For more than 20 years Johanna von Hassell has lived in the city of Erfurt, in Thuringia, Germany. I chatted with Johanna on Erfurt’s Domplatz (Cathedral Square) while munching on a mustard-smothered bratwurst, a traditional Thuringian type of sausage whose heritage can be traced to the early 1400s.
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Susanne Hörr works at Friedenstein Castle in the city of Gotha in Thuringia, Germany.
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Terrorism, unfortunately, is a part of 21st century life. On 22 March 2016 three suicide bombs were detonated in Brussels, killing 32 victims and injuring more than 300 people.
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Edinburgh is a great place to explore over a weekend. Attractions such as the castle, Scottish National Gallery and Arthur’s Seat make it a destination that warrants returning to time and again.
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“Living legend” is too easily applied when describing sportspeople. Muhammad Ali is one of the few individuals on this planet who really do warrant such an epithet.
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Many international travellers will give you a blank look if you ask them to point out Breda on a map of the Netherlands.
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The third Saturday of January is celebrated as National Tulip Day in the Netherlands. Tulips tend to be associated with springtime rather than wintry mid-January, but National Tulip Day marks the official opening of the tulip season.
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What is there for foreign visitors to see and do in Belgrade? That’s a question I initially asked about a year ago, ahead of my first visit to the Serbian capital.
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Mahone Bay is an attractive small town on the scenic Lighthouse Route that skirts Nova Scotia’s South Shore.
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One of my personal highlights of 2015 was attending the Zagreb Tourfilm Festival, where I had the honour of being President of the Jury. The film festival was held in the Croatian capital from 21 to 24 September.
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