alaturka

Taksim Square and the

Taksim Square and the "Tünel" in Istanbul

Taksim Square – Not because of the civil unrest in May and June 2013 is Taksim Square considering the true centre of Istanbul, but because it has always been a major transportation hub in the heart of the metropolis.

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Music in Another Dimension - The Rio Book

Rio Book - Music…

Rio Book - "Music in Another Dimension" is the bib...

Origami in Rostock's St. Nicholas Church

Origami in Rosto…

Origami – During our visit to Rostock's St. Nich...

Danube – Under Pressure and Between Worlds

Danube – Under…

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Wieland Payer with the Quest series in Erfurt

Wieland Payer wi…

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Music in Another Dimension - The Rio Book

Rio Book - Music in …

Rio Book - "Music in Another Dimension" is the bib...

Origami in Rostock's St. Nicholas Church

Origami in Rostock's…

Origami – During our visit to Rostock's St. Nich...

Danube – Under Pressure and Between Worlds

Danube – Under Pre…

Danube - The Leipzig Book Fair is introducing a cu...

Wieland Payer with the Quest series in Erfurt

Wieland Payer with t…

Wieland Payer - We cordially invite you and your f...

Silverio de Luca Square – a special tribute in Wittmund

Silverio de Luca Squ…

Silverio de Luca Square – When an acquaintance d...

Gümüşlük Music Festival – An Experience Since 2004

Gümüşlük Music F…

The International Gümüşlük Music Festival was ...

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 ...

Juniper - bushes and fruits along the way

Juniper - bushes and…

Juniper - The surroundings of the Campsite Ri...

Milk-Orange Tree or Maclura - Thessalonica confuses the visitor

Milk-Orange Tree or …

Milk-Orange Tree - Already last year we had notice...

Banana cultivation on the Turkish Riviera next to Gazipasa

Dwarf Banana at Turk…

Dwarf Banana - Almost every Turkey lover knows the...

Truffles in Switzerland near Yverdon-les-Bains

Truffles in Switzerl…

Truffles - In our first articles on the region aro...

Chocolate from Zurich – a delight even on the go

Chocolate from Zuric…

Chocolate – One of the first things we think abo...

Marienbader in Eger - the best traditional baked wafers

Marienbader Wafers i…

Marienbader Wafers - During our visit to Cheb's pe...

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...

Bicycle-Travelling & E-Bike-Camping

Staranzano - Bike Tour in the Nature Reserve Foce dell`Isonzo

24-05-2019

Staranzano - Bike Tour Natur…

After heavy rain showers of the last days there was something like blue sky and ...

Tobias Woggon - Enduro All-Mountain Biker checking Trails

22-03-2016

Tobias Woggon - All-Mountain…

Our trail checking experiences in Alanya, in Oymapinar and at the Tahtali logica...

The bike project

21-05-2019

The bike project "Ciclo…

After our days in Venice and on Lake Garda, the next stop for several days was t...

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

Meeting at the Vitalis Church of Cologne - visit to the churchyard

Meeting at the Vitalis Church of Cologne - visit t…

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A meeting with Andreas should happen in Cologne, which was supposed to serve "ju...

Jump from the Stone Bridge in Regensburg

Jump from the Stone Bridge in Regensburg

03-10-2023 | Hits:3832

As if they weren't already wet enough, the group of canoeists from the Danube, w...

Barkeler Busch - A walk through nature

Barkeler Busch - A walk through nature

11-03-2023 | Hits:3009

Still minus temperatures at night with white, hoarfrost covered cars in the morn...

Christmas market Hattingen - historic old town as a silhouette

Christmas market Hattingen - historic old town as …

20-12-2019 | Hits:5815

Hattingen's old town with its almost 150 medieval half-timbered houses is a popu...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Couple more interesting insights about the fortress of Kruja

Few more interesting insights about the fortress o…

14-07-2024 | Hits:127143

Some time ago, we had already published an article on the fortress of Kruja; now...

Heracleia Lyncestis - a day trip to Bitola

Heracleia Lyncestis - a day trip to Bitola

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Heracleia Lyncestis - We had to postpone the planned day trip from Ohrid to Bito...

Hammam - also Hamam - the steam bath of Agkistro

Hammam - or Hamam - the steam bath of Agkistro

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The Hammām is a further development of the Greek-Roman bath, which the ancient ...

Turkish property in inheritance - Keep it in mind

Turkish property in inheritance - Keep it in mind

03-05-2023 | Hits:2716

About 14 days ago we had a rather serious conversation with a long-time friend w...

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

Danube in Serbia – Experience it with the Camping Club Serbia

Danube in Serbia – Experience it with the Campin…

19-03-2025 | Hits:2998

At the invitation of the Camping Club Serbia, we drove from Belgrade along back ...

Cheb in Czech Republic - Covered bridge crossing the Eger

Cheb in Czech Republic - Covered bridge crossing E…

30-10-2025 | Hits:95916

Cheb - During our walk through Cheb, we took advantage of the magnificent view f...

Zegrze reservoir, Narew and Bug rivers - weather in November

Zegrze reservoir, Narew and Bug rivers - November …

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On the road again in Poland, we had been looking for accommodation in the vicini...

Karlovy Vary thermal springs - historical development

Karlovy Vary thermal springs - historical developm…

26-02-2023 | Hits:13350

The healing properties of Karlovy Vary's thermal springs were well known as earl...

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