For our Egypt travel guidebooks we are always on the lookout for interesting sightseeing ideas. Especially places that are somewhat …
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The long-distance bus from Bellinzona, where we visited some mediaeval castles, drops us at the banks of the River Rhine. …
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新年明けましておめでとうございます!All the best for 2023!Frohes Neues Jahr 2023! Please have a look at our travel review 2022 (and a general …
It is this time of the year again when we take a look back at our travel year: After two …
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In the mountains near the industrial town of Alaverdi in the north of Armenia, two Christian monasteries from the 10th …
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Jesus is standing in the hallway like a young warrior, the cross casually over his shoulder. Also, he’s stepping on …
Continue reading “The golden mosaics of Ravenna – Early Christian monuments”
On our first evening in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, we pass a bridge sporting fierce dragons. They are Ljubljana’s …
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The Aosta Valley is Italy’s tiniest region. Not many tourists have heard about it and even most Italians have never …
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The Umayyad dynasty sparkles. Perhaps that is because so little is left of their legacy in their Levantine heartland. The …
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Whenever we travel, we have a look at the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. In Northern Italy we expected …
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