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Master Builder Sinan - a humble genius

Master Builder Sinan - a humble genius

On our travels through the historically significant sites of Turkey, we frequently encountered the name of the great master builder and architect of the Ottoman era, Koca Mimar Sinan, the "venerable Master Builder Sinan."

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UVERSE – The Leipzig Book Fair's Young Creative Workshop

UVERSE – The L…

The popular Youth Campus will return to the Leipzi...

Franziska Maderthaner - exhibition in the Rothamel Gallery

Franziska Madert…

Franziska Maderthaner interweaves representational...

Guest performance by Tiyatro Tempo in Antalya

Guest performanc…

As part of the series of events “50 years of the...

Kahla - Porcelain for everyone from the center of Porcelain

Kahla - Porcelai…

After the first visit of the city center of Jena, ...

Master Builder Sinan - a humble genius

Master Builder Sinan…

On our travels through the historically significan...

Artemisia - Ruler of Ancient Halicarnassus

Artemisia - Ruler of…

Artemisia was a daughter of Lygdamis. Around 480 B...

Fisherman of Halicarnassus

The Fisherman of Hal…

Cevat Şakir Kabaagaçlı, the son of an Ottoman f...

UVERSE – The Leipzig Book Fair's Young Creative Workshop

UVERSE – The Leipz…

The popular Youth Campus will return to the Leipzi...

Mike & The Mechanics

Mike & The Mecha…

In addition to his activities with Phil Collins an...

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...

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

Heinrich on Tour - Preparations are running at full speed

16-05-2019

Heinrich on Tour - Preparati…

With the handover of the BTurtle, the mini-caravan for bicycles, about 3 weeks a...

Jean-Yves - Solar Trike and the Mini Caravan - just a try?

26-01-2019

Jean-Yves - Solar Trike and …

Tinkerers and hobbyists are numerous - sometimes you do it off with a tired smil...

Mountainbike trails at ancient town of Olympos

09-03-2025

Mountainbike trails at ancie…

As part of our joint exploration trip to find new trails for mountain bikes in t...

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

De 1800 Roeden – a cultural park worth seeing in Amsterdam

De 1800 Roeden – cultural park in Amsterdam

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South American sounds came to our ears while we were setting up our tent at the ...

The Eckartsburg on Via Regia - Route of Merchandisers

The Eckartsburg on Via Regia - Route of Merchandis…

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The Eckartsburg with its 36-metre-high tower can be seen from afar, because it i...

ADAC Sachs Franken Classic in Bad Kissingen

ADAC Sachs Franken Classic in Bad Kissingen

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We contacted the organizing team of the annual Sachs-Franken-Classic by email an...

Zscheiplitz Monastery - a stopover on the Unstrut cycle path

Zscheiplitz Monastery - a stopover on Unstrut cycl…

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The place Zscheiplitz is located on the elevated left bank of the Unstrut within...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Skadar Lake - geologically considered a young lake in Albania

Skadar Lake - geologically considered a young lake

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Unlike the tectonic scale and geologically ancient Lake Ohrid, Lake Skadar in Al...

Girne / Kyrenia - a short history of the city

Girne / Kyrenia - a short history of the city

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Wilbrand of Oldenburg, at the time Bishop of Paderborn and Utrecht, was very clo...

Cyprus - beautiful island paradise

Cyprus - beautiful, but still devided island parad…

11-02-2024 | Hits:50018

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

Sea balls on the beach of Durres - in large quantities

Sea balls on the beach of Durres - in large quanti…

11-07-2024 | Hits:11948

During our tour through the city through Durres, we decided to take a stopover o...

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

Another day trip to Imotski Dolines

Another day trip to Imotski Dolines

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During our first stay to visit the two sinkholes in Imotzki we had not found the...

Rewa Fishermen - boatmen from the fishing village

Rewa Fishermen - boatmen from the fishing village

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The idyllic village Rewa is a Kashubian fishing village, which is first mentione...

Prague - join the Kingdom of the Railways?

Prague - join the Kingdom of the Railways?

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After some walks together with Jana and Lucinka from Prague, which had led us th...

Starting from Vienna along the Danube reaching Budapest

Starting from Vienna along the Danube reaching Bud…

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After some informative days at the New Danube campground in Vienna, we drove alo...

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