Featured images: Casablancan architecture (on globalsiteplans.com)
What a beautiful tool Flickr is! A few weeks ago Sarah Essbai approached me about using some of the Casablanca pictures I had uploaded to Flickr for a blog post she was working on. Of course I said yes. And now
Learning Germany, pt. 2: Recalling the terrors in Berlin
Two phases of history mainly define how Germans perceive themselves today: WWII and the separation of the country through the wall. There are a few museums and memorials in Berlin dedicated to those years. But I find two especially recommendable. Topography
Learning Germany, pt.1: An overview of German history
I've been German for 30-odd years and lived in Berlin most of them. Yet, the other week, when a dear friend visited my hometown for the first time, learned things about the city and German history that I hadn't been
Travelling Sudan, pt. 2: Defying expectations
Part 1 of my journey through Sudan left off with me getting all the paperwork done to be legally allowed to transit through the country. Meanwhile my travel companion has fallen ill - a combination of the heat, lack of sleep
You can’t come in here
Be careful what you wish for 
The lady had tattoos in her face which made me like her right away. But I loved her when she said: 'When do you want to go? I can only give you one month.'
Mixed Cairo pics
2012-07-21 to 25 - Cairo, Egypt, a set on Flickr. Here are a few mixed impressions of our week in Cairo. There is the Egyptian Museum, the shisha bars, the art deco architecture and of course the street art. Cairo is
Luxor West Bank pics
2012-07-18 - West Bank, Luxor, Egypt, a set on Flickr. The West bank in Luxor boasts some remarkable archaeological sights: the Necropolis of Theben with the Valleys of the Kings and of the Queens, and the Temple of Hatshepsut. Photographing in the
Random Zimbabwe pics
2012-03-28 to 04-14 - Zimbabwe, a set on Flickr.Those pictures happened in Harare and somewhere along the way.
DR Congo pics
2012-02-18 - DR Congo, a set on Flickr. We tried to get through the DRC as quickly as possible to get from Cabinda to Angola. The Congo river was a truly impressive sight.
Elmina Castle pics
2011-12-19 - Elmina Castle, Elmina, Ghana, a set on Flickr. There are lots of old forts used for slave trade along Ghana's cost. Many of them have been conserved as museums and memorials to those dark days.Elmina Castle has a long