Posts in category ”Travel destinations”
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The silver screen memory of Los Angeles
It feels good to be back in Los Angeles, the city of angels, devils and Hank Moody. Even though I started the morning by dipping my pale toes in the Pacific at Malibu, I’m not doing Venice this time around.
Halloween ten years later
Tonight the annual Halloween parade was planned to roam through Greenwich Village in New York as usual, but it has been cancelled due to the emergency situation in wake of hurricane Sandy. I guess somewhere Jack Skellington cries out in agony.
The footsteps of Mozart in Vienna
The city of Vienna is closely associated with Mozart. When he was six, Mozart played his first royal concert at Schönbrunn palace in the presence of Austria’s ruler, Maria Theresa and the royal family in 1762.
Alive in Bratislava
When the kids in the movie Eurotrip arrived in Bratislava, they frightfully whispered “Dear sweet mother of god, we’re in eastern Europe”. Well, I’m in Bratislava today and for the record, it’s nothing like the that scene. No angry dogs, severed hands or dodgy characters.
Oslo remembers
Before arriving in Oslo, I wondered if I would notice any changes due to the attack last summer and the ongoing trial. I noticed banners saying “The city remembers” already at the central station, and the site where the attack took place felt like a silent beacon.
Roaming the cobblestones of Istanbul
Istanbul is a fever dream wrapped in layers of marble, minarets, diesel fumes and strong tea. You cannot escape its gravitational pull.
Winter in Berlin
Berlin in winter is not for the weak. The city shrugs off the sun like a bad hangover, wrapping itself in grey skies, freezing rain, and a cold that gets into your bones like regret. But that’s the charm, isn’t it?
A nice house in Palma
Palma is the largest city on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands which are part of Spain. A few days ago I ascended the wide stairs from the Royal garden and turned a corner.
The seedy past of Marseille
As I walked along the streets of Marseille, my thoughts went to the seedy streets from the 1971 movie “French Connection” and wondered how much it had changed in 40 years.
Across the divided island of Ireland
Ireland is so much more than greedy leprechauns and frothy Guinness. There is another thing that is completely dominating my thoughts.