Origins of the Panama Hat
Cuenca in southern Ecuador has a rich cultural heritage. It is here where the “Panama Hat’ originates from….
From High to Low: Andean Perspectives
Venezuela is a Carribean country but also has an Andean side on its western border to Colombia….
Today, 210 years ago at Coro
On August 1st 1806 a liberating expedition led by Franciso de Miranda landed at the port of La Vela de Coro. Francisco …
Island In The Sky
Island in the sky is a plateau which is 300 m elevated above the surroundings in Canyonlands National Park…
Sunset at Delicate Arch
Arches National Park in Utah has the world´s largest concentration of natural sandstone arches..
Full Moon at Monument Valley
Monument Valley at the northern border of Arizona to Utah is best known for the featured image. But the Navajo Tribal Park …
Entering the World of Orchids
In late February we visited an exhibition of the Venezuelan Fundation for the Cultivation of Orchids (FUNCOR). The best creations of the …
Early morning in Petare
If you search the web for Petare, Caracas, Venezuela, you will be confronted with a lot of negative labels: ” biggest slum …
Sumo – in a comedian way
During the yearly one day Sumo-Tournament at Yasukuni-Shrine in Tokyo there was a suprising performance.
Tokyo – First Sakura at Bokutei
The first cherry blossoms opened on the banks of the Sumida river this weekend.