Zugspitze.
Among my most enjoyable day-long excursions is a trip from Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Zugspitze, during a winter city break to the Bavarian capital in 2015. Good weather or, at the very least, good visibility, is a necessity for ascending to Germany’s highest peak, which offers spectacular views of over 400 mountain peaks across […]
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KZ Gedenkstätte.
In my own opinion, there’s no better way in which to learn about historical events than to go travelling. Every place in the world has some historical story attached to it, and to learn from books and/or through various media productions for me doesn’t quite give the same degree of reality, nor stimulate quite as […]
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Mallyan Spout.
Situated a 220ft descent from the roundabout next to Goathland parish church, marking one of two main routes into the North Yorkshire village, is the Mallyan Spout waterfall. With the water rising from springs in the moors above the Mallyan Spout, the existence of an actual waterfall cannot always be guaranteed, particularly following a spell […]
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Wiener Rathaus.
In a city packed with grand architecture, it takes a special building to stand out above the rest – and Vienna’s City Hall is one building that manages to do just that. Quite literally in fact, given than Wiener Rathaus reaches a height of just over 100 metres. It might even have been taller still, […]
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