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Pitch-Black – The Bat of the “Einheit” Mine

One hundred years ago, the heirs of the Halle-based industrialist Carl Adolph Riebeck began exploiting the coal reserves near Hohenmölsen. The abandoned remnants

Paint it Black:The Tragic Fate of a Landmark

Once a thriving industrial hub that exported printing inks worldwide, the historic, 1905-founded Hallische Farbenfabrik survived world wars and GDR expropriation,

MONOMAD - World of textures

Hello and welcome back to all black and white enthusiasts. Today's theme is texzres. I don’t really walk around noticing “things” first. It’s always texture. Before

Cycling Through Dahab's Forgotten Valley

My previous days in Dahab were spent between the lagoon, the wind and the endless blue of the Red Sea. Yet beyond the kite surfers, cafés and beach resorts lies

"White Plague": The Secret of the "Cough Castle"

Deep in eastern Germany—hidden just beyond the border between Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia—stand the mysterious remains of a former sanatorium, nestled in the woods

Solitary on the Ochsenberg: General’s Sloth Farm

High above the Harz village of Sorge (Sorrow) sits a "lost place" so vast it defies a single camera lens. From a pioneering 19th-century tuberculosis sanatorium

The Talking Castle: From Otto III to Elon Musk

A thousand years ago, in the Wipper Valley, the German Emperor Otto III commissioned the construction of a fortress—a site known to most people today only from an

Jelly for Jam Makers: The Sweet Secret of the Ghost Factory

Deep in the German countryside lies a place where time seems to have stood still since 1990. Where once the raw material for millions of jars of jam was produced,

Jaz By Ana Ros Review: Bistro From 3-Michellin Starred Chef

Restaurant Jaz by Ana Ros is a short walk from the AS Boutique Hotel About JAZ by Ana Ros Who is Ana Ros? Drinks Menu JAZ by Ana Ros Wine Pairing Welschriesling

Abandoned Places: Holidays in a Barrel

Imagine a place where the air smells of pine needles and nostalgia, where a giant steel barrel once stood guard over the laughter of thousands of children. Today,

The Drum Palace: Rockin' Ruins

What do AC/DC’s Phil Rudd and Nine Inch Nails’ Alex Carapetis have in common? Their legendary rhythm is rooted in a crumbling "Drum Palace" in Weißenfels, Germany.

Viaje a Egipto en 9 días: ruta completa e itinerario El Cairo, Alejandría, Luxor y Sharm el-Sheikh

Paredes que dialogan. Hay viajes que se planifican…, y hay viajes que te reescriben el alma como si fueran jeroglíficos tallados por el tiempo y los anhelos;

Forgotten Monument: The Workers' Holiday Paradise

It was the first holiday resort built by the East German trade union FDGB itself. The "Fritz Heckert" holiday home still stands today on a hill on the edge of the

The Dream Castle in the Middle of Nowhere

Deep in the Uckermark, the skeletal remains of a magnificent English Tudor-style castle stand as a haunting monument to a vanished era. Built by Baron von Warburg

Turin Travel Diaries #2 - The City of Black and White Magic

Hello dear travel lovers. Turin is called the city of white and black magic. That's actually one of the main things that brings people here. I want to tell you what

B-Restaurant Ljubljana Review (Intercontinental) | Fine Dining with a View

Some places try too hard. Others don’t have to. B-Restaurant in Intercontinental Ljubljana sits somewhere in between, quietly confident, letting the view and the

Explore the Stunning Trails of Vrsic Pass: A Hiking Adventure

Stories of the mountain can be quite brutal. Without a doubt, giants deserve some serious respect. Even the not too demanding 3,5h hike on the old Vrsic Trespass.

Walk With Me Around Piran

I didn’t enter Piran from the sea. I entered from above, which feels slightly illegal, like reading the last page of a novel first. Piran is lovely seaside city

The Monster of Prora: Hitler's Holiday Paradise

In Prora on the island of Rügen, Hitler wanted to create a gigantic holiday paradise. The plans for the KdF (Strength Through Joy) seaside resort were awarded a

Fighters in the Ice – The Lost Squadron of Greenland

On July 15, 1942, the "Tomcat Yellow" squadron vanished into the dazzling white nothingness of the Arctic. After a desperate emergency landing 1,500 kilometers from