Basque Country: Bilbao – from an industrial city to a metropolis of culture
flamenco? Risk of sunburn? Long sandy beaches? This may be typical of many a Spanish region on the Mediterranean, but not for Bilbao, which has...
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Sharks: How to protect yourself from the fish when swimming on vacation
long distance travel safety rules How to stay away from sharks while bathing The chance of being chased or even killed by a shark is...
Reinhold Messner: The “Funpark Alpen” is a mistake
Dhe fact that I grew up in a South Tyrolean farming village and still live in South Tyrol today makes it easier for me to...
Steam locomotives: A thunderous journey through time on the Teuto Express
ZWhite vapor rises between beech, oak and pine trees. A pounding staccato gets louder, a piercing whistle sounds. A puffing steam locomotive emerges from the...
Rügen and Sylt: A declaration of love to two German islands
Baltic Sea Rügen and Sylt Declaration of love to two German islands On Rügen, Germany’s largest and sunniest island, nature plays the leading role. In...
Lausitz: “The Baltic Sea near Cottbus will be Germany’s largest heat pump”
AFrom a gigantic concrete pipe, known as the intake structure, masses of water have been pouring day and night without interruption for five years. By...
Austria: Pretty steep – climbing in the Wilder Kaiser
Dthree brothers in their forties, physically fit, but by no means outstanding. Experienced mountains, but not in climbing, apart from one or the other via...
Cuba: A beautiful island in the Caribbean with problems
Varguably, there aren’t much more beautiful beaches than the resort town of Varadero on more than 20 kilometers of white sand and turquoise waters along...
