Europe Souvenir For San Marino, postage stamps are little diplomats No other country in the world has understood like San Marino how to rehabilitate its treasury solely by selling stamps and coins. The collector’s items from the dwarf state are in great demand in philatelic circles. Status: 6:57 a.m. | Reading time: 3 minutes By … Read more
opinion Wellness scare Sleepless in the Harz Mountains A hotel in the Harz Mountains with a “feel-good package” seemed to our author the ideal way to end the year. Since the bar was closed, he retired to the room early – and realized that sleeping is not an essential part of a wellness holiday. Stand: … Read more
GLocal languages are not only magical for children. If the Saterlanders don’t want to be understood, they simply speak Sater Frisian. According to a study by the University of Göttingen, hardly more than 2000 of the 13,600 inhabitants speak this language. And the Saterlanders simply create new words for themselves: “Sküüldouk” for example. Which translates … Read more
Kum someone is as alone as someone who is injured and waiting for rescue in the mountains. This does not always succeed – but the rescuers from the mountain rescue service do their utmost and go up when others cannot come down from the mountain. “Every mountain rescuer has a story with him that he … Read more