The whole day was rainy, so my guide - Olaf Gollnow – could only show me the distinctive sights of Berlin from the car. On the other hand, I could see a world city in a relaxed way, and process historical milestones in German...

After travelling from Erfurt to Berlin, I checked in to the Hotel Q!. Hotel Q!, in modern design (GRAFT) is to be found on the Kurfürstendamm (known as the “Ku'damm”) and is unremarkable from the outside, so I would probably...

Yesterday I set off for Berlin, and made a short stop in Erfurt. After spending the night in the Best Western Hotel, I gave myself the treat of a little walk through Erfurt before travelling on to Berlin. Sadly the Erfurter Dom...

Retired German General Klaus Naumann has made a very interesting statement a couple of days ago. I don’t think there is any more to say on this subject, and one should simply enjoy his central message.

Quote from retired General...

During my work over the last 4 years or so, a few pictures of me have been made. Looking at the expression on my face, I’m not surprised when the animals run off at once, or look perplexedly into the camera.

Jens with Seacam...

After my stay in Porto, today I continued to Braga and Guimarães. Braga proudly claims to be Portugal’s religious capital. But at the same time, there are so many students living here that it calls itself Europe’s youngest town...

After my time in the Azores, I am now visiting Porto and enjoying the last days of summer this year. The city in the north west of Portugal lies on the banks of the Douro near the Atlantic, and has around 350,000 inhabitants....

The last day at sea began very quietly – hardly any contact with animals. In early afternoon then small swarms of fish (probably mackerel) and loud bird calls in the vicinity. It did not take long for the first dolphins to swim...

After the eventful day yesterday, today it continued with schools of Atlantic spotted dolphins and bottlenose dolphins. The animals were in a very playful mood. I had a nice experience when my snorkel fell into the water and a...

In the last weeks there have seldom been sperm whales to be seen before Pico, but this morning the Vigía da Queimada sighted some. It did not take long before we saw our first sperm whale. It was a mother whale with her child. I...