It wasn’t that long ago that Salt Lake City was the hippest travel destination of the year. The metropolis in the US state of Utah hosted the Winter Olympics and hosted the whole world. The Olympic flame may have been extinguished in the meantime, but the attraction that the city exerts on an international audience […]
The attractive southern metropolis of Atlanta, the capital of the US state Georgia, is the international gateway to the southern United States. The up-and-coming city combines the atmosphere from the classic “Denied by the wind” and the American Civil War with modern architecture and a lively scene. Dynamic, busy and full of good surprises: the […]
This is where the term “melting pot of nations” applies most closely, but on closer inspection you will find that this merging is more of a separation and isolation in ethnic groups. The colorful mix of peoples in New York City is a prerequisite and guarantee for the unique cultural life. For centuries, the city […]
First settlement When the first non-Native American settler, the Haitian of African descent Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, settled on the Chicago River in the 1770s, the area was inhabited by the Potawatomi. The name goes back to the Chicago Potowatomi term “Checagou” or “Checaguar”, which means “wild onion” or “skunk”. Back then, the area […]
The Kuranda Scenic Railway in Australia The railway line leads through the spectacular tropical landscape of the Barron Gorge National Park, through tunnels and over bridges and abrupt gorges. The train often passes so close to impressive waterfalls that spray sprays onto the train’s wagons. The Argo Gede railway line in Indonesia The three hours […]
Join Phoenix on a wonderful trip to the western United States. For two weeks we get to experience some of the USA’s most fascinating cities such as Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles. We also get the pleasure of marveling at the wonders of nature at Grand & Bryce Canyon and in Yosemite National […]