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• Thursday, 12. September 2013 Clemens

  An enchanted evening: Sigur Rós at Théâtre Antique d’Arles in southern France

  Ancient theaters are magical. They somehow have a narrative power. Immediately one thinks of small dramas and big fights, of opera singers and gladiators. The Théâtre Antique in Arles, a small town on the edge of the Western Provence is one of those arenas. And yet it has always been in the shadow of a much more magnificent amphitheatre, not 50 yards away.

  Nevertheless, for their last year world tour the Icelandic band Sigur Rós decided for the smaller brother. So on a warm late summer evening I went to a concert that somehow made the place even more magicical than it already was anyway.

  

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• Tuesday, 03. September 2013 Clemens

  Anekdotique goes art

  

  Instagram is always good for a surprise: Selfies, for example, are photographed self-portraits using a mobile phone and are often combined with a duckface, which is a pejorative term for a facial expression made by pressing one’s lips together into the shape of a duck’s bill. The latest trend, however, is Seatbeltboobing. These are frontal shots of female torsos in the car with a properly fitted safety belt, so that it is trapped between the breasts of the woman.

  It was just some weeks ago, that I started using this app and joined the photo-and video-sharing community. However, the most beautiful surprise came last week by instagram user CocoCaramel154

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• Friday, 30. August 2013 Clemens

  The ultimate Whitsunday Islands cruise: Party madness in a natural reserve of Australia

  ‘Heeeey, how ya doooiiiing?’ When cheerful Australian girls talk to strangers, they always sound kind of nasally and combine it with an overly friendly smile. I am still not quite clear whether this strange characteristic can be trained or whether this is the result of a sunstroke. Anyway, this travel agency staff was excessively friendly.

  We got directly to the point and told her, that we wanted to do a cruise to the Whitsunday Islands. Yes, three days would be fine. Party, summer and nice people? Sure, why not. Although, not too much. But it would be nice to have a couple of cold beers on deck. If we had agreed to the party thing, she would have come up with the Atlantic Clipper, a schooner Yacht that has the reputation of being a real party boat.

  But of course, the young woman had a suitable offer for us: a cruise with the New Horizon. And of course, this would be exactly the right thing, with alcohol but without drinking games. At least we thought so, until the cruise finally started.

  

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• Tuesday, 27. August 2013 Clemens

  The Story Behind – A giant spike in Dubai

  

  The Burj Khalifa in Dubai rises out of the desert like a giant spike in the midst of a desert of concrete, steel and glass. If the horizon does not disappear in a cloud of dust, you can easily see the tallest building in the world with its 830 meters from the plane on approach to the airport.

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• Monday, 26. August 2013 Clemens

  1000 chilies, 6 women and me: A Sichuan Cooking Class in Beijing

  Cooking is no more only Mom and Grandmas task. Today, it’s totally en vogue and has never been as easy as today. Thanks to tons of websites where users share their passion, you will never ever have to ask your grandmother for a recipe again.

  Also, you do not spend hours running from one supermarket to another for ingredients. No, today you can even buy rationed packages including detailed cooking instructions.

  And there is also that next big thing: cooking classes for everyone. Even for people, who previously could not even make a pancake. Just like me. So where did I go for cooking classes? To China.

  

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• Thursday, 22. August 2013 Clemens

  Traffic jams and language barriers – a taxi ride experience in Beijing

  Taking a taxi in foreign countries is childishly simple. Except in those whose languages one does not know at all. In China, for example. Or in Pakistan. Or in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But let’s focus on China.

  

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• Monday, 19. August 2013 Clemens

  Aix-en-Provence: Visiting God in France

  In Germany we have a saying to “live like God in France”. But what does that mean? And why in France? And what is this God doing there all day long? Last September I headed out in order to find the answers. I actually found them in city called Aix-en-Provence.

  

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• Wednesday, 31. July 2013 Clemens

  New York – an Instagram Diary: Part 1

  A weekend trip to New York? Sure, but from Germany? That sounds stupid, doesn’t it? However, if you get flights for 150 Euros, it suddenly seems a pretty good deal, right? I thought so too. That’s why in March 2013 I made my way to the city that Sinatra once sang about. Or Jay-Z rapped about. Or Adam Yauch or ODB or… Before I bore you to death with must-sees, I’m rather going to show you a few impressions. Curtains up!

  

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• Sunday, 28. July 2013 Clemens

  From Rome with Love – The Story Behind

  

  From Rome with Love – the story behind this picture takes you to the Eternal City today, to the city of Pizza, Pasta, Pope and more. And above of: to the City of Love. Forget about Paris. In Rome, Love is even in the air. Literally.

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• Wednesday, 17. July 2013 Clemens

  The old man and his hat – an evening with Leonard Cohen in Hamburg

  02 World, Hamburg, 14.07.2013

  It’s not one of these concerts that demand everything from you and leave you exhausted. It’s like a visit by a good old friend that you haven’t seen in a long time and that has a lot of stories to tell after all these years.

  Leonard Cohen is what you call an old-school gentleman. And gentlemen are not a long time coming. On the contrary, the grand master of melancholy begins with only ten minutes delay. More is he not asking from his guests in the o2 World Hamburg – an audience whose majority is in the same age than Cohen. Even the one or the other walker can be seen standing close to the stairwells.

  

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