Another coffee tour in the Zona Cafetera
From the cute little town of Salento in Colombia we walk to the coffee plantation of Don Elias for another …
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UNESCO World Heritage sites that we visited:
In the coffee fields of the Zona Cafetera
Colombia is worlwide famous for its tasty coffee. And almost all of theses prized coffees are grown in the Zona …
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Trekking in the Simien Mountains
The path is winding moderately upwards through dry grasslands. The landscape in which we are trekking, the Simien Mountains looks …
GR 221 on Mallorca, or: Where are the tourists?
In November, there are more sheep than tourists on Mallorca, the sun island. The beaches may be disappointing at this …
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Rainy days in Morocco’s Imperial Cities
Morocco is not always dry and hot. This year, the winter rain in Morocco was “a bit more than usual.” …
A visit to the concentration camps of Majdanek and Auschwitz-Birkenau
Trolleybus No 156 runs directly from the city centre to Majdanek on the outskirts of Lublin. We are on a quest …
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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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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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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, …
