opponent John Millman in the bett1HULKS Championship 2nd round singles match in the first set (in parallel to Divij Sharan’s first round doubles), there were just two factors that I could watch the…