Category: BP Geographic Travel
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Back In The Medina
Back here with this view over the old medina of Fez and even a bit of the Sahara in the background. However, there were some surprises. The trees of the Jewish cemetery were partially cut to make it look neat, and I encountered a crazy cat in the apartment who…
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Into the Setting Sun
Departure into the setting sun at Weeze Airport, a small airport in northwestern Germany at the border to the Netherlands, with the destination Fes, Morocco
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Tropics of Central Europe
This could be somewhere in the tropics or a desert country, but in fact it is at a small airport in the deserted countryside of Germany. Weeze Airport is used almost exclusively by Ryanair who like to call it Düsseldorf Weeze although it is quite far away from the city…
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How To Reach Weeze Airport
Arrival in Weeze as part of a difficult journey to reach Weeze Airport. First it is necessary to take several trains to reach the town of Weeze and then the only option is a bus, but it is never clear what kind of bus. Often it is not a large…
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In a Motel
I stayed one night in a motel in the north of Almaty, not only for saving money but because I wanted to know how it is like to stay in a motel. It is very basic and unexpectedly there was no WiFi but it had a special character, and the…
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Socialist Atomic Era
Kyrgyzstan had been the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic from 1936 till 1991 and many remnants from that era remain, like this model of an atom in typical Soviet style
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Ray of Hope
Earth’s beauty can be seen very well from the windows seat of an airplane, and what can’t be seen are the problems caused by the egoism of some people or whole countries
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Max Way
Max Way is an Uzbek fast food restaurant chain. Since McDonald’s left Russia due to unfair sanctions by western countries Russia started its own fast food chain. Uzbekistan has done the same much earlier with Max Way. They are very much competitive, they have meals on their menu which western…
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Bishkek in Autumn
Continental climates like in Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia have the advantage of different seasons for some variety. Autumn is the transition from the hot summer to the cold winter. View from an apartment to the east of the city centre of Bishkek. In an apartment to the east of the…
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Kyrgyz Climate
The Asia Hotel is one of several hotels in Bishkek containing the name Asia, they are all recommendable and with a quite good value for money. Kyrgyzstan is actually located in Central Asia. Continental climates like in Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia have the advantage of different seasons for some variety.…
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Expo City
Back at the area that had been the Expo 2020 earlier that year. Now it is called Expo City and the biggest difference apart from some changes to the pavilions is the lack of people, during the last days of the Expo 2020 it had been very crowded here and…
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Jeddah Tower
The Jeddah Tower, previously known as Kingdom Tower, is a skyscraper currently under construction which will be tallest building in the world upon completion. It is planned to be the first one kilometre tall building. Construction started in 2013 but is on hold since 2018 so it is unknown when…
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