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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

Unstrut cycle path - from Roßleben to Memleben

28-11-2020

Unstrut cycle path - from Ro…

Again we wanted to do something like a half-day tour (a small picnic on the way ...

On the Longdendale Trail along the Shelf Moor Bleaklow

05-10-2019

Longdendale Trail along the …

Now we had covered a first section of the Longdendale Trail, we had reached the ...

Premiere is successfully passed - with e-bike and B Turtle

12-01-2019

BTVoyage - with E-bike and B…

During last year's Caravan Salon in Dusseldorf and the CMT in Stuttgart countles...

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

The Walmendinger Horn - hiking tour and alpine flowers

The Walmendinger Horn - hiking tour and alpine flo…

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Once settled at the Vorderboden campsite in Kleinwalsertal, we set out on our fi...

Ahrtal - wine route and red wine hiking trail

Ahrtal - wine route and red wine hiking trail

17-04-2021 | Hits:26873

Several times we had already visited Katrin and Jürgen in Dernau in the Ahr val...

Roßleben-Wiehe model railway - culture with a twist

Roßleben-Wiehe model railway - culture with a twi…

05-02-2023 | Hits:1363

It's rainy, cloudy and cold - no weather for walking or cycling, but there was s...

Another biking tour to Langenberg – a trip with the FJ 1100

Another biking tour Langenberg – a trip with the…

09-06-2019 | Hits:7027

After a few years of abstinence, also due to the complex and sometimes far away ...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Mountain Village Vevčani - rural half-timbered and Eco-Village

Mountain Village Vevčani - rural half-timbered an…

23-10-2017 | Hits:11246

Several times already we had visited the mountain village of Vevčani and yet th...

Thessalonica is prepared for Christmas - Tradition in Greece

Thessalonica is prepared for Christmas - Greek Tra…

19-12-2016 | Hits:4926

Christmas is celebrated very traditionally in Greece, this we had heard already...

Interpreter - often needed service in Turkey

Interpreter - often needed service in Turkey

09-08-2020 | Hits:7692

Whenever you are in Turkey, you may be surprised that a lot of Turkish people no...

Koman Reservoir - an adventurous ferry trip

Koman Reservoir - an adventurous ferry trip

05-11-2016 | Hits:47713

The ferry trip over the Koman Lake (Albanian: Liqeni i Komanit) usually takes ab...

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

Hungary - From the capture of the Magyars to today

Hungary - From the capture of the Magyars to today

26-01-2018 | Hits:3863

This year, Hungary was partner country of the CMT in Stuttgart and as our Centra...

Széchenyi lánchíd - Chain bridge across Danube in Budapest

Széchenyi lánchíd - Chain bridge crossing Danub…

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During the exploration of the Budavari Siklo cable railway at the castle mountai...

Osłonino – formerly a fishing and landing place for Kashubians

Osłonino – formerly a fishing and landing place…

30-05-2024 | Hits:797

We've already been to Poland a few times and were mostly looking for accommodati...

Narona - Roman colony and trading town on the Neretva

Narona - Roman colony and trading town on the Nere…

28-09-2015 | Hits:14501

Again and again you meet interesting people on the go, so there was now again an...

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