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Saint Nicholas of Myra

Saint Nicholas of Myra - a Christian Character in Demre

Each year between 4th and 6th December, the village of Demre (whose historic name is Myra), well known usually for the quality and the taste of their delicious tomatoes and oranges, faces an invasion of scientists and amateur historians.

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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...

Phrygians - The origins of the migrating people were in Thrace

Phrygians - The orig…

Our tours through Anatolia had led us to the so-ca...

Turkiye - Prehistory and Antiquity of Asia Minor

Turkiye - Prehistory…

Large parts of what is now Turkey were already set...

Mistletoe in mythology - especially during Advent

Mistletoe in mytholo…

Our visit to the Christmas market in Naumburg yest...

Galerie Rothamel – Exhibition Grita and Moritz Götze

Galerie Rothamel –…

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

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...

Bouillabaisse - a Provencal fish dish in Marseille

Bouillabaisse - a Pr…

Our days in Marseille were coming to an end and we...

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...

Bicycle-Travelling & E-Bike-Camping

Ancient town of Olympos

20-03-2016

Mountainbike trails at ancie…

We were turning back to the main road between Antalya and Kumluca, as it was eas...

With B-Turtle and Bike following the footsteps of the Vikings

19-02-2019

Following the footsteps of V…

Schleswig-Holstein, next to silent beaches along the North Sea and Baltic Sea co...

Mario Lenzen - Enduro all-mountain bikers in Antalya

24-03-2016

Mario Lenzen - Enduro all-mo…

Even with Mario Lenzen, the second professional biker of the EVOC team, we were ...

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

Koblenz at Christmas time – and not just then!

Koblenz at Christmas time – and not just then!

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A meeting with friends brought us to the Koblenz area again, and it was clear th...

Sight-seeing in Sangerhausen - despite the cool weather

Sight-seeing in Sangerhausen - despite the cool we…

04-06-2021 | Hits:2244

Once again for reasons of direct regional exploration in Sangerhausen on the way...

From Kitzingen via Nördlingen to Augsburg

From Kitzingen via Nördlingen to Augsburg

05-05-2022 | Hits:1877

We want to spend the next few days of our preparatory tour with our friends Lydi...

Halle - Donkey fountain and the Beatles Museum at the Old Market

Halle - Donkey fountain and Beatles Museum at Old …

13-04-2018 | Hits:3098

The next day was to be followed by another tour of downtown Halle, so Detlef did...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Tour Companies exploring Turkey

Tour Companies exploring Turkey

23-12-2013 | Hits:5113

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

Bourazani - walk along the Aoos River

Bourazani - walk along the Aoos River

29-11-2017 | Hits:4831

After the somewhat tricky descent from the heights of the Pindos due to the many...

Shortly before the border with Albania - Monastery of Sveti Naum

Shortly before the border to Albania - Sveti Naum

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Coming from Ohrid, we followed the shore road along Lake Ohrid, making a short s...

Cyprus - beautiful island paradise

Cyprus - beautiful, but still devided island parad…

11-02-2024 | Hits:33956

At the beginning couple of our readers have ask for getting some more detailled ...

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

Gdynia - sandy beach and business port of great importance

Gdynia - sandy beaches and important business port

24-06-2019 | Hits:5253

Today an imposing city on the Baltic Sea, Gdynia was a real village until 1918. ...

Thracians, Celts and then the Romans in Singidunum

Thracians, Celts and then the Romans in Singidunum

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

Passing the green belt at Hradschin to the German Embassy

Passing green belt Hradschin to the German Embassy…

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After our ascent to the Castle of Prague, which is called Hradčany (Hradschin o...

HR Giger - Invitation to the exhibition “Metamorphoses”

HR Giger - Invitation to the exhibition “Metamor…

05-10-2023 | Hits:4475

After the first surprise due to our invitation to the exhibition “Metamorphose...

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