Exploring the Mighty Mississippi: A Journey through History, Music, and Culture

2023-09-27 09:18:17 Deep in the southern United States, on the outskirts of the small town of Clarksdale, John Ruskey climbs into a canoe and paddles out onto the “father of all rivers,” as they say here. To that murky stream to which America owes so much: power, wealth, world literature, the blues. The water helped … Read more

Exploring Yellowstone and Beyond: Tips for Camping in the USA Without Reservations

2023-08-31 13:29:45 Yellowstone, one of North America’s oldest and largest national parks, features a dozen campgrounds the Dream destination for campers. But even there it is difficult to spontaneously get a parking space, because the number of facilities requiring reservations in the USA is growing from year to year. Christopher Many, who has been traveling … Read more

Hawaii: surfer and photographer Clark Little in search of the monster wave

Simagine yourself wading in the shallow waters at Waimea Bay in Hawaii: a meter-high wall of water builds up in front of you, swells more menacingly until it tips over and bursts onto the beach as a hollow tunnel with full force. And you in the middle. A nightmare. This is the shorebreak, extremely dangerous. … Read more

Maryland, USA: Camping on the Island of the Swimming Wild Horses

The State of Maryland Whe travels through Maryland by car, often gets stuck in traffic. In any case, if you are in the center of the east coast state, which is very jagged on the map. Between Baltimore and the many dormitory towns for tens of thousands of commuters to neighboring Washington DC, it feels … Read more

Virginia in the USA: People in Mount Vernon didn’t want anything to do with slaves

Bhen the weather is good, the place is a pure idyll: the estate of George Washington, the first President of the United States, lies as if painted on the nearby Potomac River. All around are old oak trees, rolling hills, flower beds and orchards. Groups of visitors stroll along the finely raked sandy paths, school … Read more

Souvenir from Hawaii: This hula chain is an honor

long distance travel Hawaii What you should know about the hula chain Anyone who lands on the Hawaiian archipelago is usually greeted with a necklace of flowers or feathers hanging around their neck. It symbolizes honor, friendship and peace. Vacationers should follow a few rules. Status: 08:27 a.m | Reading time: 4 minutes By Catherine … Read more

USA: Around 50 tornadoes sweep across Kansas each year

Flaches, wide country, as far as the eye can see: only occasionally one sees a railway line, a windmill or a granary of the farms. A sea of ​​wheat fields, sunflowers and grass. Kansas is located in the geographical heart of the United States on the Great Plains, synonymous with vast expanses of pasture, agriculture … Read more

Holiday in Thailand: Flight to Koh Samui or Pattaya in a Cessna

WITHu Thailand includes hundreds of paradise islands dotted with dream beaches, coral reefs and tropical jungles. However, smaller islands in particular are often poorly connected and can only be reached with difficulty using scheduled flights and then switching to ferries and boats. That is about to change: Thailand will have one more attraction. Seaplanes will … Read more