Every two years, my French family organizes a big one-week family reunion. Two years ago it took place in the beautiful mountain village of Valloire and this year we spent the week in Brittany at the sea. With a moderate climate, a breathtaking scenery, gastronomic…
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The German Baltic island Rügen lies off the coast of Mecklenburg Vorpommern. With an area of around 900 square kilometers, Rügen is the largest island in the Federal Republic of Germany. The island has more than 70.000 inhabitants, spread over the many villages of the…
Madrid is the capital of Spain and with more than 3 million inhabitants it is the third largest city in the European Union. Madrid was founded in the 9th century and is today the political, economic and cultural center of the country. Madrid offers a…
With almost 2.63 inhabitants Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan. It is also the most visited city in India after Delhi and Agra. Jaipur is a busy city and especially in the Old Town the streets are full of people, rickshaws, tuk tuks, cows and…
Agra is a city in the state of Uttah Pradesh in the central region of India. The city lies on the banks of the river Yamuna and has more than 1.7 million inhabitants. Agra was the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1526 to 1648…
Hampi is located in the Indian state of Karnataka and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The princes Hukka and Bukka founded the “largest open air museum” Hampi in the 14th century. Once the glittering capital of the Vijayanagara Empire (1336-1565), it still displays the…
Old Goa, also called Velha Goa, is located in the West Indian state of Goa. This historical city was the capital of the Portuguese colony for a long time. Up to 300,000 inhabitants lived in it. Several malaria epidemics hit the city. The worst of…
Aurangabad is a city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra and has more than 1 million inhabitants. The city was founded in 1610 under the name Kharki by the Ethiopian general, politician and engineer Malik Ambar. Between 1682 and his death in 1707, the…
Anuradhapura is the capital of the North Central Province in Sri Lanka and is located in the driest area of the country. For more than 1.000 years it was considered the royal seat of the island. It is estimated that more than 100.000 people were…
With a population of 22.8 million, Mumbai is the largest city in India and one of the most populated cities in the world. The city is located on India’s central-western coast along the Arabian Sea and is an important port and commercial city. Mumbai is…