It is not only the famous “White Nights” that make St. Petersburg an extraordinary city with a relatively young history. Built by a despotic tsar who wanted to make the city a second Moscow, St. Petersburg is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site with its more than 2300 castles, palaces and magnificent buildings. Even today, the Church of the Resurrection with...
Cyprus – This island has always aroused desires. For centuries it was not good intentions that came with the foreigners, but since vacationers have populated the sunny shores, the Cypriots are happy to be “conquered”. Income from tourism is an important source of well-being in the still divided country. The Republic of Cyprus comprises the southern...
The sun of summer has baked the old walls of the village warm. It is the region where swallows feel very comfortable and where the bees buzz around the fig trees. Here, in the south of Hungary, the soil is fertile, and it allows a good wine to flourish. We are talking about Transdanubia, one of the most romantic regions in Hungary. There, where Danube Swabians...
It is with great horror that we see the sad images from Ukraine. We have decided to leave the following article from 2018 unchanged for the time being in order to present the beauty of Ukraine before the outbreak of the war. Our thoughts are with the families on site. Behind the slightly pale windows of the train, the meadows glide by, and the rays of the early sun...
This backdrop would also do honor to a feature film. A caravan of tourists moves along the edge of the El Hofra dunes not far from the Tunisian oasis of Douz. It is the “gateway to the Sahara”, and those who leave the periphery of the small desert town behind and have become accustomed to the rocking gait of the camels will very soon be trapped by sand...
Wait and see and drink beer! This comes very close to the philosophy of life of the people in the Czech Republic. They had to exercise patience and humility for a long time before the tender buds of the “Prague Spring” developed into a blossom of freedom. At that time, in the spring of 1968, a “socialism with a human face” was supposed to...
Many tourists choose Amsterdam as their vacation spot. But before the trip, they always get good information about the city. The city on the Amstel River was first mentioned in 1275. In 1317, Amsterdam joined the County of Holland and received privileges – the right to duty-free trade. In less than two centuries, a small fishing village has become an important...
This landscape is more than just a touch of paradise. For many holidaymakers who are on safari in the savannah in Tanzania, this region with its many animals and natural beauty is without a doubt a piece of this side of Eden. Although this country was also exploited in the colonial era and the population of animals was drastically reduced because they were hunted and...
It is a special life experience to submit to the rites of the host Buddhists in a South Korean monastery and to observe the everyday life of the monks. Four hundred kilometers southeast of the metropolis of Seoul also have the chance to achieve the enlightenment of the dawn. And this in the sense of the word, because in the temple Golgulsa in Kyongju there is bed...
The sun flashes between the roof of the palm trees, a gentle murmur can be heard from the nearby sea and the cry of a monkey from nearby. Sri Lanka is an exotic paradise for dreaming, and the vervet monkeys are called “hat monkeys” here because of their “hairstyle” and middle parting. They populate the country’s rainforests and feed...