Winter in Poland: In the snowy forests of the East
We have spent the night in the former SS and RSD officers’ hotel. Our room is looking out into the …
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Malbork and Torun: In the Land of the Teutonic Knights
From amber to gingerbread, from Torun to Malbork, we discover the riches of the former crusader state around Gdansk. “These …
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The German countryside from South to North
After a number of unmotivated stops, our train comes to a halt in Uffenheim. Three people disembark. The train does …
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Mud à la mode in Piestany
“Tsään Minuten, Nikht Rrräden!,”(Ten minutes – and don’t speak!) barks the gaunt woman in a white medical coat who brought …
Hiking the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain
Hiking up to the top of the Zugspitze from the German side and back down to the Austrian side took …
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Brass band and beer at Lake Kochel
In Kochel, a small Bavarian town in the foothills of the Alps at the shores of Lake Kochel, the summer …
Vegetarian food in Belgium: Chocolate, waffles and fries
Of course the museums, history and culture of Belgium were the focus of our stay in Bruges and Gent. And …
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Tourism in the Japanese Alps
Until the 19th century, only Shinto pilgrims visited the inhospitable mountains of central Japan. The British missionary Walter Weston was …
Shirakawa-go Village: Prayer roofs and honourable silkworms
In the traditional villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama, the remoteness of the past is still tangible. Both Gokayama Village and …
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Hiking on the Nakasendo
During the Edo Period, the Nakasendo (“the way through the mountains”) was one of the main roads connecting Tokyo – …
