So, how is Guatemala like, you may ask. Well,… There are a lot of tourists. When I came from the Mexican border, I was the only foreigner in the bus. That was like in Mexico, where you could easily be the only tourist on a very long bus ride. However, when I finally reached Flores
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On the trails of TKKG and smuggler routes
At the end of the computer game TKKG and the Mayan treasure one needs to be very clever and lead to red balls through a kind of labyrinth so the temple doors will open. It reminds more of Pinball. But only like this the TKKG detectives can enter the Mayan ruins. However, in the end
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A Travel Back in Time
Einsam steht sie da auf ihrem Hügel. Die Kirche Sogn Gieri, in Gedenken an Sankt Georg. Er war es, der jenseits des Flussufers eines Überfalls entkam indem sein heiliges Pferd mit ihm über die Schlucht sprang. An genau die Stelle, an der heute seine Kirche steht. So sagt es die Legende. Die ersten Erwähnungen dieser
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Scotland
North Berwick is a small seaside town on the south shore of the Firth of Forth. It has nice sand bays and is therefore also refered to as the Scottish Biarritz. From the town one can see several islands, like the Craigleith, and Bass Rock; the latter is populated by a huge colony of birds
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Who are you?
For further information check out my tourist typology descriptions on Schweizerlei. Leptosome | Leptosom Pycnic | Pykniker Atheltic | Athletiker 24 x 32 cm; Schmincke watercolour and Pentel brush pen on Canson Montval paper.
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A Sunsetimpression
Vom Volksmund auch „La Seu“ genannt, gehört die Kathedrale heute mit zu den wichtigsten Werke der gotischen Baukunst. Der eigentliche Bau der Kathedrale begann im XIV Jahrhundert (1306), auch wenn der Grundstein schon um 1230 gelegt wurde. Der Bau zog sich über viele Jahre hinweg, weswegen die unterschiedlichsten Baustile in der Kathedrale ihre Spuren hinterlassen
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Sunshine
On Majorca the new year starts with sunshine. So why not going right to the beach on the first on January and take a nice sunbath. Cala Domingos at Calas de Mallorca. 21 x 12 cm, Faber Castell PITT Artist Pen and Schminke watercolour on kunst-papier.
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Benis Boden
Benis Boden is the home barbecuing area from Tamins. You can have a perfect barbecue there, well, if you get a space. On a nice Sunday there are more people on Benis Boden then in Tamins throughout the week. I seriously don’t know where they are hiding all the time. Anyway, today I observed two
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Lag da Cresta
The „Crestasee“ (Lake Cresta) is located between Flims and Trin. As the waters flow underground to feed the lake , the water gets constantly renewed so that one can always drink it! The lake is not reachable by car, there is always a little walk to accomplish. During summer time it is a popular swimming
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Davos schneit
Davos is a mountain village in the Swiss Alps and the highest city in Europe at 1.560 m. Since 1853 it is also known as a famous climatic spa, even Thomas Mann mentioned Davos in his novel „The Magic Mountain“. Davos is home to the Kirchner Museum, as E. L. Kirchner lived there between 1917
Ich schreibe und ich reise. Mal bin ich ganz weit weg, mal erkunde ich meine Stadt oder nur meinen Block, manchmal reise ich durch mein Zimmer. Dazu gibt es meistens Zeichnungen aus meinem Sketchbook. Auch mal Fotos. Und vielleicht bringe ich von der ein oder anderen Reise auch ein leckeres Rezept mit. Hier findest du all meine Erinnerungen. Schön, dass du vorbei schaust!