A visit to Helsinki should also include a visit to The Fortress of Suomenlinna. The fortress lies on a group of partly connected islands, at the entrance of Helsinki’s harbor. Suomenlinna is the biggest sea fortress in the world. We set sail with a small ferry boat and go ashore in a bay. Slightly uphill, we […]
The Lemonicks in Trier
It was a great pleasure for us to spend some time with the Lemonicks in Trier. The Lemonicks The Lemonicks, these are Nisha and Vasu, a charming Indian couple from Mumbai. Just like us, they love to travel, to collect many beautiful memories. Nisha is a famous Indian travel blogger. In the meantime, Vasu, an […]
Wat Phra That Phanom
Before we drive to Wat Phra That Phanom, we have a look at the banks of the Mekong in Phra Klang Thung. Near the Thai banks of the Mekong, you find again and again islands. Almost all belong to Laos. The reason for this is to be found in the past. Siam was the dominant […]
Ban Chiang – a mysterious advanced civilization
We are on the way from the Red Lotus Lake to Ban Chiang, a prehistoric archaeological site of a mysterious advanced civilization. Along the way, we meet a larger group of people, equipped with brush cutter, rake, and broom. They work along the road. We learn that once a year, the entire village takes action […]
Gammelstad Church Town
Gammelstad Church Town, Gammelstads Kyrkstad, was listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. History 1000 years ago, Gammelstad in Swedish Lapland was an island at the mouth of the Lule river. The few people of the North-Bothnian culture group here lived from fishing and hunting and later from reindeer breeding. A rural culture arose […]
City walk through the old town of Avila
Avila*, the capital of the province of Avila in the autonomous community Castile and León, is the highest-altitude provincial capital of Spain, at 1131 meters above sea level. It is located 110 km northwest of Madrid. A highlight is the city wall built between the 11th and 14th century. At that time, Avila lay in […]
My Son Sanctuary
The My Son Sanctuary is about 50 km southwest of Hoi An in the province of Quảng Nam. Between the 4th and the 13th century, My Son was the religious and cultural center of the Champa Kingdom. Over a period of ten centuries, the Cham constructed more than 70 tower temples here. The My Son […]
A stroll through Hoi An
The coastal city of Hoi An lies on the banks of Thu Bon River in Central Vietnam, about 30 km south of Da Nang. The name Hoi An means “peaceful meeting place”. Hoi An was once the largest trading port in Southeast Asia. Not at least because of the well-preserved old buildings, temples, and pagodas, […]
Sukhothai Historical Park
The Sukhothai Historical Park is about 13 km west of the modern city of the same name. Sukhothai means literally translated “Dawn of Happiness”. In 1238, the city was founded from an ancient Khmer settlement. For 140 years, it was the capital of the first independent kingdom Sukhothai. In 1378, Sukhothai became part of the […]
Ayutthaya – former capital of Thai Kingdom
The historic city of Ayutthaya is 70 km north of Bangkok. From 1351 – 1767, Ayutthaya was the capital of the Thai kingdom. In the 18th century, it was the most important metropolis of Southeast Asia. Today, the old town is part of the Ayutthaya History Park and since 1991 a UNESCO World Heritage Site […]
