A visit to the Royal Salt Works of Arc-et-Senans
Salt doesn’t have the best reputation these days. But long before there was electricity, and refrigerators, salt was an utterly …
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Travelling in North Macedonia – thoughts and experiences
Schweppes Bitter Lemon, mountain hikes above 2,000 metres, and some of the friendliest people we’ve ever met – our trip …
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The Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam – an icon of modernist industrial design
We’ve developed a bit of a tradition: after celebrating Christmas with family in Cologne, we take a small sightseeing detour …
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A guided tour through the Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart – a Le Corbusier UNESCO site
During a stop in Stuttgart, we visited the Weissenhof Estate, a UNESCO World Heritage site, highlighting modernist architecture with buildings by Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe.
Exploring the Dublin Docklands – Delving deep into Irish history
Exploring the Dublin Docklands reveals more than just a modern urban landscape. This area along Dublin’s River Liffey holds a …
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A visit to the Rietveld Schröder house – an architectural icon
Canals, bridges, cobbled streets – Utrecht is an exceedingly cute small town in the Netherlands. But our primary motivation for …
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Iconic petrol stations around the world – architecture and design
Did you ever make a longer detour to take pictures of iconic petrol stations? Well, we do sometimes during our …
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Hassan Fathy’s ground-breaking town architecture in New Gourna, Luxor
For our Egypt travel guidebooks we are always on the lookout for interesting sightseeing ideas. Especially places that are somewhat …
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A quest for Jože Plečnik’s architecture in Ljubljana
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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Modern architecture by Le Corbusier in Switzerland – UNESCO World Heritage
During our recent guidebook research we went to see two buildings by the architect Le Corbusier in Switzerland. Both are …
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