The summer of 1989 – unexpectedly the last opportunity to travel through the “socialist brother countries” in eastern Europe. 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
A stop in Reims on France – Tour impresses especially with the huge filigree cathedral. Museums and a colorful cultural offer round off the visit to this city with a long history.
Venice is through canals, alleys, bridges, palaces and the island – location one of the most exciting cultural cities in Europe. The way there is worthwhile for culture lovers, history buffs, aesthetes and city lovers, but even for ecologists and ornithologists. Plan your visit to the lagoon city!
The main attraction in the World Cultural Heritage Site Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Estate is certainly the Wörlitz Park. This is not only a varied landscape garden, but also a living testimony to the humanistic ideas of the 18th century. There is really something for everyone in the extensive garden world!
Just a few kilometers from Pisa in Tuscany lies the thickly walled city of Lucca with its narrow streets and cool canyons of houses. The top of the Guinigi Tower, covered with holm oaks, offers a view over the old town and the surrounding area.
Losing your passport is a serious situation for travellers. I have experienced this – in Varanasi, the city where India is most Indian, at Maha Shivrati, the celebration of the wedding of Shiva and Parvati, when the city is flooded by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims. But India always has miracles in store for me…
Florence and the Renaissance – in hardly any other city are so many cultural monuments and art objects united as in Florence. Rich merchants with an eye for painting, sculpture, science and architecture created a unique collection that delights visitors from all over the world. Discover Italian Florence and its treasures!
Only about 80km north of Bangkok, Ayutthaya is the ruins of an ancient Siam Empire in the floodplains of the Chao Phraya River. On foot or by bicycle you can explore the extensive grounds between rivers and canals. Ayutthaya is also a good place to overcome the jetlag after the journey.
The Kanha National Park in India is considered one of the last great retreats for the tiger. A visit to this nature reserve is also otherwise an outstanding experience for nature lovers.
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…