A visit to Odessa: Ukraine Photo Gallery
We had always wanted to see the Krim, the Black Sea, and Odessa. In 2001, we made a brief trip …
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The amazing Solar Furnace in Parkent – and how to visit it!
At a guest house in Samarkand we met Ben from Young Pioneer Travels, a travel agency that specializes in budget …
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Zaha Hadid in Innsbruck: Jumping down and floating up
Innsbruck is a great city, often overlooked in favour of Salzburg, Graz, and Vienna, but if you have the chance …
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Education City Mosque in Doha – breathtaking religious architecture
A group of students with headphones is sitting in a class room. Some of them are looking up distractedly through …
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Stunning contemporary architecture in Doha
When we arrived early in the morning, Doha was shrouded in fog. But an hour later we stand at the …
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The house of Luis Barragan in Mexico City
Before we travel in a new country, we usually have a look at the UNESCO World Heritage list. Most of …
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Masters of Design – a visit to the Bauhaus buildings in Dessau
Clear lines, abstract formality, total functionality: Bauhaus is the quintessential German design school. Of several locations of the Bauhaus school, …
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A day with Charles Rennie Mackintosh in Glasgow’s glorious past
To hike the West Highland Way, we had booked a flight with Easy Jet from Berlin to Glasgow and back. …
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A walk through Orestad, Copenhagen’s new architecture laboratory
On a cold winter morning, Southern Copenhagen is almost deserted. A tiny, toy-like train is zipping past a bright blue …
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