Viticulture Conquers the North
Does the future of viticulture lie in the north? Cool climate wines from Northern Europe are causing a stir. A visit to winemakers from Usedom, Skåne and Funen
Germany
Parliaments in the open air
Popular gatherings according to Germanic law were called Thing. About Thing sites in Iceland, Sweden, Germany and Georgia
Herring, Eel and Schiller curl
Fish has a long tradition in Kappeln on the Schlei. You can see and taste it. Smoked fish, fried herring and matjes are on the menu at the longest fjord in the Baltic Sea
Enlightenment on ailing rails
Using Cologne’s basic law, Japanese author Noriko Hasegawa navigates the European rail system, questioning the necessity of absolute perfection
Paula in Paris, Chicago, Bremen
In Bremen, Paula Modersohn-Becker was the first woman to have her own museum dedicated to her. And at the Art Institute Chicago, the first major retrospective: “I am Me”
When is a castle a castle?
Old King Fritz transformed Potsdam into a royal seat. With twelve palaces and numerous gardens, Potsdam’s cultural landscape is the largest German Unesco World Heritage Site
Potsdam and the German dream factory
Babelsberg is a household name in Hollywood. The German dream factory holds several records in cinema history. The Potsdam Film Museum is also worth a visit
Strong women
On our travels, we often meet women with exciting CVs and unusual professions that require creativity, courage and perseverance
The grim secret of the Tellerrand stories
I woke up from a terrible nightmare. In it, the authentic Tellerrand stories were just hallucinations of an artificial intelligence, and I was the celebrated sorcerer’s apprentice who is even proud of it [Watch the AI-generated video]
Carp fishing in the Upper Palatinate
A carp spends three summers in the pond before it is fished out. The time comes every year at the beginning of October. About pond chains, sky ponds, monks and the carp paradox
The carp – an underestimated fish
Carp from traditional pond farming is a real delicacy. However, in order to experience the culinary spectrum of carp cuisine, you have to get to the carp.
Frequent flyer with a message
People Need Love is the first single by the pop band Abba in 1972. It is a simple song with a simple wish for peace and harmony, which unfortunately never became a catchy tune
