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The Clock Tower • Izmir's Landmark

Clock Tower - Izmir's famous Landmark at Konak

Clock Tower (Saat Kulesi) – The landmark of Izmir is not only a symbol of Konak, but of all of Izmir (formerly Smyrna) and is located at Konak Square in the immediate vicinity of the Yalı Mosque.

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Music in Another Dimension - The Rio Book

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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

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Music in Another Dimension - The Rio Book

Rio Book - Music in …

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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…

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Wieland Payer with the Quest series in Erfurt

Wieland Payer with t…

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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…

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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

Short holiday to Arnhem - with the B-Turtle on the way

26-06-2019

Short holiday to Arnhem - wi…

Not just long trips for many days or in distant regions, a short trip with the B...

To the windmills of Zaanse Schans - by e-bike, of course

04-08-2023

To the windmills of Zaanse S…

Located in the Dutch municipality of Zaanstad, the Zaanse Schans is a small, tra...

Bike tour to Kallmünz - Camping Pielenhofen an der Naab

25-08-2023

Bike tour to Kallmünz - Cam…

As already announced, there should be further discussions about the German-Turki...

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

Dangast – sometimes there's water – sometimes not!

Dangast – sometimes there's water – sometimes …

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Dangast - Everyone here at the harbour quickly learns that the clocks tick diffe...

Roman settlement next to Yverdon - alluvial soil of Lake Neuchâtel

Roman settlement Yverdon - alluvial soil of Lake N…

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The Swiss town of Yverdon today stretches on the alluvial plain at the mouth of ...

Goslar - old town with narrow streets and half-timbered houses

Goslar - old town with narrow streets and half-tim…

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During our stay in the Harz mountains, Prahljust campsite near Clausthal-Zellerf...

Arnold Esch - Roman roads in their landscape

Arnold Esch - Roman roads in their landscape

16-01-2022 | Hits:5008

The interested queries of some readers on the subject of "Roman roads" prompt us...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Kato Gatzea on Pelion - fishing village between olive groves

Kato Gatzea on Pelion - fishing village between ol…

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Kato Gatzea is a small fishing village on the west side of the Pelion Peninsula...

History of the Roman City of Soli in Cyprus

History of the Roman City of Soli on Cyprus

19-02-2024 | Hits:17238

From Kormacit we had left to the ruins of the ancient Roman City of Soli, a city...

Ksamil – coming from Vikos Gorge and Bourazani

Ksamil – coming from Vikos Gorge and Bourazani

12-08-2025 | Hits:1839

Ksamil - The days of hiking in and around the Vikos Gorge and the experiences at...

At Meteora Monasteries - Flowering flora in Kastraki

At Meteora Monasteries - Flowering flora in Kastra…

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After our arrival in Kastraki was still time for a small tour into the village, ...

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

Belgrade - Ottoman Conquest and Turk wars

Belgrade - Ottoman Conquest and Turk wars

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For Sultan Mehmed II, after the fall of Constantinople, Belgrade and the complet...

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

Rewa – Peninsula Reff, Fishing dock and Amber Ro…

30-11-2025 | Hits:37943

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

Wine cellar Plže - Petrov and its cap vaults

Wine cellar Plže - Petrov and its cap vaults

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

Hungary - From the capture of the Magyars to today

Hungary - From the capture of the Magyars to today

12-11-2025 | Hits:7345

Hungary was partner country of the CMT in Stuttgart and as our Central Balkan ro...

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