More than one time the CNN coverage of crises brought back memories of countries in which I traveled during the seventies, but would not like to go today. Currently it is news from Syria, which triggered this more personal article. Some of the information came from a old travel guide and a book of Julian Huxley (UNESCO Official) ...
Trip to Casablanca I was sent to Morocco in a rather haphazard way — “go there and fix the issues but without any support and pressure”. I have never been there, but why not. After filling a lot of company forms, since Morocco is mildly red flagged for business travel I clicked on some...
What happend 2011 – annus horribles Travel Report London Travel Report Casablanca
My trip to the Ancient Observatory Ancient Observatory, Beijing was known as the ‘Platform of Star Watching’ during the Ming Dynasty but later the name was changed to ‘Observatory’ during the Qing Dynasty. The name was further changed to ‘Central Observatory’ after the revolution of 1911. After its renovation in 1980, the Observatory has become...
What happend 2010 – a difficult year turned out well Travel Report Ski Trip Travel Report Beijing
What happend 2009 so far – lots of travel all over Europe Aniversary 9-9-1999 Paris
Vietnam Travel Vietnam Travel This Summer Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – Arrival We arrived at Tan Son Nhat airport and went to the center of city. Interesting traffic, there are no rules really. After freshen up, we visited the post office and Notre Dame Cathedral before enjoying a dinner at an...
What happend 2008 – lots of travel Travel Report Vietnam Vacation
What happend 2007 – coming back to Switzerland
What happend 2006 – coming back to the US for a long vacation Travel Report USA
What happend 2005 Moskau and Bavaria
What happend 2004 – moved back to Germany via Asia