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…

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

Wieland Payer with the Quest series in Erfurt

Wieland Payer wi…

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

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

Encountering the dike sheep on the Unstrut

19-05-2022

Encountering the dike sheep …

Sheep provide us with wool, milk and meat and are among the oldest breeds of dom...

Ruhr district cyclists and the BTurtle - lending in Duisburg

28-01-2019

Ruhr district cyclists and t…

As one of the first customers and users of a BTurtle in the Ruhr area, we had go...

On the Longdendale Trail along the Shelf Moor Bleaklow

05-10-2019

Longdendale Trail along the …

Now we had covered a first section of the Longdendale Trail, we had reached the ...

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

The town of Altenau and its Altenauer Runde

The town of Altenau and its Altenauer Runde

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The town of Altenau is quite centrally located in the Upper Harz, only about 10 ...

Strasbourg – In the footsteps of the Romans

Strasbourg – In the footsteps of the Romans

23-09-2022 | Hits:6614

During our stay in Strasbourg, we had already collected some information about t...

Koblenz at Christmas time – and not just then!

Koblenz at Christmas time – and not just then!

15-12-2023 | Hits:3847

A meeting with friends brought us to the Koblenz area again, and it was clear th...

The 52nd Bochum Christmas market has already opened

The 52nd Bochum Christmas market has already opene…

28-11-2023 | Hits:3356

We were traveling in Bochum, had a few appointments to take care of and therefor...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Hookah - turkish nargile!

World Wide Known Tradition - Hookah - turkish narg…

07-10-2020 | Hits:9047

With great relish Ahmed is leaning back and blowing a thick cloud of white smoke...

Andrea and John at the destination of their project - the Olymp

Andrea and John at the target of their project - t…

21-06-2016 | Hits:211831

We had already reported about Andrea and John, who want to bring clear spring wa...

Meeting in Lin (Albania) at Ohrid Lake

Meeting in Lin (Albania) at Ohrid Lake

11-09-2024 | Hits:419927

The conclusion to do a trip around Lake Ohrid should include the peninsula and t...

To the beach of Shkodra - fine dark gravel awaiting us!

To the beach of Shkodra - fine dark gravel awaitin…

02-11-2016 | Hits:436961

After some explorations in the city of Shkodra and the surrounding areas, we als...

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

Wine cellar Plže - Petrov and its cap vaults

Wine cellar Plže - Petrov and its cap vaults

31-03-2019 | Hits:18836

It was just a coincidence and ultimately due to the increasing feeling of hunger...

About the history of Eger - today Cheb in the Czech Republic

About the history of Eger - today Cheb in Czech Re…

20-08-2017 | Hits:24957

The first written reference about the town of Cheb in 1061 was made in a documen...

Niš in Serbia – historic city on the Nišava

Niš in Serbia – historic city on the Nišava

17-03-2025 | Hits:11782

Once again traveling on the highway from Izmir towards Augsburg, we chose the se...

The Klis Fortress - bulwark to the Split peninsula

Klis Fortress - bulwark to the Split peninsula

06-04-2025 | Hits:5119

The first point of our sightseeing program was scheduled early the next morning...

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