Lagoa do Fogo – Where the World Falls Silent
Some landscapes speak loudly. This one does not. Lagoa do Fogo impresses not through spectacle, but through stillness. From above, the lake lies cradled…
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in 2027 I will do a 1year sabbatical traveling the world. Let's see what HIVE can contribute to that experience.
Rellingen – Eight Days of Eternity
Rellingen is a place of calm. No theatrical beauty, no tourist noise—just the quiet certainty that time is stored differently here. Walking through the…
Venice – Arcades Against December
In the grey-on-grey of a German winter, memory becomes a form of warmth. We remind ourselves of sun, of heat, of dolce vita. Italy is a place of…
Regensburg
Regensburg – When Rain Outshines the Riviera Dream (English) This time, Regensburg lives up to its name—drenched and dripping. People…
Erfurt – Where Two Faiths Rest Beneath the Cathedral Light
Erfurt meets me in the glow of the cathedral night. The Catholic cathedral rises above the city like a guardian from another age, its grand staircase a…
Berlin – Between Awe and Asphalt
My relationship with this city is complicated. Berlin challenges me every time—loud, brash, dirty, and yet so irresistibly alive. It’s not a city one…
Mainz – Between Majesty and Mainzelmännchen
Mainz greets me with grandeur—not the fleeting kind, but the heavy, stonebound majesty of centuries past. The cathedral looms like a monument to…
St. Peter-Ording – The Rainbow at the Edge of the Sea
Here, everything is wide. The sky stretches endlessly over dunes, and the wind clears the mind like a broom through thought. St. Peter-Ording is a…
Schwerin – A Promise in Passing
Sometimes, a city offers only a glimpse – a trace, a whisper, a “nearly.” That was Schwerin. The business trip left no room for discovery. I arrived…
Hohenstein – Where the Landscape Outshines the Grudge
The path to Hohenstein feels like a stage set. The Malerweg winds through sandstone gorges that look sculpted for a film—light falling in careful…