The Cabo da Roca lies on the Atlantic coast west of Lisbon in the municipality of Sintra. It is the westernmost point of the European continent, and thus forms the counterpart to Cape Spears near St. John’s, Newfoundland. The rocks fall 140 m steeply down and provide a home for a wide variety of plants […]
Metsovo and Limni Pigon – Epirus
Metsovo lies at an altitude of 1160 m in the middle of the mountains of Pindus, in the Greek region of Epirus. Coming from Meteora we take the old street over the Katara Pass towards Metsovo. Shortly before the summit, we turn towards Limni Pigon. The artificial lake is surrounded by a nature reserve which […]
Eckfeld – baking bread as in the old times
Eckfeld, a small village with 400 inhabitants in the middle of the Vulkan Eifel became world-famous through the excavations of fossils like fish, snakes, crocodiles, the world’s oldest honeybee as well as the discovery of a 45 million year old primeval horse. However, this time we came to see Leo and his friends baking bread […]
Ile d’Orleans – Quebec
The Ile d’Orleans is located about 5 km northeast of the city of Quebec. In nice weather a trip to the island is really worthwhile. Located in the Saint Lawrence River, it offers a good view of the skyline of Quebec City. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. […]
Moselle loop Trittenheim – Germany
The Moselle is Germany’s biggest tributary of the Rhine. In its middle section it cuts meandrously through the Rhenish Massif. The village of Trittenheim lies approx. 30 km Moselle downwards from Trier on a spit of land which was formed by a Moselschleife. The valley is characterized by wine growing. Large areas are covered with […]
Alster Canal Tour – Hamburg
The Alster canal tour by boat starts at Jungfernstieg, a street on the southern shore of the Inner Alster Lake in Hamburg. Across the Inner and Outer Alster Lake we reach the Alster canals. Past the best residential areas and through wildly overgrown channels, you experience Hamburg from a completely different side. Despite the fact […]