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When was the last time you sat on the street on your bottom? I did yesterday. It's not really comfortable on the hard pavement. But the view upwards is perfect. Up towards the...

The ride on the Montenvers cogwheel train and the subsequent glacier visit are certainly an experience, but also quite frightening. Hardly a moment...

A step into the void

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, or simply Chamonix, has an unbeatable advantage: its location. The extremely high real estate prices alone speak volumes about this. After all, the town is...

What an effort I went through for this visit! For several years now, I have tried time and again to visit the Sagrada Família from the inside. You simply cannot get tickets at...

'Welcome to the family.' Those were the wonderful and warm words from Captain Martyn Sharples at our First-Time Party (Cunard cruise with Queen Victoria)....

Marseille offers so much that it’s a shame to spend only a few hours here. But of course, that’s how the cruise concept is designed. Today, that meant we had to be back on board...

cloak

Tarragona is one of those places that is often underestimated as a vacation destination. Fortunately, I think, because who needs tourist crowds?  The city is absolutely worth...

Just a single minute of total solar eclipse! To let it sink in: only sixty seconds of absolute darkness. We stood on the open decks of the Queen Victoria, somewhere on the...

Many know Civitavecchia only as the port of Rome, where large cruise ships dock and from where most tourists are taken directly to Italy's capital by bus. However, if you have the...

Runkelstein Castle

Without the excellent exhibition under the Victory Monument, "BZ '18–'45," I wouldn't have known or understood many historical connections. Because it's a triumphal arch...

Coming home on vacation feels the same for me in Bolzano. We are here in the sunny south, but it still has the familiarity of home. This is, of course, also due to the...

. His tour 'After Hours til Dawn', which started in July 2022 and has been running for four years, also deals with his past. 'After Hours til Dawn' in German means 'After Midnight...

You probably can’t imagine what it’s like to be a superfan. Honestly, I can’t either. How it feels to be absolutely fixated on a star as a teenager or in your twenties...

Just over two years ago, we spent several days in Palermo. I believe it is a wonderful place with much morbid charm. I had already summarized the highlights of the city for you...

One wrong turn and you accidentally meet TUI Cruises CEO Wybcke Meier and the sales manager for Mein Schiff and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. We actually wanted...

Trieste is beautiful, and you can also stay here for a long time. For rainy days or to escape the heat (or other tourists), a visit to th

Let's start with Alberto. Alberto is Palermo's harbor drone. He makes birds of prey sounds and circles the ships, including the Mein Schiff Flow. Si

Hello to all cruise enthusiasts who prefer not to travel in groups. Just like me. I am only drawn to cruise ships for special occasions. This time it's the maiden voyage of the...

Most people, when thinking of the famous Lipizzaner horses, will likely picture the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. And that isn't incorrect. However, the origin of breeding...

This beach club is special. It is even the last of its kind in all of Europe. A relic from past times, indeed. However, it's not particularly beautiful here. Well,...

I have to introduce you to the Italian city of Udine. What a gem! It is located near the borders of Austria and Slovenia, thus at the eastern edge of Italy. Perhaps that’s why it...

The bus ride from Ulm city center to Wiblingen takes only 13 minutes. If the location doesn’t ring a bell for you: the monastery is definitely worth a visit. Be sure not to miss...

'The best thing about Neu-Ulm is the view across the Danube to Ulm.' This provocative statement is not mine, but a classic among the people of Ulm. For those of us who are...

Thursday, October 30, 2025: On this day, the Ulm Minster lost its status as the tallest church tower in the world! For over 135 years, the 161.53 meters of the Ulm Minster tower...

'Berlin has more museums than rainy days' says a slogan of Berlin marketing. Is that true? I did a quick research: On average, Berlin is supposed to have about 106 rainy days,...

The privately run Moco Museum in Amsterdam is located in the midst of the museum district, but it looks very different from the modern buildings around it. Although modern art is...