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Encounters with people and the discovery of regional peculiarities are the focus of our travels. Research often leads us to a second level in the story, providing historical, scientific, social or political insights. If you are just looking for information on a particular destination, you should definitely enter via the countries page. Then everything we have ever written about a country is presented, no matter how absurd, such as the Icelandic leader sheep or the eating habits in the Japanese Kabuki theater.

Shepherd's shovel decorated with flowers at the parade in Wildberg. The small shovel at the lower end of the shepherd's crook performs several practical tasks in the everyday life of a shepherd, such as guiding the flock, throwing clods of earth, signaling the herding dog, taking dung samples, removing plants, cutting out poisonous or troublesome plants. The shepherd's shovel is also a symbol of the shepherd's profession and is often used as a coat of arms / © Photo: Georg Berg

The shepherd’s run in the Black Forest

Barefoot for the crown: The shepherd’s run in Wildberg honors the shepherd’s profession in all its facets – for 300 years now!

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Shepherd Queen 2024 Jana Deufel with her older sister Nele, who is already a trained sheep shearer and represents Germany at international competitions / © Photo: Georg Berg

The shepherd queen of Wildberg

From shepherd’s daughter to professional shepherdess: something is happening in the male domain, as the Shepherd Run Days in Wildberg show

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Benches from the Schatzalp Davos. The clear, symmetrical structure and the solitary position in nature with a strong orientation towards the valley and view of the mountain panorama emphasize the uniqueness of the building, built between 1898 and 1900 / © Photo: Georg Berg

Thomas Mann was already here

The writer’s 150th birthday is celebrated all over the world. Davos as a source of inspiration for the novel The Magic Mountain joins in

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Semana Santa – Easter in Cuenca

The Passion of Christ is depicted in elaborately staged processions against a medieval backdrop with meter-high Passion figures

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A specially constructed walkway, designed by engineer Mirko Paloni, gives visitors an optimal view of the mural / © Photo: Georg Berg

The dual leadership of San Marino

Resilient democracy: they are sworn in again on April 1. The Capitani Regenti hold the oldest existing democratic office in the world

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The Schlachte is Bremen's maritime mile on the Weser. Visitors will find cafés, restaurants and bars in the former warehouses. Excursion boats and restaurant ships line the quay wall / © Photo: Georg Berg

City tour through Bremen

Funny details and charming discoveries between Bremen’s town hall, Weser promenade and Schnoor district

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Stained glass window in Saint-Cyr-Sainte-Julitte Cathedral, Nevers, designed by Jean-Michel Albèrola: Mystery of Mary and the resurrection of Jesus / © Photo: Georg Berg

Pilgrimage to Nevers

Nevers in Burgundy is an insider tip among pilgrims. It was here that St. Bernadette Soubirous was once drawn. The pilgrimage site of Lourdes owes its healing spring to her

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Beach chairs on the beach in Ahlbeck with a Ferris wheel in the background. The beach chair was invented by basket maker Bartelsmann in Rostock on the Baltic Sea in 1882. It was custom-made for an elderly noblewoman for the beach at Warnemünde and became a popular piece of rental furniture. Elisabeth Bartelsmann, the basket maker's wife, realized that the local and seasonal piece of furniture was easier to rent out than to sell / © Photo: Georg Berg

Bathing fun on Usedom

Why was the beach chair invented and what were bathing carts for? Bathing culture reaches the Baltic Sea beach in the 19th century

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Traders from Venezuela bring their fresh produce by boat to the floating market in Willemstad, around 70 kilometers away, and then offer it at numerous market stalls over a length of 200 meters / © Photo: Georg Berg

Curaçao: an island full of color

From the colorful facades in Willemstad to the colorful liqueur – Curaçao shines in color. Behind it lies an eventful history told through murals and art

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The church of St. Ibb from 1200 is situated on a hill with a wide view over the strait between Ven and Denmark. St. Ibb is the only church on Ven after the All Saints Church of 1899 was deconsecrated and has housed the Tycho Brahe Museum since 2003 / © Photo: Georg Berg

Ven Island in the Öresund

A small island with great potential: from Michelin-starred cuisine to stargazing, from golf courses to glamping, from cliffs, churches and coastal paths to island whiskey

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The Administration Clock Tower Building is now the Pullman Visitor Center and Museum. The garden architect Nathan Barrett, commissioned by George Pullman, created a pond called Lake Vista on the green lawn / © Photo: Georg Berg

Pullman City near Chicago

The history of comfortable rail travel began in 1880 on the Chicago prairie. To this day, the name Pullman stands for luxurious travel worldwide

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Jacobite steam train. British Railways steam locomotive in Glenfinnan, Scotland / © Photo: Georg Berg

Legendary train routes

Traveling by train – sometimes it’s not just the scenery that is the star, but the train itself. Three examples from Switzerland, Scotland and Sri Lanka

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