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Here you can find out about Nele and Arne's trip to Hawai'i in May/June 2024. Enjoy watching and reading!

When I hold the map of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in my hands, I decide to first look for the collection of musical instruments. After asking several times, I found this...

After the MoMA was in Berlin in 2004 (and the exhibition catalog is now with me), I visit the MoMA and walk through all the floors. The many audio guide tips are well done and...

I had already landed in Newark as an exchange student in 1987/88 (and flew back to Germany from there almost a year later). However, I had hardly seen anything of the city at...

Beautiful white teeth I know this isn't new and everyone knows it, but it is noticeable with all the white teeth. It's not that I'm uncomfortable with smiling with my not...

Dubbed the “biggest and best American Indian museum” in my guidebook, the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center is actually worth the trip. Although I didn't visit the...

From October 31st to November 2nd I will visit (far too briefly) the city of Asheville and the small town of Cherokee with the Museum of the Cherokee People.

Here are some photos of my accommodation in Todd and the immediate area.

The Boone Country Dancers host a “Contra Dance” dance event once a month. And this evening is great. At 7:30 p.m. the “caller” gives us a basic introduction to the dance...

The Museum of Appalachia is located several miles north of the city of Knoxville, Tennessee. Numerous huts from the pioneer era and their furnishings can be found there. But...

Visiting a (historical) recording studio is probably only an exciting affair for some musicians or those interested in learning about the history of music recordings or who want...

Nashville is probably a magical attraction for many musicians. And as is so often the case in the USA, opinions differ here... Founded just two hundred and fifty years ago, the...

Located on the Ohio River, the city of Owensboro has approximately 60,000 residents, making it the fourth largest city in the state of Kentucky. It is also considered a...

Owensboro, Kentucky, Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum The concert featuring Sierra Hull and her band will take place on Friday, October 13th at the Bluegrass Music Hall...

Visiting Bill Monroe's home as a child and teenager is rewarding. Near the small village of Rosine in Ohio County, “Bill Monroe's Homeplace” is located in a large forest area. I...

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a scenic road that runs directly past the town of Boone. It leads along the Blue Ridge Mountains - part of the Appalachian Mountains. In total, the...

Boone From Sunday, October 1st, the small university town of Boone in western North Carolina will be my home. The city is dominated by the rather large Appalachian State...

IBMA World of Bluegrass Festival I probably would never have come to Raleigh, North Carolina without the IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) World of Bluegrass...

National Museum of the American Indian I reach the museum after a long journey from Herndon by car and subway (Orange Line, one of six subway lines) in pouring rain. There is a...

Shenandoah National Park is a narrow corridor, approximately 800 square kilometers, in the southern Appalachians in Virginia. The street “Skyline Drive” runs through the entire...

I had already visited the Martin guitar factory in 1987 at the beginning of my exchange year and bought an electric guitar there. Unfortunately, I no longer know what kind of...

My journey takes me in the borrowed Honda Civic from Newark in New Jersey via Allentown (a pop song by Billy Joel is named after this former “steel town”) to New Tripoli...

getting there The journey begins with the train to HH. On the way to Bremen, an older woman spoke to me and asked about the mandolin case and whether it was a violin. We start...