Would you go to northern France to search for Roman Roads? Maybe you should. Eight roads meet in the small city of Bavay. They are known as Chaussée Brunehaut and survived the centuries since the Romans built them I learned about Bavay during research on the first weeks of the First World War for my …
In late April 1945, Joe Polowsky was about to be part of a historic event that is at a crossroads of the 20th century. It would change his life forever. It was the first encounter of American and Soviet troops in Nazi Germany, the meeting at Torgau. During Spring of 1945 allied forces were on …
In less than four weeks the TGO Challenge 2015 will be underway! I have talked about it in my preview already. Today I want to focus more on the route that I will walk from the West Coast to the East Coast of Scotland. My idea for the challenge is to follow historic paths through …
Roman roads were the key infrastructure of the Roman Empire. The Empire was focused on Rome and so were its roads – symbolized by the Miliarium Aureum (the Golden Milestone) at the forum in Rome. When Augustus became the first Roman Emperor in 27 BC, roman roads lead all around the Mediterranean Sea. They were …
I am just back from a cycling holiday on Mallorca. This is a great way to do some enjoyable cycling while the weather at home is not so encouraging. If you are planning a trip to Mallorca as well or are looking for a tour on the island, here is my tip: You should take …
It is another twelve weeks until my coast-to-coast adventure in Scotland begins. I will be part of the ‘TGO Challenge’ this year! My route is planned and I am in the middle of training for two weeks of trekking through the Scottish Highlands. TGO Challenge The Great Outdoors Challenge is an annual event for self-supported …
42.195 km or 26 miles and 385 yards. Those numbers are familiar to the hundreds of thousands of people, who take up running as a sport. It is the distance of a Marathon Race. Many runners know that it commemorates the Battle of Marathon in ancient Greece. However, there are some surprising facts, when …
November 2014 saw the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To celebrate the event, light bulbs were placed along a 15 km stretch of the former border in the heart of Berlin. For a whole weekend 8,000 of these lights showed where the city had been divided by the wall for almost …
The Hellweg is the most famous road in Westphalia. This historic region of Germany stretches from the Rhine to the Weser rivers. Following the Westphalian Hellweg today is a journey back in time more than 1,000 years when Charlemagne built this road. The Ruhr Area I was curios how much of the old Westphalian Hellweg …
The part of Germany east and north of the Roman fortified border – the Limes Germanicus – has long been thought of as wild and inaccessible Germanic country untouched by the Romans. The Harzhorn battlefield helps to shed a different light on this part of history. It was discovered in 2010 on a strategic pass, …
