Category Archives: Travel

Giant Paella Piriapolis

Every year, early to mid of December, the Uruguayan tourist season (temporada) is opened in Piriapolis with a „Giant Paella“ festival. The 2020 season was opened on the 18th of December 2019, our 52nd marriage anniversary. The giant paella, a … Weiterlesen →

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Vegetable Ivory

     Finest Tagua Nut art. For many years we lived in Panama, there we came of course across the indigenous local artists. Just visiting one of the many souvenir markets or events could bring you in personal contact with … Weiterlesen →

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Collecting – Luggage Labels Uruguay 2

Hotel El Mirador, Colonia. Jose Sande, current Director of Hotel El Mirador, was born into a very humble family in La Piedra, a tiny village in Galicia, Spain. He was called Pepe. „Pepe“ was never an ordinary child, and his … Weiterlesen →

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Collecting – Luggage Labels Uruguay 1

LUGGAGE LABELS HAVE AN INTRICATE LANGUAGE. I wish they could also speak, as the story’s they could tell would be of far greater essence than what we see through them or what we can learn from researching hotel history. Some … Weiterlesen →

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Germany – Worth a Visit

Sitting at home during the Easter weekend because of the Corona Virus Quarantine, just like you, I thought why can’t we take the time to travel together through my beautiful home country Germany. Just a few explanations and some nice … Weiterlesen →

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The Marree Man – Update

The Marree Man Posted on November 18, 2016 The Marree Man As you can see above, in November 2016 I wrote an article about the „Marree Man“. Have a look yourself. Meantime, just about a week ago, the Marree Man … Weiterlesen →

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

World’s first printed Christmas card on display. When I saw this headline, my history interest was awakened. I read about this card on display and went deeper into her story, history and background. The few information’s I found I like … Weiterlesen →

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Argentina BBQ Stays Cold

In addition to my earlier post about the „Uruguayan Beef Problem“ I like to give you some information about our neighbor country Argentina, because both have a similar beef and national dish culture. And – they are in Beef-Trouble as … Weiterlesen →

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Must See – Ulm 2

  Ulm on the Danube. To my opinion Ulm is a completely underestimated city. Lets start with some statistics: Ulm has the crookedest house (as listed in Guinness World Records, see part Fischer’s Quarters) and one of the narrowest (4.5m … Weiterlesen →

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Must See – Ulm 1

This „Must See“ building is widely unknown throughout the international tourist world. That’s why I like to draw your eye on that extreme interesting architecture. Of course one can go through the internet and find ample information about the Münster … Weiterlesen →

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