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Born and grown up in the #Ulm area, I know the #da

Born and grown up in the #Ulm area, I know the #danube river as a nice and charming midsize river since I was a little child. When I visited places like #budapest or #belgrade I firstly recognised how meaningful and big this river is for Europe and many of its countries. After visiting the #irongates in #romania and #serbia, I have once again extended my knowledge of the #beauty and #realdimension of this #stunning and #majestic #flowofwater.
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#donau
#rumänien
#eisernestor
#fromabove
#ilovemydrone
#containerships
#neverstopexploring
#romaniaflashback

#thinkingback to our trip through #Romania, the to

#thinkingback to our trip through #Romania, the town of #Viscri I will surely #neverforget! ❤️🙌🏼 This #stunninglybeautiful village seems to have fallen asleep for a long time and gives a feeling about how the #romanian #countryside could have looked like in #oldertimes. While #wanderingaround, the whole #atmosphere is so #cozy and #peaceful that you instantly start to #relaxyourmind. Also, Viscri has the most beautiful #fortifiedchurch that I have seen in #transylvania so far - and it has really a lot of them over there!

If you don’t know where to go next: #traveltransylvania! 😊
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#fortifiedchurchesoftransylvania
#unescoworldheritage
#neverstopexploring
#ilovemydrone
#fromabove
#romaniaflashback
#flashback

#Exploring the #Carpathians during #April doesn‘

#Exploring the #Carpathians during #April doesn‘t really feel like #spring, it is still deep #winter over here. The #Moldoveanu - the #highestmountain of #Romania (pic no. 4) - is covered in #snow. That also means that due to avalanche danger, we experienced the #Transfăgărășan pass road closed down (pic no. 5), so we had to turn around and drive all the way back to #brasov.

However #brownbears are already around in the lower mountain areas of the #faragasmountains. We have encountered two #motherbears with their two juveniles close to the road during our #mountainsafari! 🐻
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#neverstopexploring
#wildnature
#fromabove
#ilovemydrone
#romania
#carpathianmountains
#karpaten
#rumänien
#braunbären
#bär
#braunbär

I just stumbled across these #dronepictures from #

I just stumbled across these #dronepictures from #2019, when we were visiting the Russian part of the #coronianspit near #Kaliningrad. Hard to believe what happened since that time and hard to imagine when will be the next time to travel #Russia.
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#2019flashback
#ilovemydrone
#fromabove
#neverstopexploring
#stopwar

My first #impressions of #Romania included some #m

My first #impressions of #Romania included some #magicalatmosphere, #naturallandscapes, #richculture and #welcomingpeople. We explored the rather remote region of #maramures, which is famous for its #woodart, #woodenchurches and #monasteries.

The first colourful picture shows the #cheerfulcemetery - a place that somewhat reminded me of the #hillofcrosses in #Lithuania.

When we travelled to #syria in the year of #2011 w

When we travelled to #syria in the year of #2011 we surely knew that this journey would become a very #unique one for us. In the end, we turned out to be among the #lasttourists visiting the country before it completely fell apart due to the #civilwar. However I didn’t expect a #pandemictime like we experience it today to happen. Today, it all travel memories appear even more precious than before, because #travelling was a different thing before the #Covid pandemic. This is why I digged into the #pictures of this very special trip more than #tenyearsago. And so I would like to share these #memories of places like #Damascus, #Aleppo, #Palmyra and even #Duraeuropos with the beautiful view upon the #euphratesriver with you. Some of the buildings and ancient sights on the pictures don’t even exist anymore today. Have a look at my website www.grathi.de if you’re interested in details.
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#neverstopexploring
#travellove
#2011flashback
#beforecovid19

#goodbye from #curacao with a #portrait of one of

#goodbye from #curacao with a #portrait of one of the most common #raptors on the #island: the #warawara which is hunting for reptiles and smaller animals, preferably on the ground. You meet this bird almost everywhere on the island, quite some times even on the road where it is about to „clean up“ the #roadkills.
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#birding
#birdwatching
#schopfkarakara
#exploremore
#telephotography

Alright, now it’s getting really #colorful! #wil

Alright, now it’s getting really #colorful! #willemstad not only is one of the most colourful #capitalcities I have seen so far. It is also very open minded in terms of different #cultures and even sexual orientations. All houses are painted in different #colors since 150 years already which makes the city almost as colourful as the #coralreefs of #curacao. Together with the #dutch #colonialarchitecture it makes it so unique that the #historic #citycentre is nowadays part of the #unescoworldheritage.
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#neverstopexploring
#caribbean
#fromabove
#ilovemydrone
#dutchcaribbean
#lifeisfullofcolors
#🌈

Some #historylesson today! #curacao has quite a da

Some #historylesson today! #curacao has quite a dark #past referring to its #colonialtimes. What nowadays looks like a #ghosthouse and enthrones over the sea was once a very sad place (picture no. 1): the #quarantainehouse of Curaçao where all African slaves that arrived here after 10 weeks of travelling on the sea had to stay for a certain time. 300 years ago #slavetrade was the main business on Curaçao.

On picture no. 2 you can see #fortbeekenburg which is still one of the biggest and best preserved forts in the #caribbean. To protect Curaçao as an important location for trading slaves but even more important to hide and repair fleets of war ships, this fort was built 1703 overlooking the entrance to the #spaansewater. On the same picture you can see how Spaansewater is used today: it is an extremely luxury neighbourhood where celebrities own their beach houses including their private yacht berth.
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#exploremore
#ilovemydrone
#fromabove
#afrocuraçaoan
#history
#dutchcaribbean

#rainyseason in the #dutchcaribbean can mean one d

#rainyseason in the #dutchcaribbean can mean one day with a lot of rain which then doesn’t seep into the ground that is to dry to take up the water. We experienced this during our #outback trip on #curacao - #stuckinthemiddleofnowhere 🤷🏼‍♂️

It’s amazing how many #differentfaces this #island has! 🙂
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#neverstopexploring
#ilovemydrone
#djispark

Today I #spotted many animals the first time in #w

Today I #spotted many animals the first time in #wildlife on #curacao. One of them were #flamingos - what an amazing feeling to watch these very special birds in their #natural habitat! Hopefully I can share more impressions with you during the next days. It feels so nice to get into travelling again after all these Covid months.

#travellingislife #lifeisajourney #neverstopexploring #telephotography

Greetings from #beautiful #Amalfi in #Italy. This

Greetings from #beautiful #Amalfi in #Italy. This #coast is a real #diamond #nature and #culture. And during #covidtimes it is just calm and relaxed - what a #dream! 🙂
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#endlichwiederraus
#covidfeelslikejail
#pizzapastacozze

Our #moon. It just looks #magic when he rises and

Our #moon. It just looks #magic when he rises and appears close to the #horizon. Staring at him and taking pictures of him is just a fantastic way of spending time. I have taken the first pictures of the moon with my #telelens almost 15 years ago. This one I took a week ago when the moon was just about to rise and it looked gigantic! :-)

#wonderful #sunrise #abovetheroofs in #illertown #

#wonderful #sunrise #abovetheroofs in #illertown #senden #ay
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#lifeisgreat
#homesweethome
#coronatime
#homeofficelife

#Believeitornot: I recently #spotted this #elve in

#Believeitornot: I recently #spotted this #elve in a #forest close by. Never before I have #witnessed an elve living in a forest. After all the #fairytales one tells about them it was however not too hard to recognise this #tinybeauty.

I wish that all of you may be so lucky to find your own elves in forests that you #lovetoexplore! Sometimes you just need to #getcloser! 🔎 👀 🍀 Have a wonderful 2021 everyone! 🤗

Yesterday I watched the #afghanistan #documentary

Yesterday I watched the #afghanistan #documentary of @samuel.haede which was really impressing, showing this country from a very different perspective. The pictures he shows from the Afghan #highlands in #centralasia made me think of my trip to #xinjiang again and I just digged out a couple of pictures for you. I begin to really #misstraveling these days. #china is such a #blast to travel! This trip was maybe the best in my life and all experiences we made were so unique that even today it feels like a different world when I remember back this trip in #2013.
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#flashback
#coronatime
#neverstopexploring
#uiguren
#westchina
#endoftheworld
#roofofchina

This place is really #magic! 😍 When I explored

This place is really #magic! 😍 When I explored #silesia this #summer, I passed by this gigantic #monestary of #lubiąż close to #wroclaw in #poland. It is the second biggest monestary in whole #europe after #escorial in #Spain.

Since 1810 all monks have finally left this site but it has a dynamic and #tragic history ever since. This place has touched my soul more than most other touristic places I have seen in Poland and it is my personal #numberone #recommendation if you want to explore a #lostplace with lots of #history in Poland.
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#exploremore
#fromabove
#ilovemydrone
#neverstopexploring
#klosterleubus
#leubus
#schlesien
#polen
#travelpoland

Impressions of beautiful #wroclaw in #silesia, #po

Impressions of beautiful #wroclaw in #silesia, #poland. This city #flourishes! 💐 😊 When I came here last time almost 9 years ago the #city didn’t feel as wealthy and relaxed as it does today. The whole #waterfront is renewed and one can enjoy the views on the #riveroder in one of the many beach bars. Also #fromabove this development is noticeable (see the first picture of the #wroclawcathedral and the nicely renovated #buildings all around). In the second picture you can see the #unescoworldheritage #centennialhall which is integrated in a nice park with #fountains and #nature all around.
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#visitpoland
#exploremore
#neverstopexploring
#breslau
#wroclau
#breslaw
#schlesien
#familyroots
#cityfullofhistory
#ilovemydrone
#jahrhunderthalle
#breslauerdom
#dominsel
#breslauerdominsel

This #castle reminded me of #Scotland and it #scot

This #castle reminded me of #Scotland and it #scottishcastles somehow. But even though the #landscape is similar to the north, the castle is located in the south of #poland, close to the border to #slovakia. And I was lucky to bring my #djispark and have a look at the #scenery #fromabove 🚁 😊
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#visitpoland
#neverstopexploring
#exploremore
#ilovemydrone

The #German #Wartburg #fromabove - what a #majesti

The #German #Wartburg #fromabove - what a #majestic #building packed with #history in such a #beautiful #landscape.
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#neverstopexploring
#ilovemydrone
#ilostmyheartintheeast
#partsofmeareossi
#weddingmoments

Did you see #blueeyes like this before? We stumble

Did you see #blueeyes like this before? We stumbled across this #stunning #puppy during our #trip to #Georgia in #2016. I accidentally opened this picture right now and wanted to share this #innocent face with you 🙂
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#throughback
#neverstopexploring
#caged
#trapped
#dogs
#imadogperson

#graureiher in #berlin #spandau - #naturinderstadt

#graureiher in #berlin #spandau - #naturinderstadt 😊 Eine Rundfahrt auf der #havel und der #Spree ist wie ein Besuch im natürlichen #Zoo 😍
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#berlinspandau
#neverstopexploring
#boating
#bootstour
#birding
#birdwatching

#picoftheday in #Brandenburg auf der #Havel. #urla

#picoftheday in #Brandenburg auf der #Havel. #urlaubindeutschland, #stayhome und so 🙂 Man glaubt es kaum, was dieses schöne #havelland alles zu bieten hat. Aus meiner Sicht ein absoluter #Geheimtipp!
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#neverstopexploring
#travelgermany
#naturelovers
#boating
#havellandschaft
#ducks
#worldofducks

Look at those different #colors! #passau is the #c

Look at those different #colors! #passau is the #city where the #threerivers #donau, #inn and #ilz become one (Donau) and each #river comes with a unique color.
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#neverstopexploring
#beautifulgermany
#bavaria
#homesweethome
#urlaubdaheim
#coronatimes

#beautifulday around #steinhausen. Riding through

#beautifulday around #steinhausen. Riding through #cozy #oberschwaben and enjoying #views like this. —
#neverstopexploring
#lifeisbeautiful
#fieldsofgold
#mohnblume

#breakfast at #home 😌👌🏼 — #relaxedtimes

#breakfast at #home 😌👌🏼
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#relaxedtimes
#stayhome
#enjoylife
#lifeisgood

#iceshields on #lakeeibsee taken #fromabove. — #

#iceshields on #lakeeibsee taken #fromabove. —
#topofgermany
#ilovemydrone
#exploremore
#ourplanetdaily

#eibsee #fromabove with my #djispark — #winter20

#eibsee #fromabove with my #djispark —
#winter2020
#ilovemydrone

This year one really needs to #getclose to #findwi

This year one really needs to #getclose to #findwinter. —
#winter2020
#kristalle
#eiskristalle
#icecold
#cristalclear
#cristal
#neverstopexploring
#getcloser
#macrophotography
#naturelover
#ourplanetdaily

#Life is full of #unexpected. #staycurious and #ne

#Life is full of #unexpected. #staycurious and #neverstopexploring! 😊 You will be rewarded with #newperspectives and #inspiration again and again 🙌🏼 #nofilter

I love those #windingroads of #norway! ❤️ #sca

I love those #windingroads of #norway! ❤️ #scandinavia #roadtrip #fromabove #djispark #exploremore #ilovemydrone #summerthroughback

#kaliningrad is a place full of #history. Basicall

#kaliningrad is a place full of #history. Basically today the city looks completely different to the one it was before #WW2. The old city center around the #kaliningradcathedral (#koenigsbergerdom) and the former #koenigsbergcastle (#koenigsbergerschloss) was completely transformed into a #modern example of #sovietarchitecture including the #monument that you can see on this picture. BTW: #ww2monuments like this you can find in almost every village around the whole #oblastkaliningrad and they are well taken care of, in contrast to most other buildings.

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