Scotland #3: Arts and Crafts and Charity
It’s not just history and culture that are right around the corner in the Highlands. Northeastern Scotland still offers a relative high degree of freedom and open space for creativity and alternative lifestyles. More here.
Scotland #2: A day excursion into local history
A prehistoric burial site as old as Stonehenge and Scotland’s longest railway viaduct—in the Highlands, history and culture are just around the corner. Now I just have to master driving to get there. More here.
Stuttgart Square: “Kommune 1” and a moon bathtub
Historically, Berlin consists of a multitude of villages, and even today each district has a distinctive character. The neighborhood where my apartment is located and the the one where I’m spending a few days couldn’t be more different. More here.
“Good old” Berlin #2: The women’s magazine “Courage”
Fifty years ago, on June 17, 1976, the pilot issue of the Berlin women’s magazine “Courage” was published. Its founders were the first to treat feminism as a cross-cutting issue—aving the way for gender mainstreaming in the media. More here.
When the city was “West-Berlin” with the postal code 1000.
Of course, not everything in Berlin is bad these days. What I find most exciting is that, as a traveler passing through my own city, I walk the streets with a more observant eye and always discover something new. More here.
I see a lot of trash and veiled women in the streets.
I still remember the times when I felt a sense of joy every time I “came home” to Berlin from a trip. “Long, long ago,” as the folk song goes. The city is becoming increasingly estranged from its former self. More here.
A Buddhist symbol in the Algarve mountains
Whatever I expected in the middle of nowhere around Sarnadinha – certainly not a stupa. But it only takes me half an hour by car to reach the structure. It sits atop a mountain, six miles outside of Salir. More here.
Of all the religions, I suppose I would choose this one.
Instead of the Alhambra, I’m enjoying the calm after the storm.
After my car marathon from El Gor via Cadiz, Tarifa, Los Barrios, Gibraltar and Malaga to Granada, I am just glad to be able to spend ten days in one place again. More here.
Stopover on my way from Gibraltar to Granada
After my visit to the Los Barillos dog shelter, I’m eager to see nearby Gibraltar. From there, I have under three hours to reach my appointment near Malaga. Let’s go. More here.