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Winter impressions from the Waldviertel We spent the past weekend in Lower Austria near Zwettl in the Hotel Schwarz Alm. This hotel is located on a large meadow in the middle of the forest. We were there to get to know the hotel, its offers and its surroundings better. We were lucky enough to spend the winter so [...]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently advising against traveling to Russia. Not far from Kazan is Swijaschsk Russia Swijaschsk Russia is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kazan offers three UNESCO World Heritage Sites in and near the city. The Kazan Kremlin is one of them. Sviyazhsk is on an island in the Volga. It is about an hour's drive[…]
Great Bolgar in Tatarstan was once the capital of the Golden Horde and the Volga Bulgarians. Here the Tatars adopted the Islamic faith. Today Bolgar is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, place of pilgrimage for the Muslims of Tatarstan and the seat of several museums that show the cultural history of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Silent Night, Holy Night and Salzburg have a lot in common. We found that out in Salzburg: Joseph Mohr, the author of the world's most famous Christmas carol - Silent Night, Holy Night - was born in Salzburg.
L'Anse from Meadows - Viking settlement and fishing village Even if the small town of L'Anse aux Meadows on the northwest coast of Newfoundland is mainly known for the world-famous archaeological excavation site, where Helge Ingstad and his wife Anne Stine proved that the Vikings around the year 1000 AD actually reached the coasts of North America, the fishing village [...]
One of our trips to Burgenland brings us to Deutschkreutz Castle. This is a Renaissance chateau in a small town near the Austro-Hungarian border. However, it is not a castle that immediately catches your eye because it is surrounded by large park areas. Even its size does not help to draw attention to itself, as it is also hidden on[…]
The Five Most Beautiful Beaches in Canada Canada is usually associated with wild national parks, deep forests, and grizzly bears. Hardly anyone thinks of the most beautiful beaches in Canada. Most tourists do not know that Canada also has breathtaking beaches to offer. But a trip to the beach is definitely worth it, especially since the mild water temperatures in summer are also [...]
It is said that 30000 islands in Canada form an archipelago landscape in the southeast half of Georgian Bay of Lake Huron in Ontario. Among them are rocks as well as large islands overgrown by dense forest.
Anne of Green Gables is a fictional character for whom Prince Edward Island is famous. The girl with the pigtails and freckles ubiquitous on Prince Edward Island is an invention of Lucy Maud Montgomery. A visit to Green Gables brings them to life.
The Acadians on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia Their story is tragic: the Acadians of Nova Scotia got caught between the fronts in the 18th century when the conflict between the English and the French over control of this part of the New World came to a head. The Acadians themselves were successful farmers who, through an ingenious method, brought the sea [...]
