Tag: travel literature
Blandine Pluchet: “Surveying the Mountains”: Marvel and Understand – Culture
One should not deceive oneself: because, contrary to what one might think, nothing escapes the people in the remoteness of the high mountains. Especially not there: on the Jungfraujoch, for…
Mathijs Deen: “River without borders”. A river full of stories – culture
A few years ago the International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine area measured again very precisely. There was a lack of clarity as to how long this river…
Michi Strausfeld: “Culinary Delights”. Mexico’s Delicious Legacy – Culture
Have you ever eaten a tartuffel? Or an apple of paradise? Most certainly! Because these two crops are the potato and the tomato, both initially viewed with skepticism by immigrants…
Tim Slessor: “First Overland”: A Road Trip Forever – Culture
A book about white men who, in the 1950s, rushed out into the world quite blue-eyed and privileged – not ideal material at the moment, you could say. Especially when…
“Intermediate Istria and Croatia” by Georges Desrues – Travel
The tip comes a little late, now that spring is beginning: Georges Desrues recommends visiting Istria in winter several times. Because then the peninsula is not overcrowded and unfolds its…