Summer

Edam - see the cheese village from the water

Many sights of the cheese town of Edam in Holland can be discovered from the water with a whisper boat. A tour through the city's canals shows you from an unusual perspective. Afterwards, a visit to the former cheese market and a stroll across the city's bridges are worthwhile.

From Inuvik to the Arctic Ocean & to Herschel Island

My adventure trip from Inuvik to the Arctic Ocean and to Herschel Island I will never forget my trip from Inuvik to the Arctic Ocean. From there we continued by bush plane to Herschel Island in the Beaufort Sea. Inuvik was the northernmost point in the Northwest Territories accessible by road during the summer when I was there.[…]

Cistercian Monastery Heiligenkreuz

Day trip to the Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz The monks from the Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz in the Vienna Woods are known above all for the sensational successes of their choir. They celebrated this with their Gregorian chants in both the Classic Charts and the Pop Charts. Alone the CD Chant - Music for Paradise stormed immediately after its release in [...]

Armschlag, poppy village in the Waldviertel

On my travels around the world I have come across places that have saved themselves from economic ruin through surprising ideas and initiatives. But a village that has dedicated itself to poppy seeds wasn't there until we got to know the poppy village Armschlag in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria last year. There it turns [...]