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Kirschblüte: Aufmacher — Doing hanami Japan
April is the month when the cherry trees in Japan come into bloom. Their fragrant splendor has the country breaking out of its daily routine and gazing in wonder at the blossoms. The Japanese call it “hanami,” and celebrate it with song and sake.

New horizons: Slider — New horizons FlyingLab
A Lufthansa FlyingLab gave experts a chance to talk digitalization and new technologies above the clouds as they flew to the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.

My New York home: Slider — My New York home New York
After 20 years in Manhattan, German star cellist Jan Vogler invited us on a tour of his city - on foot, on the subway, and on bicycles.

Your best shots of the month

A little piece of happiness

Finland

Who would have thought it? The famously melancholic Fins take first place in the World Happiness Report – we went in search of clues to the puzzle of the world's happiest nation.

What’s in your bag, Jonny Pierce?

Baggage Check

"A front man always has to look fresh", says Jonny Pierce, 37, vocalist of the New Yorker surf-rock band The Drums.

Fleet

**Exciting insights provides impressions of work on the ground and in the air, reports and videos on the subjects of transportation and technology and spectacular 360° views**

Queen of the kitchen

Tivat

A wild herb flavors the local cuisine in Kotor Bay on Montenegro's Mediterranean coast.

Nouvelle vague

Biarritz

Biarritz was the cradle of the European surf scene in the 1950s and it’s still the perfect place to seek the ultimate wave today. In May, the best longboarders in the world will be going for gold here at the World Championship.

Don’t look down!

Hunan

In Wulingyuan Scenic Area in China's Hunan Province, the world's tallest outdoor elevator hurtles you skywards at 3.5 meters per second. The view from the top is dizzyingly good.

Culture Clash: Places

Kosmos

At the gate: Cologne-Bonn

Gate Check

People watching - everybody does it. We even stopped a few travelers at Cologne-Bonn Airport to ask: What was your most memorable trip in connection with a sport?

Pilots’ paradise

Lake Como

Europe's largest fleet of civil seaplanes and the world's oldest seaplane pilot school are both based on Lake Como, where enthusiasts are preserving a tradition ...

„I don’t seek out scandals”

Interview

He often play enigmatic rogues but Willem Dafoe is also brilliant as van Gogh. He talks about Arles in the winter and being a goofball as a kid.

Walk back in time

Kosmos

Saddle up!

USA

Horse power has returned to the American West, where amateur wranglers are grabbing the reins, herding cattle on the range or enjoying a relaxing vacation at a working or guest ranch.

Pack like a pro

Carry-on luggage

Carry-on luggage may not exceed 50 x 40 x 23 centimeters in size or weight more than 8 kilograms. If you pack carefully, stowing everything correctly, you'll be able to board faster - and so will everyone else. Here are ten tips.

What’s in your bag, Fil Bo Riva?

Baggage Check

Starting at the end of the month, the folk pop duo and their band will be touring Europe. They let Lufthansa Magazin inspect their luggage at Tegel Airport in Berlin.

Kosmos

»Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education, in the elder, a part of experience«

Francis Bacon

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Articles

Your best shots of the month

A little piece of happiness

Finland

What’s in your bag, Jonny Pierce?

Baggage Check

Fleet

Queen of the kitchen

Tivat

Nouvelle vague

Biarritz

Don’t look down!

Hunan

Culture Clash: Places

Kosmos

At the gate: Cologne-Bonn

Gate Check

Pilots’ paradise

Lake Como

„I don’t seek out scandals”

Interview

Walk back in time

Kosmos

Saddle up!

USA

Pack like a pro

Carry-on luggage

What’s in your bag, Fil Bo Riva?

Baggage Check

Explore The World