A love letter to Italy – landscapes, language, family, food, and unforgettable memories.
I had always wanted to visit Sicily, and my parents surprised me with a trip for my 40th birthday. Palermo was everything I hoped for and more. The food was incredible, the architecture was beautiful, and the people were so friendly. I could easily see myself spending a lot more…
It's been a few weeks since our summer vacation to Italy, and we still can't stop talking about it! From the rolling hills of Tuscany to the beautiful beaches, there was so much to do and see. We spent over a week exploring cities like Florence, Pisa and Siena -…
On October 30th, 2021, I had the honor of attending the wedding of my cousin Flavio and his now-wife Blanca in Rome, Italy. Family and friends from all over the world came together to celebrate their love and union. My wife, daughter, and siblings also joined in on the joyous…
San Marino, eine der kleinsten und ältesten Republiken der Welt, hat uns direkt den Atem geraubt. Im Juni 2019, während unseres Familienurlaubs in Rimini, beschlossen wir – meine Frau Jiajia, unsere Tochter Emily, meine Schwiegereltern und ich – spontan, einen Tagesausflug in dieses sagenumwobene Felsenland zu machen. Und was soll…
Mitte Juni 2019 war es endlich so weit: Wir haben die Koffer gepackt, Emily an die Hand genommen, die Schwiegereltern eingesammelt – und sind runter nach Rimini gedüst. Italien, Sommer, Adria. Das perfekte Trio. Und wie jedes Mal, wenn wir in Italien sind, war die Kamera nicht nur dabei –…
Manche Trips vergisst man einfach nie – und Livigno im März 2018 war genau so einer. Wir hatten das Glück, unser kleines Familienhäuschen im Schneeparadies Livigno wiederzusehen – und dieses Mal mit der perfekten Crew im Gepäck: Jiajia, Emily und ich, plus unsere lieben Freunde Dome und Michelle aus Heidelberg.
Nachdem das Thema Xennial in den letzten Tagen immer wieder in meinem Facebook Feed aufgepoppt ist, hab ich mir es mal genauer angesehen und drüber nachgedacht – es ist vollkommen richtig: Als 82’er Jahrgang bin ich eigentlich weder Generation X, die die 80’er voll und ganz miterlebt haben noch ein…
Not a single day of rain during our easter-trip to Montepulciano. How lucky. Each day better weather, better food and even better sceneries. Squeezed into a tiny BMW 116i with a little Thule box on the roof, my brothers from Berlin as well as my daughter started the trip from…
Nicht einen Tag Regen gab es bei unserem Trip über Ostern nach Montepulciano. Was für ein Glück. Jeden Tag T-Shirt Wetter, gutes Essen, immer schönere Gegenden. Mit meinen beiden Berliner Brüdern und meiner Tochter machte ich mich, in einen kleinen BMW 116i mit Thule Dach-Box gezwängt, auf die Fahrt. Es…
SHANGHAI — At a Shanghai building site, a man in a black Stetson looks over his shoulder at two approaching thugs. Four others appear, fists raised. They lock eyes and the cowboy springs up in a whirlwind of kicks. The scene is from "Shangdown: The Way of the Spur", an…
I was comfortable moving to Shanghai in 2005 because I knew I had work there. Selling machines from Europe to China. Eventually, in 2006, we build up a partnership with the italian company Sinico S.p.A. - they produce tube processing automation machines. Machines, that cut long tubes in small parts…
While looking through some older posts of mine, I realized that even some chinese people wrote comments. Why? Because I live in Shanghai and sometimes I write something in chinese characters, just for fun of it mostly. So I just realized, in order to gain a broader audience, why not…
Since my guests always seem to like my spaghetti, I thought I'd post my recipe. Today my friend theshanghaieye from flickr came over and took pics while my wife and I were cooking, so you can see the progress with images.
Being 25 years old, you usually don't get a kick out of christmas anymore. Sure, it's nice to have that one special day that you can spend with your family, but let's be honest, it was way more fun when we were children and got presents and stuff. This year…
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