Essen is a city in the middle of the “Ruhrgebiet”, Germany’s traditional centre of mining and heavy industry. But today …
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The newly designated UNESCO World Heritage monastery of Carolingian Corvey lies in the middle of nowhere near the small town …
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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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In a cold and drab Berlin winter, we find that we need to get out for a weekend. We decide …
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