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Yes, we were happy to come home, but what a reception we got! In Oranienburg with unpleasant humidity, on the highway with kilometer-long traffic jams, in Magdeburg with AFD...

After learning about the history of the prosperous and self-assured city of Gdansk during a tour today, we headed to the Centrum Solidarnosc in the afternoon, a massive metal...

On the way to Gdansk, we made a stop at the Malbork Castle. This castle boasts several superlatives: the largest brick building and, based on its area, the largest castle in the...

Here in Masuria, all places have two names. We landed in Mikolajki or Nikolaiken. This is of course related to history, but let's skip that for now. Around...

This morning we leave our dream accommodation and visit an impressive sculpture park of Lithuanian artists near Vilnius. After that, we head to Poland...

Yesterday we arrived in Lithuania. Our first destination today took us to the 'Hill of Crosses', a Catholic pilgrimage site. We found a hill with many thousands...

At the beginning was the great desire: to stand directly by the water. This has now almost become a habit. We often camp in places almost alone, with a view of the sea or a lake....

Rõuge, our last stop in Latvia, is reminiscent of the French "rouge," but is a small town with a huge observation tower and six lakes in its vicinity. We explored...

Visit to an old, enormous manor house (built with the taxes of the small farmers in the surrounding area), correspondingly small wooden huts of the farmers and fishermen, Estonian...

Today we left Tallinn and headed to Lahemaa National Park. Our first route took us to the bog. To ensure that we and other visitors do not sink in it, we had...

Today we spent a bonus day in Tallinn just outside the old town. It was time for a visit to the Fotografista Museum. We were once again amazed that photographs can express such...

This weekend we will spend time together with Latvian, Lithuanian, and Estonian families and couples at their beach in beautiful weather. We can only distinguish them by...

As a history teacher, I have often visited with students the traces of the persecution of Jews in Bielefeld. After the collection at the 'Jewish House Kyffhäuser' at Kesselbrink,...

After the calm and unremarkable days in the countryside, we were able to enjoy the vibrant activity in Riga today.

With images in mind of demonstrators in Barcelona, Mallorca, Venice, or on Greek islands protesting against the threat to their homeland from overtourism, I want...

How often do we hear complaints and think ourselves that there is no real coexistence, no solidarity among us humans anymore, but only egomaniacs populating this world...

Today we are travelling from Travemünde by ferry towards the east to Lijepaia in Latvia. Will we then pass over the 'West Sea' (?), which is actually more commonly referred to as...

Suddenly, I was the only white person for miles around in the mall. All around me was a colorful hustle and bustle of such diverse people. "We are all Africans," and the...