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Pridnestrowje
2025 Contrary to my usual practice, I booked a day trip to Pridnestrovye. You're probably more familiar with the region as Transnistria. But our charming tour guide informed us that the name Transnistria is banned in Pridnestrovye because it's associated with atrocities committed by the Romanian occupying forces during World War II. Using it is a criminal offense. Goodbye Lenin Pridnestrovye, a state within a state, which admittedly no country in the world has recognized. It
Bernd
Jan 24 min read


Chișinău/Moldova
Moldova lies in close proximity to the conflict zone in Eastern Europe. Both Moscow and Brussels are competing for influence over the country – albeit in different ways. Wherever the political will-o'-the-wisps may come from, life always strives for freedom. No fence, no wall can stop them. While the European Union focuses on cooperation, Russia exerts considerable influence in the breakaway region of Pridnestrovye , known to us as Transnistria , and supports the separatist g
Bernd
Nov 12, 20258 min read


Cowl, Blob, Devil and the Music
2025 Eisenach today has about 40 thousand inhabitants – the city that not only hosted Martin Luther, but where Johann Sebastian Bach was also born. Eisenach, the large Thuringian district town, lies north of the Thuringian Forest. The city impresses with its picturesque and historic old town. She is surrounded by forests with extensive hiking and mountain bike trails. The nearby Hainich Nature Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The famous Wartburg was built in Eisenach dur
Bernd
Oct 1, 20255 min read


In the streets of Berlin
Instructions for use You have to say goodbye to some of your life's dreams. Otherwise, they will destroy you. I've been traveling to the...
Bernd
Aug 2, 202512 min read


The dead man from Breuberg Castle
My rating: ***** It is Pearl who forces me to visit the castle. When she says: "You look at the whole world, but know almost nothing...
Bernd
Aug 19, 20244 min read


Vienna from the back
This trip is part of a longer tour: It starts in May 2024 in Vienna/Austria , takes me to Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia , then to...
Bernd
Jul 17, 20247 min read


Dracula Lives 9: Long Live Life
What a blessing: I was among people again, just normal, everyday people! We are told that the food is still taking time. To make the most...
Bernd
Feb 29, 20242 min read


Dracula Lives 8: Conversation with Immortality
While it was extremely cold just a moment ago, the room I am now entering seemed much too warm. Maybe they should have just ventilated...
Bernd
Feb 29, 20248 min read


Dracula Lives 7: Vampires don't kiss!
The same metal bucket keeps appearing: a hybrid creature between a knight and a red-eyed undead pushes me away from the group. It's...
Bernd
Feb 19, 20244 min read


Dracula Lives 6: Boian, Rendezvous with Death
The people live in poor conditions in the middle of this picturesque landscape. There is no industry here, no tourism, nothing that...
Bernd
Feb 1, 20243 min read


Dracula lebt 4: die Burg Gottes
The youth. This time is crucial, groundbreaking. The age. This time is crucial, groundbreaking. In between lies irrelevance. We are on...
Bernd
Jan 17, 20243 min read


Dracula Lives 5: The Train of the Soulless
I am standing in the middle of the Muntii Maramuresului Natural Park, in the Malamuros region. From Viseu de Sus we take the Soulless...
Bernd
Jan 17, 20242 min read


Dracula Lives 3: Find Me
Except for one, none of the group had left the hotel the previous night. Apparently he just wanted to look around, maybe grab a beer or...
Bernd
Dec 30, 20233 min read


Dracula lives 2: Code RG 1
To get a first impression, I travel to the destination of the Red Fruit Jelly mission a day earlier (That's not scary! How should I...
Bernd
Dec 11, 20234 min read


Dracula lives 1: the mission
But the real problem is even more troubling... October 2023 The newly established Sub-Ministry for Occultism, or UfO for short, must have...
Bernd
Dec 8, 20232 min read
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