Diu – the small island in the Arabian Sea belongs together with Daman as a direct administration of the Indian government. Formerly Portuguese, today a dry rocky island in the sea. How Indians intuitively avoid wrong ways…
I am happy to welcome other authors on these pages, who are on sunny paths in the world. The guest post about the regions on New Zealand South Island comes…
If you visit Ireland, stop in Cork City. This big city without hustle and bustle holds cultural attractions and many impressions of Irish history. A packed program for several days!
Summer 1989: The mountains in the south of Bulgaria are the destination of the trip – the end of the run of a GDR youth. But in the Pirin Mountains and in the sunny town of Melnik you can also experience something and sniff a piece of the breath of freedom.
Vienna – characterized by the „Viennese Classicism“ and the Baroque. In the 20th century, another artist dominates the scene: Friedensreich Hundertwasser. His buildings are so different from the rectangular monotony of contemporary architecture. In Vienna he left lively, colorful traces, which inspire thousands of visitors from all over the world every year.
„The Pillars of the Earth“ – an absolute must for friends of historical novels and those interested in the Middle Ages. Only a few books reflect the living conditions of that time in such detail.
„The End of the Ocean“ – rather a novel about the future in a drying world? On two time levels – now and in about 20 years – the story of a few people is told, in a dramatically changing environment.
Friends of medieval literature can’t miss the Kingsbridge novels by Ken Follett. The newest work – „The Evening and the Morning“ – is historically before the three older Kingsbridge – volumes and gives here an insight into the early days of the plot – place. A literary tip for fans of adventure novels.
The summer of 1989 – unexpectedly the last opportunity to travel through the „socialist brother countries“. Who was fond of traveling, could also experience some adventures in the „backwater of the GDR“, the German Demokratic Republic (former East Germany). At the same time, the changes of autumn ’89 in the Eastern bloc already announced – Part 1 of the Southeast – Europe – Tour
On the way by bike, the landscape and culture gradually change. But it is all the more interesting to reach the more Celtic Brittany in the west of France. The third part of the cycle tour through the north of France takes you from Saint Malo to Roscoff – and at the end back to Cherbourg at express speed.