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Discovering the Capital of the North

Tromsö is the largest city in Northern Norway. 77.000 people live here depending on the season either in bright daylight around the clock or on a seemingly never-ending night. Tromsö is an important center for the discovery of the Arctic regions and a popular destination for hunters of the northern lights. Also, it happens to be home to the most northern brewery in the world – Mack Beer.

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São Miguel

The island of São Miguel is part of the Azores archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. In contrast to other islands situated west of Europe, like Madeira or the Canary Islands, the Azores are not tropical but look much more like Ireland. Cows and green grass everywhere! I had a chance to visit this beautiful piece of land back in early April and already posted some pictures in June. But there are more of them on my drive; some of them show off the beauty of the island quite well – so I thought I would give all of us (well, all of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere) a break from grim winter and put these on the internet. I wish you all a good Sylvester party and a happy New Year! See you again in January.

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Nature of Latvia

Last summer I had the privilege to spend some weeks in Latvia again. The country is situated in the center of the Baltics in Northeastern Europe. The population is concentrated mainly in the capital, Riga, and in other larger cities, while the countryside still maintains a lot of charm and beauty which is already gone elsewhere in Europe. Some impressions.

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