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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

Mario Lenzen - Enduro all-mountain bikers in Antalya

24-03-2016

Mario Lenzen - Enduro all-mo…

Even with Mario Lenzen, the second professional biker of the EVOC team, we were ...

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...

With B-Turtle and Bike following the footsteps of the Vikings

19-02-2019

Following the footsteps of V…

Schleswig-Holstein, next to silent beaches along the North Sea and Baltic Sea co...

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

Highly decorated - Zurich Airport in Switzerland

Highly decorated - Zurich Airport in Switzerland

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Zurich Airport (IATA code: ZRH, ICAO code: LSZH) is the largest and most importa...

The Seven Wonders of Jena - Schnapphans and Hanfried

The Seven Wonders of Jena - Schnapphans and Hanfri…

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In 1558 the Almermater Jenensis, which was soon to become one of the most famous...

Hardly to be seen in the snow - historical Boundary stones

Hardly to be seen in the snow - historical Boundar…

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Once again on our hiking shoes, we noticed a new sign board in the forest above ...

Dangast in frosty temperatures in February

Dangast in frosty temperatures in February

13-03-2023 | Hits:3352

A cold and strong wind awaits us in Dangast, although the place adorns itself wi...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Agkistro - attractive mountain village on the border with Bulgaria

Agkistro - attractive mountain village at the Bulg…

28-02-2017 | Hits:12476

After the round trip of Lake Kerkini we moved on towards Agkistro, leaving for S...

Lesvos and the refugees - the other side of the coin?

Lesvos and the refugees - the other side of the co…

03-10-2022 | Hits:4361

Everyone probably still remembers the images that went around the world from Les...

Meteora - climbing in unusual rock geology

Meteora - climbing in unusual rock geology

27-09-2016 | Hits:230752

We were again on the way to Meteora, because a national, Greek Climbing Festival...

Turkish property in inheritance - Keep it in mind

Turkish property in inheritance - Keep it in mind

03-05-2023 | Hits:2715

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

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

Impressions from Croatia - Jesenice and Dugi Rat

Impressions from Croatia - Jesenice and Dugi Rat

06-10-2015 | Hits:9156

What in the high season between Omis and Split on the coastal highway 8 creates ...

Rewa – A Fishing dock, Sandbank Reff and the Amber Road

Rewa – Peninsula Reff, Fishing dock and Amber Ro…

30-11-2025 | Hits:37826

Rewa - Once a major landing place in trade and for fishing, the landing place of...

Narona - Roman colony and trading town on the Neretva

Narona - Roman colony and trading town on the Nere…

09-06-2025 | Hits:19713

Again and again you meet interesting people on the go, so there was now again an...

Hiking with Alaturka - from 2.06. - 07.06.2015 next to Omis

Hiking with Alaturka - Omis in Croatia

06-11-2015 | Hits:9848

Meanwhile, after more than a year on the roads across the Balkans and in Turkey ...

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