25 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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The Graian Alps (
Latin : Alpes Graiæ;
French : Alpes grées;
Italian : Alpi Graie) are a mountain range in the western part of the
Alps , and the name of an
Ancient Roman province .
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25 March 2026 | Author/Destination: Editorial / Redaktion | Category: Portrait
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Eric Arthur Blair was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the
pen name of
George Orwell . His work is characterised by lucid
prose ,
social criticism , opposition to all
totalitarianism (both
authoritarian communism and
fascism ), and support of
democratic socialism .
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24 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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The Maritime Alps (
French : Alpes Maritimes;
Italian : Alpi Marittime) are a
mountain range in the southwestern part of the
Alps . They form the border between the
French region of
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and the
Italian regions of
Piedmont and
Liguria . They are the southernmost part of the
Alps .
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24 March 2026 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General , Architecture , Greater Los Angeles Area , Opera Houses, Theaters, Libraries
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The Walt Disney Concert Hall at 111 South
Grand Avenue in
downtown Los Angeles , California, is the fourth hall of the
Los Angeles Music Center and was designed by
Frank Gehry . It was opened on October 23, 2003. Bounded by Hope Street,
Grand Avenue , and
1st and 2nd streets, it seats 2,265 people and serves, among other purposes, as the home of the
Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and the
Los Angeles Master Chorale . The hall is a compromise between a
vineyard-style seating configuration, like the
Berliner Philharmonie by
Hans Scharoun , and a classical shoebox design like the
Vienna Musikverein or the
Boston Symphony Hall .
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23 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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The French Alps are the portions of the
Alps mountain range that stand within
France , located in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions. While some of the ranges of the French Alps are entirely in France, others, such as the
Mont Blanc massif , are shared with
Switzerland and
Italy . At 4,808 metres (15,774 ft),
Mont Blanc , on the
France–Italy border , is the highest mountain in the Alps, and the
highest Western European mountain .
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23 March 2026 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Category: General , London
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South London is the southern part of
London , England, mostly south of the
River Thames . The region consists of the
boroughs , in whole or in part, of
Bexley ,
Bromley ,
Croydon ,
Greenwich ,
Kingston ,
Lambeth ,
Lewisham ,
Merton ,
Richmond ,
Southwark ,
Sutton and
Wandsworth . South London originally emerged from
Southwark , first recorded as
Suthriganaweorc , meaning ‘fort of the men of
Surrey ‘. From Southwark, London then extended further down into northern Surrey and western
Kent .
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22 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon appétit
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Saumagen (“
sow ‘s
stomach “) is a
German dish popular in the
Palatinate . The dish is similar to a
sausage in that it consists of a stuffed casing; however, the stomach itself is integral to the dish. The stomach is not as thin as a typical sausage casing (intestines or artificial casing) but rather is meat-like, being a strong muscular organ. When the dish is finished by being pan-fried or roasted in the oven, it becomes crisp.
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21 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Berlin , Opera Houses, Theaters, Libraries
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The Berliner Ensemble is a German theatre company established by actress
Helene Weigel and her husband, playwright
Bertolt Brecht , in January 1949 in
East Berlin . In the time after Brecht’s exile, the company first worked at
Wolfgang Langhoff ‘s
Deutsches Theater and in 1954 moved to the
Theater am Schiffbauerdamm , built in 1892, that was open for the 1928 premiere of
The Threepenny Opera (
Die Dreigroschenoper ).
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20 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Hotels
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The Pera Palace Hotel (
Turkish : Pera Palas Oteli) is a historic special category hotel and museum hotel located in the
Beyoğlu (Pera) district in
Istanbul , Turkey. It was built in 1892 for the purpose of hosting the passengers of the
Orient Express and was named after the place where it is located. It holds the title of “the oldest
European hotel in Turkey”.
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