We recently got the chance to visit the cave dwellings (Höhlenwohnungen) in Langenstein, near Halberstadt, the largest town in Harz district and gateway to the Harz mountains (Saxony Anhalt, Germany). They are likely to break the spell of the idyllic hobbit-style living and shake you back to the reality of 18th and 19th century austerity and frugality.
There’s a spot on La Gomera where you can imagine yourself on Mars, or at least as the last man on Earth in a still, barren, post-apocalyptic world. The stuff Ballard-induced dreams are made of.
Should you ever be summer hiking in East Germany, save a day to visit the Middle Elbe Biosphere, the UNESCO-protected part around Dessau-Roßlau and Wörlitz, where you will find a lush English garden and a falconry.
Former stronghold, monastery, castle, sanatorium and YMCA camp, conquered, pillaged and owned by Romans, Franks, Swedes and Teutons, the little island Mainau on lake Constance started its quiet years in the 19th century when a Hungarian prince bought it…
The hunt for memorable places in Málaga was fruitful. Spain is the country with the most pubs, restaurants and in the world: one for every 175 inhabitants.
The first thing that might pop in your head when you you hear “Costa del Sol holiday” is hopping from one party spot to another in Marbella or Torremolinos. The second thing can be – how about having a good time in Málaga for a couple of days?
A long-long time ago, God and the Devil agreed to divide their territories, and the Devil would get the rich Harz Mountains, but only if he could build a wall around it, in just one night…
Leipzig. Like Berlin, only better. Chosen the most livable German city, best city for students and hottest travel tip in 2021, no wonder it has also acquired the tongue-in-cheek nickname of Hypezig.
A passport and travel journal at the same time, the booklet has 222 empty slots which can be stamped in as many checkpoints of the Harz mountain region.
A long, long time ago, when the mountains were just beginning to fold, and the sea was starting to retreat, strange contours rose from the water, like buxom clay sea creatures.
Our favourite thing in Sydney has been walking by the sea on the wonderful Bondi to Bronte coastal walk. We liked it best just before sunset, when the land is golden and the ocean topaz blue.
A romance story like in the fairy tales, involving a chocolate maker, the daughter of a forest warden and an unwitting oak tree turned into matchmaking tool.
