Fashionable Pets in Japan
The dressed-up Ninja dog at the Mifune festival is not the first fashionable pet that we have noticed in Japan. …
The German castle on Miyakojima: Japan’s Marksburg
On the Southern island of Miyakojima in Japan there is an unusual amusement park – the Ueno German Cultural Village. …
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Healthy Okinawa – Growing old on bitter gourd and sugar cane
“You really have to try the goya juice”, Fusa urges. “It is good for your health.” We are travelling on …
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Afterthoughts on West Africa (Mali & Senegal)
“You are from Germany? I have a German girlfriend,” the tall nerdy boy sitting next to Natascha at the street …
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National Parcs in Senegal
“We have seen hyenas! Oh, and of course kobs, the small antelopes, and warthogs and monkeys!” The Africa-experienced Austrian couple …
A quest for power in Timbuktu
The streets are paved with gold, every day there is music and dance. Rich traders have their marvellous houses here, …
Everything is fine in Dogon Country
„So, do you know Snoop Doggy Dog? I would very much like to meet him. Can you introduce me?“ Hama …
Short on food during our travel in Northern Senegal
At the turn-off to Podor, washed-out signs announce half a dozen different organisations with lengthy acronyms. AHMP (Association handicapé motorique …
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Dakar, a West African hub, past and present
„Guten Tag, Sie sind aus Deutschland, ja?” (Hello, you are from Germany, aren’t you?) a black woman in her 40s …
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Chicken on the Run – A new life for Polly
The newbies duck in a dark corner, acutely aware that they are the lowest in the pecking order. They arrived …
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