Theme Week North Frisian Islands – Föhr

16 August 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Wyk - Frisian Museum © Daniel Ponten/cc-by-sa-2.0-de

Wyk – Frisian Museum © Daniel Ponten/cc-by-sa-2.0-de

Föhr is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Föhr is the second-largest North Sea island of Germany and a popular destination for tourists. A town and eleven distinct municipalities are located on the island. The climate is oceanic with moderate winters and relatively cool summers.   read more…

Theme Week North Frisian Islands – Amrum

15 August 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Norddorf Beach © Mathias Bigge/cc-by-sa-2.5

Norddorf Beach © Mathias Bigge/cc-by-sa-2.5

The island is made up of a sandy core of geestland and features an extended beach all along its west coast, facing the open North Sea. The east coast instead borders to mud flats and tidal creeks of the Wadden Sea. Sand dunes are a characteristical part of Amrum’s landscape, resulting in a vegetation that is largely made up of heath and shrubs. The island’s only forest was planted in 1948. Amrum is a refuge for many species of birds and a number of marine mammals like grey seal or harbour porpoise.   read more…

Theme Week North Frisian Islands – Pellworm

14 August 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

© nordseetourismus.de

© nordseetourismus.de

Pellworm is an island within the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park. Its area is 37 km², and its population is roughly 1,200. Together with several smaller islands, Pellworm forms the Amt Pellworm.   read more…

Theme Week North Frisian Islands – Nordstrand

13 August 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Typical North Frisian "Supermarket": Fish, fish sandwiches, ice, flowers (e.g. for mommy, girl friend, wife or all of them) and beverages © Dirk Ingo Franke/cc-by-sa-2.0-de

Typical North Frisian “Supermarket”: Fish, fish sandwiches, ice, flowers (e.g. for mommy, girl friend, wife or all of them) and beverages © Dirk Ingo Franke/cc-by-sa-2.0-de

Nordstrand is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Its area is 50 km², and its population is 2,300. Nordstrand has two municipalities, Nordstrand and smaller Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog, which are part of the Amt Nordsee-Treene.   read more…

Theme Week North Frisian Islands

12 August 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Bon voyage, Theme Weeks Reading Time:  5 minutes

North Frisian Islands © Schnargel/cc-by-sa-3.0

North Frisian Islands © Schnargel/cc-by-sa-3.0

The North Frisian Islands are a group of islands in the Wadden Sea, a part of the North Sea, off the western coast of Schleswig-Holstein. The German islands are in the traditional region of North Frisia and are part of the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park and the district of Nordfriesland. Occasionally Heligoland is also included in this group.   read more…

De Koog on the island of Texel

6 July 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

Public seal feeding at Ecomare © Traitor/cc-by-sa-3.0

Public seal feeding at Ecomare © Traitor/cc-by-sa-3.0

Den Koog is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Texel, and lies about 17 km north of Den Helder. It is the main centre of tourism on the island. The small village is surrounded with many hotels and campgrounds. The village is located on the North Sea coast of the island. Only two narrow lines of dunes separate the village from the beach.   read more…

The city of Aberdeen in Scotland

28 September 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

Belmont Street Farmers Market © Peter Ward

Belmont Street Farmers Market © Peter Ward

Aberdeen is Scotland’s third most populous city, one of Scotland’s 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom’s 29th most populous city, with an official population estimate of 220,420. Nicknames include the Granite City, the Grey City and the Silver City with the Golden Sands. During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen’s buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, which can sparkle like silver due to their high mica contents. The city has a long, sandy coastline. Since the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s, other nicknames have been the Oil Capital of Europe or the Energy Capital of Europe. The area around Aberdeen has been settled since at least 8,000 years ago, when prehistoric villages lay around the mouths of the rivers Dee and Don. Aberdeen received Royal Burgh status from King David I (1124–53), transforming the city economically. The city’s two universities, the University of Aberdeen, founded in 1495, and The Robert Gordon University, which was awarded university status in 1992, make Aberdeen the educational centre of the north-east. The traditional industries of fishing, paper-making, shipbuilding, and textiles have been overtaken by the oil industry and Aberdeen’s seaport. Aberdeen Heliport is one of the busiest commercial heliports in the world and the seaport is the largest in the north-east of Scotland. Aberdeen has won the Britain in Bloom competition a record-breaking ten times, and hosts the Aberdeen International Youth Festival, a major international event which attracts up to 1000 of the most talented young performing arts companies. It was named the 54th most liveable city in the World.   read more…

The Cinque Ports in Kent and Sussex

24 September 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

Cinque Ports map © Clem Rutter

Cinque Ports map © Clem Rutter

The Confederation of Cinque Ports (pronounced “sink” ports, not as the French “cinq”) is a historic series of coastal towns in Kent and Sussex. It was originally formed for military and trade purposes, but is now entirely ceremonial. It lies at the eastern end of the English Channel, where the crossing to the continent is narrowest. The name originates in Norman French, meaning “five ports”, which are: Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich.   read more…

The port city of Bremerhaven

27 April 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

© klimahaus-bremerhaven.de

© klimahaus-bremerhaven.de

Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham.   read more…

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