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No time to lose

Clouds

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North African magic

Tunis

North African magic Tunis’ ancient buildings are being restored after years of neglect, and there’s a new self-confidence in the air.

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Immersive art

Tokio

So much better than any computer game: The world’s first digital museum has opened on Odaiba, a man-made island in Tokyo Bay.

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Magical mission

Mongolai

Shamanism is experiencing a renaissance in Mongolia – and facing totally new questions: Is it acceptable for summoners of spirits to have a Facebook presence and promote themselves on TV shows?

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Baptism of surf

Costa Rice

Life's little wonders: Thousands of tiny turtles emerge from the black sands on Nicoya Peninsula and head straight for the ocean.

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Finding Galicia

Galicia

... but not the Spanish one. This Galicia is a historical region in Poland and the Ukraine, was once a kingdom at the heart of Europe. In search of its legacy, we find a magical stone, goose variations and the results of higher math.

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My true vacation

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I’d like to start on a personal note and reveal that I haven’t actually taken a proper vacation for at least 30 years. As a travel writer, I always traveled for work and vacationed at home ...

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Missing summer?

Alps

These wellness resorts in the Alps have all you need to banish the winter blues – hot tubs, invigorating massages and magical panoramic views. The hitch? You won’t want to leave …

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City of the month: Bogotá

Bogotá

Is the old city center still a no-go area? Isn't the traffic really bad? And do they really eat chocolate with cheese? We shed light on Bogotá, the city of the month.

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Gold rush

Seattle

Online giants and small start-ups alike are drawn to Seattle. The city is rapidly becoming the new Silicon Valley – without forfeiting its coolness factor or counter­culture music and art scene.

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Rich pickings

Baltic Sea

Each year, some 100 000 cranes migrate across western Europe, stopping off in the Baltic region to restock their energy reserves for the long flight south.

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Where might our journey take us?

Anniversary

Perhaps to Gouda or Gnomesville, onto the seabed, into outer space or even back in time. Here are suggestions for 20 places to visit in the next 20 years.

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See time fly!

Anniversary

Where have you been, what have you seen, where would you like to go next? Lufthansa Magazin has been featuring unique destinations and fascinating stories from the world of flying since 1998. Here’s a line-up of our magazine covers since day one!

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Cosmopolitan village

Frankfurt

Frankfurt is a banking capital and culture hotspot. The city’s heart beats in the Bahnhofsviertel – we take a stroll through a quarter with a gift for continuous reinvention.

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Our columnist Helge Timmerberg is wrong about his return flight from Havana: The plane leaves three days later - and he is broke! Still no reason to panic ...

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The unknown ahead

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What awaits me at my destination? That’s how it used to be back in the day when every journey still started at home.

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Vibrant adventure

Anniversary

Always in pursuit of the next intriguing story, our reporters and photographers attended parties in the desert, climbed up mountains and took to the skies in balloons and atop airplanes

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A world of possibilities

Say yes to the world

Can you lose yourself while finding yourself? Do we think too much with our heads? We muse on some of the questions from Lufthansa’s ­successful campaign SayYesToTheWorld

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Around the world in five covers

Anniversary

We asked acclaimed artists from five continents to design a front cover for our anniversary issue. Here, they reveal what inspired them

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View into the blue

France

At the Nausicaá in Boulogne-sur-Mer, you can observe underwater worlds without getting wet. This aquarium on the coast of northern France is the biggest in Europe

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Back to the beats

Trinidad

On Trinidad, a new generation of artists is reviving calypso – the comeback of folk music there is also earning new fame for old heroes

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A neighborhood renewed

Leipzig

Once, everyone wanted to move away. Now, living, working and eating ice cream on trendy Eisenbahnstrasse is all the rage. Our Hamburg-based author, from Eastern Germany herself, went to Leipzig to see what the hype is all about

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A souvenir for myself

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Our columnist Kolumnist Helge Timmerberg brings himself a souvenir from each journey

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Gaelic at heart

Dublin

A weekend of sports in Dublin has fans and visitors alike ­riveted by fast-paced ­matches. ­Ireland is home to sports that are completely unknown on the continent

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Sweet temptation

Lisbon

As long ago as the late 19th century, the Portuguese writer Eça de Queiroz referred to Lisbon as the city of pastries. He himself was particularly partial to ovos moles – thin waffles filled with a sweet egg custard

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A space of one’s own

Shanghai

Business is booming in ­Shanghai’s glass towers, but is there still room for ­alternative living in this megalopolis? Yes – in the basements and on the rooftops

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Spectacular slopes

Peru

Nature puts on a real show in Peru. The trek to Lake Titicaca from the city of Cuzco (elevation 3400 m) leads up stunning Vinicunca mountain

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When the diamond crater was formed, dinosaurs still walked the earth

Arkansas

Digging for diamonds sounds better than choosing them from a jeweler’s display? Then the U.S. state of Arkansas is the place to try your luck – at the world’s only public diamond mine

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Mermaids and mollusks

South Korea

A gourmet delight? Or the victory of curiosity over disgust? Adrian Pickshaus traveled to South Korea to sample abalone, a rare mollusk

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Years ago Helge Timmerberg was traveling in rural North Korea