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Exploring Tirana by bike - thanks to Ecovolis

Exploring Tirana by bike - thanks to Ecovolis

The centre of the city of Tirana is clearly Skanderbeg Square, which is surrounded by the National Historical Museum, the Tirana International Hotel, the Palace of Culture, the Et'hem Bey Mosque and the clock tower behind it and the TID Tower, the bu...

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Galerie Rothamel – Exhibition Grita and Moritz Götze

Galerie Rothamel…

The days are getting darker, the light must come f...

506 submissions for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize 2025

506 submissions …

They are wanted again - outstanding German-languag...

Cosplay, manga, anime - at the Leipzig Book Fair

Cosplay, manga, …

Manga is actually just the Japanese term for comic...

Maya Gabeira is the best big wave surfer in the world

Maya Gabeira is …

Her record is 22.4 meters, which she set in 2020 o...

Galerie Rothamel – Exhibition Grita and Moritz Götze

Galerie Rothamel –…

The days are getting darker, the light must come f...

506 submissions for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize 2025

506 submissions for …

They are wanted again - outstanding German-languag...

Cosplay, manga, anime - at the Leipzig Book Fair

Cosplay, manga, anim…

Manga is actually just the Japanese term for comic...

Maya Gabeira is the best big wave surfer in the world

Maya Gabeira is the …

Her record is 22.4 meters, which she set in 2020 o...

Saicur's debut album,

Saicur's debut album…

She is the first artist who created an anthem for ...

International Street Art Music Festival at Residential Palace

International Street…

The Residential Palace in Ludwigsburg is a truly i...

Busking – a little stopover at the port of Marseille

Busking – a little…

As in many cities, street music in Marseille re-es...

Saicur - a soundtrack against the absurd behavior

Saicur - a soundtrac…

SAICUR presents a soundtrack against the absurd be...

Mistletoe - Sandalwood plants and their mythological background

Mistletoe - Sandalwo…

Who does not know them, the characters from the As...

St. Nicholas Church Rostock - Rostock Bosai Days 2024

St. Nicholas Church …

It is often just coincidences that cross our path ...

Hiking - Giant Parasol Mushroom at Lake Garder

Hiking - Giant Paras…

With the end of the summer camping fun and our mov...

Beach grass - a native plant of particular use

Beach grass - a nati…

The mudflat hike to the bird sanctuary island of M...

Porcini mushrooms - a food specialty from the forest

Porcini mushrooms - …

Our walks or rather hikes in the region around Lak...

Honey cake everywhere - an interesting variation from Holland

Honey cake everywher…

Honey is considered a healthy, aromatic sweetener ...

Fresh fish from the fish market at Güzelbahçe

Fresh fish from the …

We were on our way to the Turkish metropolis of Iz...

Easter time – egg time - chicken and quail eggs!

Easter time – egg …

We arrived in the south of Germany in time for Eas...

Bicycle-Travelling & E-Bike-Camping

The bike path along the Unstrut - Memleben monastery

26-09-2020

The bike path along the Unst…

We were cycling along the Unstrut river, where we came across the small town of ...

Danube Cycle Path - Vienna Region is one of highlights

11-03-2019

Danube Cycle Path - Vienna R…

The Danube Cycle Path, which has been heavily frequented for several years, most...

The Romans and Xanten - Biking to the Roman-Lippe-Route

20-05-2019

The Romans and Xanten - Biki…

The vast area outside the city of Xanten, which we pass on our bikes after leavi...

Germany - Austria - Switzerland - Italy - Great Britain - France - Netherlands

Meiningen Christmas magic with ice rink

Meiningen Christmas magic with ice rink

23-12-2023 | Hits:988

We were actually only supposed to go to the evening concert of the Italian band ...

The 52nd Bochum Christmas market has already opened

The 52nd Bochum Christmas market has already opene…

28-11-2023 | Hits:945

We were traveling in Bochum, had a few appointments to take care of and therefor...

Berlin Airport – bankruptcies and breakdowns settled?

Berlin Airport – bankruptcies and breakdowns set…

11-01-2023 | Hits:1077

The construction of the new Berlin Airport, which began on September 5, 2006, wa...

The historic wooden bridge in Wünschendorf on White Elster

The historic wooden bridge in Wünschendorf on Whi…

18-09-2021 | Hits:3776

Our friend Jörg invited us to a caravan or trailer meeting for bicycles (we wil...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

From Ennea Hodoj to Amphipolis - alternating occupiers

Ennea Hodoj to Amphipolis - alternating occupiers

07-06-2018 | Hits:6772

For the first time in the year 464 BC, Athens had tried to gain a foothold in th...

Tour Companies exploring Turkey

Tour Companies exploring Turkey

23-12-2013 | Hits:5089

Lots of big travel companies and their special offers to Turkey are well known t...

Mithymna on Lesbos - also called Molyvos

Mithymna on Lesbos - also called Molyvos

30-09-2022 | Hits:2240

During our round trip on the Greek island of Lesbos, our route also led to the n...

Topping-Out Ceremony - this time in Turkey

Topping-Out Ceremony - this time in Turkey

20-12-2013 | Hits:6052

During  the last weekend the team of “alaturka” has got a very special ...

Serbia - Hungary - Czech Republic - Slovenia - Croatia - Poland

Balaton - Lake Balcsi - more than an intermediate destination

Balaton - Lake Balcsi - not just an intermediate d…

14-03-2018 | Hits:15564

Lake Balaton is located in western Hungary as it is the largest inland lake in E...

Kashubian Switzerland and the Kashubian ethnic group

Kashubian Switzerland and the Kashubian ethnic gro…

05-08-2021 | Hits:2479

Anyone who has read the “Tin Drum” by the recently deceased writer Günter G...

Thracians, Celts and then the Romans in Singidunum

Thracians, Celts and then the Romans in Singidunum

19-11-2017 | Hits:5484

From the 6th to the 4th century BC Thracian and Scythian tribes immigrated to th...

Hiking Tour of Warsaw's Old Town

Hiking Tour of Warsaw's Old Town

12-06-2023 | Hits:1686

As already described in the article "Off to the city centre of Warsaw", we first...

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