Short Stories

Saturday, the 18th dezember 2021. 2021 has been proclaimed as the “Year of the Railway” by the European Commission. A „Europe Express“ trip taking in 100 cities and towns between …

Saturday 4th December 2021. Careful! This story is only suitable for animals of the species homo sapiens able to read freely and think for themselves, who have some interest in …

Saturday 27th November 2021. When winter arrives in the Monchique mountains, all life slows down a little, and the first rains turn the soil humid. Every year, at exactly this …

Saturday 20th November 2021.   Scrambling across a pile of waste one man asks another: do you remember the times when we were kids and had nothing to worry about? …

Saturday 13th November 2021. The water of the oceans, our way of life on a sailing boat, as well as the problems we all share connect us sailors, whether aboard …

Saturday 6th November 2021. The global sailing community is something very special indeed. Surrendering yourself completely to all winds and weathers that sailors are dependent on for survival requires a …

Saturday 30th October 2021. Who determines our future? ECO123 accompanies interesting people on their journeys and puts their ideas up for discussion. Round-the-world sailor Boris Herrmann starts his book on …

Saturday the 23rd of October 2021. …so, who really determines our future when we have a threat hanging over us which knocks on the door of our consciousness on a …