Greenland shark meat cannot be eaten without special preparation. It contains trimethylamine oxide, which is broken down during digestion to trimethylamine, which can be hazardous to health / © Photo: Georg Berg

Hákarl. Shark snack from Iceland

Hákarl is considered a culinary test of courage on a trip to Iceland. Only processed the meat from the Greenland shark loses its toxic effect

Avignon – all just a facade

If you walk attentively through the streets of Avignon, you will discover street art from different eras. From MifaMosa to the house Madonna

Les Halles market hall in Avignon. Patrick Blanc's plant wall has a sophisticated irrigation system and triggered a boom in vertical urban greening worldwide. 20 plants grow on one square meter / © Photo: Georg Berg

The market hall of Avignon

Les Halles, the market hall of Avignon with the vertical garden of botanist Patrick Blanc and delicacies from Provence.

Recent research on the design of the crowns, swords, and costumes in Royston Cave suggests that the carvings were made around the middle of the 13th century / © Photo: Georg Berg

Mysterious Royston Cave

Five theories still vie for interpretive authority over the Christian and pagan graffiti in a cave under the sidewalk in the village of Royston near Cambridge

Avignon, the popes and a lot of theater

A visit to the Palais des Papes is worthwhile. The Unesco World Heritage Site offers a vivid look at the time as a papal residence, also thanks to modern museum technology

In the beer garden in Lana, you can taste the product range of the Pfefferlechner home brewery from tasting glasses / © Photo: Georg Berg

France and the desire for beer

The Auvergne – Rhône – Alpes region is home to a particularly large number of breweries. Why France is discovering a love of beer, tells a brewer from the Drôme Valley

Hiking around Twickel Castle

In Twente, a visit to a park in English landscape style and walking through cultural landscape can be condensed into a perfect day trip.

Japan can also be Mediterranean

The Setouchi region on Japan’s Inland Sea comprises seven prefectures and is still more of an insider’s tip than a must-see on a trip to Japan.

Kawaii is what the Japanese call their penchant for cuteness. There are trains in the popular Hello Ktty design / © Photo: Georg Berg

Kawaii. Oh how cute!

Kawaii is an expression of pop culture in Japan and its superstar Hello Kitty. The fan base is growing as the projection screens for the cute kitten

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