A day of research for a new guidebook on Tyrol
If you go on holidays in the Alps you know that you will have rain on some days, but nevertheless …
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The 88 Temple Pilgrimage of Shikoku
The first blog post we did in 2006 as a sort of technical test was a report about the „88 …
10 years of travel blogging – and why we cut back
Bloggers celebrate their anniversaries: “one year of travel blogging”, or two or even five years – but we can look …
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Sightseeing at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima
This year, Natascha went out to find the exact place where the world’s first atomic bomb (except for the test …
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Capsule Hotel Experience – sleeping tight in Tokyo
A capsule hotel is a peculiar Japanese type of accommodation. Star architect Kisho Kurikawa invented it in the late 1970s …
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The Old Town of Galle – Fortress in the sea
Fishmongers are shouting outside the massive city walls of the old town of Galle, showing off their shiny tunas and …
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Ancient Asuka and the making of Japanese civilisation
The elderly couple study the bus timetable. The bus goes not even once an hour, and the last one departs …
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Doha on a stop-over – and we loved it!
„If someone gets angry, I let him. I just say ‘Allah karim’ and he will calm down. Never say something …
Ritter Sport Museum – The colourful World of Chocolate
„Let us create a chocolate bar that fits into every pocket without breaking, but with regular weight!,“ suggested Clara Ritter …
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Zaha Hadid in Innsbruck: Jumping down and floating up
Innsbruck is a great city, often overlooked in favour of Salzburg, Graz, and Vienna, but if you have the chance …
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