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Precious Freedom. Voices from Taiwan (Issue II+III/2023)
Kuwait City locals flood the desert landscape to fly kites of all shapes and sizes on their national day.
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Our author reports on a dangerous and high-adrenalin stunt show that he has been following since he was a child.
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Ten meters under the sea off the Italian coast, futuristic greenhouses are a prototype growing food in an uncertain future.
moreAre we running out of water? (Issue III/2022)
The mud volcano in Pakistan's Hingol National Park is considered sacred by many Hindus.
moreBlack and white thinking (Issue II/2022)
The Mata brothers' hamburger stand is buzzing during Domingo Rociero, one of the holidays of the annual Feria in July in La Línea de la Concepción.
moreUnder the Earth (Issue I/2022)
Crosses of devotion stand as a symbol of Lithuanian resistance – but are far from a cemetery.
moreMake it yourself (Issue IV/2021)
About the weddings of the Qashqai nomads in the Fars province.
moreThe new Poland (Issue III/2021)
About the Kasada ritual on the Indonesian island of Java
moreThe hunters and the hunted (Issue II/2021)
About the deeply rooted tradition of nature conservation among the Bishnoi in the middle of the Indian desert.
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Young people in Cape Verde are crazy about football.
moreThe better America (Issue IV/2020)
A touch of Venice in the Turkish capital.
moreThe better America (Issue IV/2020)
A touch of Venice in the Turkish capital.
moreA story goes around the world (Issue III/2020)
Hiking is a popular recreational sports in China's special administrative region.
moreTalking about a revolution (Issue II/2020)
The small village on the island in the North Atlantic can only be reached via a single road and hiking trails.
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In Georgia, bathing is more than a mere exercise in cleansing: it is also a social event
moreSomeone else's paradise (Issue IV/2019)
São Paulo has a new cultural and leisure centre: the Sesc 24 de Maio. Most surprising about the building is its swimming pool, which covers most of its roof. It...
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When I first travelled to Lake Urmia in the northwest of Iran, I was shocked: Where only a few years ago children from the surrounding area learned to swim, today lies a salt desert.
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Those who get lost in the east of the old town of Marrakesh will find themselves in the quarter of the tanners. As a visitor to the city, you feel safe, but the offers for a guided tour or an invitation to a leather goods store become increasingly aggressive.
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Seen from the northwest coast of Spain, the Illa de San Simón looks like the graceful guardian of the bay of Vigo.
morePoorest nation, richest nation (Issue III+IV/2018)
Look out to sea from the Thames Estuary in the south-east of Britain on a fine day, and you can see small dots in the distance. They look like the anchors of giant ships.
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Any wooden bridge would quickly rot in the damp north Indian jungle. That's why, for hundreds of years, locals have simply grown bridges out of the trees.
moreEarth, how are you doing? (Issue I/2018)
An oasis couldn't be more beautiful, with a moon-shaped lake and surrounded by “singing” dunes.
moreUne Grande Nation (Issue IV/2017)
Whenever I bring tourists to the rock-hewn churches near the Ethiopian city of Lalibela, they are usually left breathless the first time they see them.
moreRaum für Experimente (Ausgabe III/2017)
A special bathing spot: Today people dive and swim in a forearm quarry where once prisoners toiled.
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Back in the 1970s a James Bond movie was filmed in the Phan Nga Bay but today children kick a ball around, right in the middle of the water.
moreIch und alle anderen (Ausgabe IV/2016)
A mosque beckons believers to the far north of Canada
moreDas neue Italien (Ausgabe III/2016)
Massive artificial trees lure tourists and locals to a park with exotic plants
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Reaching six stories under the ground, the state-of-the-art temple only opens its doors to the most powerful people in China
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A moment of silence: A student prays in the building designed by Oscar Niemeyer
moreIch und die Technik (Ausgabe IV/2015)
One station along the popular tourist route in western Norway offers a sweeping view across the Norddal
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Elements of Mayan culture are infused into the architecture of the Guatemalan National Theatre
moreWir haben Zeit. Ein Heft über Langsamkeit (Ausgabe II/2015)
Traces of the settlement of Erbil in present-day Iraq date back to the year 6000 BC. The citadel of the city was a tourist magnet - until 2014 when the Islamic state invaded Erbil
moreHigh. Ein Heft über Eliten (Ausgabe I/2015)
Excavation site, burial ground and nesting site: A glimpse into the Niah Caves on the island of Borneo
moreIraner erzählen von Iran (Ausgabe III/2014)
Learning lessons on the open seas: In the Makoko slum in the Nigerian capital Lagos around 100 children attend a floating school.
moreInseln. Von Albträumen und Sehnsüchten (Ausgabe II/2014)
The million-strong city of Wuhan is known as the logistics hub of central China. Since 2009, the city has one of the biggest train stations in the country.
moreBeweg dich. Ein Heft über Sport (Ausgabe I/2014)
With its mixture of elements of Christian orthodox and Muslim architecture, the Kazan Kremlin has been a UNESCO world heritage site since the start of the millennium
moreInnenleben. Ein Heft über Gefühle (Ausgabe III/2013)
I have been flying paragliders for almost 20 years, professionally and just for fun.
moreWas machst du? Wie Menschen weltweit arbeiten (Ausgabe II/2013)
Then cinema, now car park: Since 1977 people living in Detroit watch films at the Michigan Theatre, but go there to park their cars.
moreBrasilien: alles drin (Ausgabe I/2013)
When I enter a fortified church, I am always overcome with a certain reverence.
moreVom Sterben. Ein Heft über Leben und Tod (Ausgabe IV/2012)
Far away from the capital Ulaanbaatar, former Mongolian nomads are digging for gold. Photographer Timothy Fadeck zoomed in on their camps.
moreAm Mittelmeer. Menschen auf neuen Wegen (Ausgabe III/2012)
"El Castillo" ("the castle"), the famous Kukulkan pyramid of the ruins of Chichén Itzá, I saw for the first time a few days after I decided not to be young anymore.
moreIm Dorf. Auf der Suche nach einem besseren Leben (Ausgabe II/2012)
In the Iranian city Isfahan the "image of the world" can be found, framed by the Royal Palace, big mosques and a bazaar.
moreGeht doch! Ein Männerheft (Ausgabe I/2012)
A few months ago I fulfilled a long-standing wish and traveled to Israel.
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For tourists Momotombo volcano is one of the most famous attractions in Nicaragua. The writer Gioconda Belli has a very personal story to tell about it.
moreFreie Zeit. Was Menschen tun, wenn sie nichts zu tun haben (Ausgabe IV/2009)
It is not the nuclear power plant on the outskirts of Doel that is the biggest threat to the small town, but the nearby port of Antwerp.
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