In the north of Gran Canaria the landscape becomes flat again. The town of Teror lies in a wide valley and with its typical Canarian architecture it is regarded as the most original place on the island of Gran Canaria. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access […]
From Kalamata to Mystras – Peloponnese
Kalamata, the city at the Messenian Gulf in the Peloponnese, famous for its olive export, is the starting point of our trip. The city got badly damaged by an earthquake in 1986 as they frequently appear in this region. Today the destructions have been widely remediated. Winding roads lead up the mountain slopes of the […]
Gran Canaria – the wild land
Hardly no other region offers so many different vegetation zones like Gran Canaria. After the sand dunes of Maspalomas, we explore the interior of the island with its rugged mountains and huge arroyos. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. […]
Gumpoldskirchen
Gumpoldskirchen in Lower Austria lies on the edge of the Vienna Basin on the slopes of the Vienna Woods. The first settlements in this area took place 6500 years ago. Wine has already been grown here in pre-Christian times. In the 19th Century, the phylloxera attacked the wine cultures and devasted them completely. Hans Moser, […]
Parnonas – Peloponnese
Across the Parnon Mountains – from Laconia to Arcadia We leave the south of the Peloponnese and drive via Skala through the 2000 m high Parnon Mountains, also called Parnonas, towards Leonidio. Not only the view is breathtaking, the roads as well. In Leonidio we get to the coast of the Gulf of Corinth, which […]
Qutang Gorge -Yangtze River Cruise
The Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峡 on the Yangtze River, China ranges from Wushan to Fengje. Thirty-six bridges span the Jangtse; most of these bridges were newly built as part of the relocation measures in order to strengthen the infrastructure. Wushan is the starting point to the Three Little Gorges. This city was completely rebuilt at a higher elevation. […]