• Short Trip to Florida

    In March I spontaneously went to Florida to warm myself up in 86°F after that Northern coldness of 30°F. I started early in the morning and arrived in Orlando at noon. Let me repeat this: I love Orlando! And the area around! It’s all so green, there’re so many lakes, all so wide open. Fantastic! But this time – after having wished to do so for so long I finally watched the Cirque de Soleil Show “La Nouba” in downtown Disney. It’s certainly not comparable to the great Las Vegas productions like Ká or O, but altogether pretty nice. The second day I spent at the beach and this beach had a cool surprise for me – more details about that later.

    The beach in New Smyrna Beach.

    The beach in New Smyrna Beach.

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  • Picture of the Week: Helsinki, Finland

    The Picture of the Week is this time from Helsinki, Finland.

    View from the station square in Helsinki, Finland.

    View from the station square in Helsinki, Finland.

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  • The Queen’s Royal Garden Party 2015 in Edinburgh

    When the Queen had been staying in Germany I wasn’t there. But no, incidentally I was in Edinburgh when her annual Royal Garden Party was going on. After I had been wondering about all those nifty people in the city and mostly in the area around Holyroodhouse two nice ladies told me the Queen is in town – together with 8,000 invited guests who all made me feel like being at the horse run in the movie “My fair Lady”…

    The Queen’s Royal Garden Party in Edinburgh, Scotland. Perhaps she is on this picture, too!

    The Queen’s Royal Garden Party in Edinburgh, Scotland. Perhaps she is on this picture, too!

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  • Picture of the Week: Walt Disney World, Florida

    This week the Picture of the Week is from the Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida in the USA.

    View from the boat to the Disney’s Yacht Club Resort at the Walt Disney World, Florida.

    View from the boat to the Disney’s Yacht Club Resort at the Walt Disney World, Florida.

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  • Tested for you: Barcelona Free Walking Tour

    In Barcelona, like in many other cities, there are plenty of free walking tour guides. Free? Yes! These guided tours last for usually two or three hours and they’re absolutely free! Seriously? Yes! So, what’s the catch?

    The Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi right behind the Travel Bar (meeting spot for the free walking tour).

    The Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi right behind the Travel Bar (meeting spot for the free walking tour).

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  • Picture of the Week: New South Wales, Australia

    This weeks picture of the week is from New South Wales, Australia.

    Gulls on a parking lot in Australia.

    Gulls on a parking lot in Australia.

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  • Elvis Tribute Artist Ben Portsmouth Travels the World Enjoying his Afternoon Tea…

    At the purple-black decorated desk in the New Daisy Theatre on famous Beale Street in downtown Memphis I sit working – and, waiting for all the fans to finally get their autographs and take their photos of themselves together with Elvis-Impersonator Ben Portsmouth, who just minutes ago was sitting right there on a white wooden folding chair performing his acoustic concert. It’s Elvis Week 2015 and the city is crowded with men, women and even children who look astonishingly similar to Elvis Presley. Ben Portsmouth though is looking rather casual right now with his plain white T-shirt and fawn-colored trousers as he welcomes his fans with an excessively charismatic smile. At long last – after all the fans have had their chance to shake hands with him – Ben appears with a stack of New Zealand chocolate, a much appreciated gift from his fans. Ben directs his eyes to me as if to acknowledge what we both know – we’re starving – and so Ben proposes we go out to  lunch.

    Ben Portsmouth in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2015.

    Ben Portsmouth in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2015.

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