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Piton de la Fournaise, the last active volcano on Reunion Piton de la Fournaise

The Piton de la Fournaise is 2632 m high and was formed around 400,000 years ago on the south side of the Piton des Neiges.

Atomic bomb over Hiroshima The "Atomic Bomb Dome", the former Chamber of Industry and Commerce building from 1914

Visiting Hiroshima during one of our longer trips to Japan moved us deeply.

Atomic bomb over Nagasaki Memorial in Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki

The second atomic bomb dropped by the Americans over Japan was nicknamed Fat Man and when it was dropped on August 9, 1945 in Nagasaki, it killed 36,000 people immediately and countless later, who

Nagasaki after the World War Megane Bridge (Spectacle Bridge) over the Nakashima River (中島川) in Nagasaki

Originally an insignificant fishing village, Nagasaki experienced a sustained boom with the arrival of the Portuguese in the mid-16th century.

Megalithic culture on the Hümling The King's Tomb

Anyone who deals with Stone Age buildings may first think of England's world-famous stone circle called Stonehenge.

Route of Megalithic Culture in Emsland Megalithic tomb with dolmen

From Oldenburg to Osnabrück, the route of megalithic culture in Emsland runs around 330 kilometers to 33 well-preserved Neolithic burial sit

Volbers Hünensteine - 1956 und 2021 Karin and Jürgen 2021 and Lisa and Rudie 1956 in front of the Volbers Hünensteinen

If you travel to the large and long graves of the road of megalithic culture between Osnabrück and Oldenburg, there is a very special Early Stone Age construction near Hüven in Emsland: the

Megalithic culture in Carnac Stone rows of Carnac

In Carnac there are rows of stones (French/Alignments) of menhirs (Celtic/large stone), which consist mainly of granite rock from the Breton coast a

Obituary for our friend Max Max in Macedonia

Our good friend Max died on March 20th, 2022 in his adopted country of Macedonia. We received the news completely surprisingly and unexpectedly.

The stone rows of Lagatjar Sunset over the Lagatjar stone rows

The Lagatjar Stone Rows are located on the Crozon Peninsula in the Finistère department of Brittany in France near Camaret-sur-Mer.

Megalithic: The Poulnabrone Dolmen, the Hole of Sorrows The Poulnabrone Dolmen

The Poulnabrone Dolmen (English: the hole of worries) is one of the most famous megalithic complexes in Ireland and was built in the Neo

Megalithic: Callanish in the Outer Hebrides Callanish 1

Callanish, the largest megalithic rock formation in the British Isles, is in the Outer Hebrides on Lewis, Harris' sister island.

Megalithic: The Neolithic passage grave of Newgrange Newgrange

Newgrange (Irish: Sí an Bhrú) is the present name of a Neolithic passage grave on the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland.

Megalithic: The dolmens in Jejudo, an island off South Korea Dolmen in Jejudo

The burial of people in dolmens is not unique to Europeans. Similar constructions can be found around the world, built or used from the Early Stone Age to the Bronze Age.

Megalithic: dolmens in Gochang Province, South Korea Gochang Dolmen Museum

Dolmens can be found throughout Korea, and in Gochang Province, the Gochang Dolmen Museum is a place where you can

The Externsteine in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia The Externsteine are reflected in the Wiembecke pond

Located in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the southern part of the Lippe district, the Externsteine ​​have enchanted the people living here and also visitors for thousands of years an

Ales stenar is a ship setting in Ystad, Sweden Ale's Stones

Ales stenar (English "Ale's Stones") is a so-called stone ship near the town of Kåseber

Two lighthouses mark the ends of the island of Öland On the Klapperstein coast in the south of Öland

Öland is the second largest Swedish island and is located in the Baltic Sea.

Street artists VHILS in Portugal, Norway and Germany VHILS - Aveiro / Portugal /2012

The Portuguese Alexandro Farto creates impressive street art under the pseudonym VHILS.

Impressive street art by Pøbel in Vardø, Norway Streetart by Pøbel in Vardø

An impressive piece of street art by Norwegian Pøbel appeared in

The Swedish Tiveden National Park near the lake Unden Sunset at Unden lake near Gårdsjö (Örebro)

Hamgården Nature Resort is located right by Lake Unden near Gårdsjö (Örebro).