Last weekend was once again all about sports and culture. However, the rather gloomy weather on Friday, which mostly presented itself in various shades of grey, did not exactly encourage us to go hiking or cycling. Still, we wanted to stretch our legs a little, so we decided to take a short walk around Lake Vienenburg — only 2.7 km,
There is always something going on at the weekends during the summer months. And that makes perfect sense: here in Germany, you should make the most of the warm season and get outside, because from October onwards, we will all be huddled around the heating again anyway. 🙂 This weekend, the town of Bad Harzburg invited everyone to its traditional
Last autumn, we discovered the Deister. The hike near Nienstedt had convinced us of the qualities of this 405-meter-high ridge in the Calenberg Uplands, along the northern edge of the Lower Saxon Hills near Hanover. On Komoot, I found an interesting hike that was supposed to combine nature and culture. It has the rather lovely name “Garden Art and Woodland
Nice weather again this weekend – it’s almost getting a bit boring 🙂 Joking aside, I’m back at my “country seat” in Lengde. A very good starting point to stretch our legs before dinner in the Harz. Today our path leads to a hiking parking lot near the Radau Waterfall, the hiking parking lot at Taternbruch. Our hike should take
These days I’m out on my mountain bike more and more often—with a little electric assistance. Strictly speaking, that goes against my usual philosophy, because I’ve always wanted to conquer every climb under my own power. So what changed? Well, after riding an e-MTB for the first time and absolutely flying up and down the hills, things were never quite
Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe had, until now, only been a place I passed through by train. After all, it’s an ICE high-speed rail stop. I’d always wanted to visit the palace and the mountain park, but I had no idea just how much there was to see. What surprised me most were the many beautiful hiking trails leading from the mountain park into
Last Friday saw two events coincide: the opening of the exhibition *Jamel Shabazz: New York Moves and Black Communities* and the Museum of Photography’s summer festival. Despite construction work directly in front of the two gatehouses on Helmstedter Straße, the turnout on this beautiful summer evening was impressive. The opening speeches were held in the southern gatehouse (the one on
They hold a strong fascination for many people: the so-called **lost places**. Abandoned sites, buildings, and other locations that exude a haunting charm and invite visitors to embark on a journey of discovery. Of course, a great deal of imagination is part of the experience, too—after all, these are places where you can truly let your imagination run wild. This
What could be better than escaping to the Harz Mountains for some relief from the summer heat? Of course, I know that in some areas this has become more difficult because of the loss of forest cover. But there are still plenty of beautiful spots where the leafy canopy provides shade from the blazing sun and offers a welcome sense
For years, Germany has been steadily losing industrial jobs. Between 2019 and 2025 alone, approximately 520,000 industrial jobs disappeared. In his study *”China’s Contribution to De-industrialization – A Rough Estimate,”* Jürgen Matthes, Head of the International Economic Policy, Financial and Real Estate Markets Cluster at the German Economic Institute (Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft), examines the extent to which China’s economic