The Tamgaly Petroglyphs in Kazakhstan
Since we started our research trips into the Central Asian countries we have developed a growing interest in the petroglyphs …
Turkestan’s Oasis of Serenity: exploring the Mausoleum of Ahmed Yassawi
On the road to Turkestan, we look out over the steppe for the blue cupola rising above all the modern …
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Akyrtas – A palace on the ancient Silk Road
A number of Silk Road sites in China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyztan have been named UNESCO World Heritage properties this year. …
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A round trip through Romania
“We are on a round trip through Hungary and Romania”, one of the elderly German bus tourists explains to a …
Carolingian Corvey – a German UNESCO World Heritage site
The newly designated UNESCO World Heritage monastery of Carolingian Corvey lies in the middle of nowhere near the small town …
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Sniffing wood in the ancient beech forest of Serrahn
At a minute to ten we are ready to start for the guided walk through the UNESCO-listed ancient beech forest …
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Eating out at Vöner in Berlin
We had read raving reviews about Vöner, the vegan doner eatery in Boxhagener Straße near Ostkreuz, and after several futile …
A short trip to Taiwan: 2004 Photo Gallery
While we were living in neighbouring Japan, we did a short trip to Taiwan in winter 2004. Although we couldn’t …
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Laos Travel Photo Essay
Before we started our travel blog, in 2004, we travelled to Laos. From Luang Prabang in the North to the …
The Zuiryuji Temple in Takaoka – a hidden gem
In spring we spent several months in Japan researching for a guidebook update – and still found some (unexpected) highglights …
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