The South Seas is not a destination for Europeans. The trouble of traveling is basically only worthwhile if you have a few months to get around there. Thirty-eight hours of travel from door to door. Of that, twenty-four hours of pure flight time and fourteen hours waiting time at the airports of Berlin, Frankfurt, Singapore and Brisbane. This … Continue reading South Pacific Dream 2.0
We come to mind, with our money, our values and a less of time. We want pictures that serve our stereotypes. Images of a peaceful and healing world where Muslims and Christians are friends. People who accept their differences and learn from each other. But we know that reality is different. The Foreign Office writes: „We are … Continue reading 3.456 miles across Mauritania
Wir fallen ein, mit unserem Geld, unseren Wertvorstellungen und wenig Zeit. Wir wollen Bilder die unsere Klischees bedienen. Bilder einer friedlichen und heilen Welt, in der Moslems und Christen Freunde sind. Menschen die sich in ihrer Unterschiedlichkeit akzeptieren und voneinander lernen. Doch wir wissen dass die Realität eine andere ist. Das Auswärtige Amt schreibt: „Vor … Continue reading 3.456 Kilometer durch Mauretanien
We stayed at the Hotel Rossiya at Varvarka Street, in central Moscow, within sight of the Red Square. Up to its closure on 31 December 2005 and the subsequent demolition, it was the largest hotel in Europe. The building was designed by architect Dmitry Chechulin and opened on 15 January 1967th. The three-star hotel extended … Continue reading MOSCOW – BETWEEN COMMUNISM AND CAPITALISM