The first days on the ocean by the Azores island of Pico have gone very well for me, and I was able quickly to get back into my usual work routine ;-) No time lost to bad weather and late luggage!
I was able to photograph a...
After my trip to the Azores in April/May this year, I am flying back again today via Lisbon (the capital of Portugal) to the Azores island of Pico. I am looking forward to seeing the Espaço Talassa team in Lajes, the sea, the...
In the last few years the big airlines have come together in alliances, to cut costs and increase efficiency. There are only a few well-known airlines left which are not in an alliance. So I never understood the fusion of Air...
Norwegian Coastal Voyage Inc. (based in New York and Hurtigruten), has used photos of mine in their current catalogue for their Killer Whale Safari tour. I think the catalogue is good, the maps explaining the Norwegian coasts are...
The Sardine Run 2007 did not happen before my return to Germany. Maybe the big sardine swarms will still come before the end of July. Apart from one or two small swarms of sardines, hunted by a couple of common dolphins and Cape...
Today I am flying to the Wild Coast in South Africa, to the so-called Sardine Run. It will be my third Sardine Run, and, as always, I hope for huge swarms of sardines. The last two attempts were rather unsuccessful. As usual, we...
I have discovered a museum about ocean life in Stralsund. It shows the beauty of the underwater world in a unique church. There is a spectacular enormous skeleton of a fin whale, hanging over the visitors heads.
I am very...
I have moved from the Adlon Kempinski Hotel to The Mandala Hotel opposite the Sony Center on Potsdamer Platz. I prefer the whole atmosphere in the Mandala Hotel to that in the Adlon. The restaurant Facil and Qiu Lounge in the...
After a guided tour of the Wartburg, I carried on from Eisenach to Berlin. My hotel - Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin - was hard to reach, because of all the football fans at the Brandenburg Gate, celebrating the DFB Cup Final. I...
On my way to Berlin, I took a break today at Wartburg Castle near Eisenach. High up in the Wartburg one has a fantastic view over the city of Eisenach and the surrounding countryside. I am spending the night in a hotel on the...
