Stories

Welcome to my blog! Maybe you will ask yourself who this guy "Ben" is and what special knowledge he claims to have.

A lot of people tell me that they admire the fact that I travel alone. For me, this is quite normal. Let's talk about it.

In the bustling streets of Naples, where history whispers through cobblestone alleys, one culinary marvel stands out – the pizza.

Let us embark on a delightful journey to the enchanting Jardin Majorelle, a kaleidoscope of botanical wonders nestled in the heart of modern Marrakech.

And what's he got to do with King Tut? No, it's not a new Korean car brand and also no Swedish boyband. But maybe it is the earliest name of the one and only God the Jews, Christians and Muslims worship until today ...

Today he is the most famous of the all, but until 1922, nobody, expect a few egyptologist had ever heard of King Tut.

Culture shock is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when individuals are exposed to a new culture or environment that is different from their own and it can happen to everybody, even to experienced travelers.

Doing your own thing in Egypt can be overwhelming at first, but it also is extremely rewarding if you engage with a foreign culture. Let me tell you about my experiences in Egypt.

Vienna and wine are inseparable. Vienna is the only world capital to produce significant quantities of wine within the city limits. And wine cultivation is one of its hallmarks.

Sweet for Ernst Marischka, unapproachable for Visconti, tragic for the musical. Always aesthetic, always eccentric, always fascinating. Always completely over the top and thatʼs what we love about her. But can Sisi be interpreted queer? She can.

The first reference of jewish culture in Vienna dates back to the mid-ages when duke Leopold V. appointed a jewish citizen called Schlom to work as his mint-master. Schloms family got murdered by crusaders soon after.

How a wide range of cultural influences have shaped the land and its people.