Wibke Carter

Wibke Carter is a travel writer who hails from Germany. She has lived in New Zealand and New York, and presently enjoys life in London. Her website is WibkeCarter.com.

Geneva: Exploring the Swiss City of Clocks and Chocolate

Geneva is known as a predominantly business city, home to trusted banks and headquarters of international organizations. But ...

Travel September 27, 2022
Losinj: Croatia’s Island of Vitality

The Croatian coastline ranks among the most intricately indented coastlines in the world. Of 1,244 islands, islets, cliffs, ...

Travel March 27, 2022
The Invention of the Snow Globe

There is a quote that says, “To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand ...

Traditional Culture March 1, 2022
Salzburg: Beyond the Sound of Music

“Oh, is it the one with the kittens and mittens?” my husband asked as city guide Michaela Muhr ...

Travel September 23, 2021
Making an Accordion, the Swiss Way

There is a sound in Switzerland unlike any other, and one that rarely crosses the country’s borders. No, ...

Arts & Culture July 5, 2021
5 Ways to Experience Cyprus

On the coast of Cyprus, the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, is said to have arisen from the ...

Travel April 17, 2020
Timeless Treats in Bern

The charm of Bern, the capital of Switzerland, hits you almost immediately upon arrival.

Travel March 26, 2020
Ups and Downs in Madeira

It’s 6:45 a.m., pitch dark, eerily quiet, and I’m still half-asleep as I carefully follow my guide on ...

Travel December 23, 2019
A Castle Around Every Corner

Does it make sense to feel sorry for a woman who dumped her lover many centuries ago when ...

Travel September 23, 2019
In the Footsteps of Jane Austen

WINCHESTER, England—When Jane Austen was buried in Winchester Cathedral in 1817 in Hampshire, England, the inscription on her ...

Arts & Culture July 22, 2019
Lucerne: A Picture-Perfect Swiss Town

“Visiting Lucerne is like going to Disneyland: You can't imagine that it is real because it looks like ...

Travel June 26, 2019
Terrific Tübingen

The students of Tübingen are a special breed. They organize themselves in fraternities, are highly competitive, and have ...

Travel April 28, 2019
Under Seville’s Sunny Skies

Some like it hot, especially after a long, cold North American winter, and so the idea of spending ...

Travel April 18, 2019
Best of Southwest Germany: Heidelberg and Freiburg

“One has to be dead, if one doesn’t get revived in Heidelberg,” wrote German journalist and poet Christian ...

Travel March 7, 2019
Alentejo: Land of Cork, Clay, and Cowbells

To visit the Alentejo, Portugal’s largest but least developed region, is to travel back in time.

Travel February 20, 2019
Isle of Wight: An Island Fit for a Queen

With an entire empire at her feet, Queen Victoria's favorite place to relax was the Isle of Wight, ...

Travel August 1, 2018
Hamburg: Gateway to the World

Nicknamed Gateway to the World (Tor zur Welt), Hamburg is a cosmopolitan city with people from all over ...

Travel September 12, 2017
Mythical Moments in Germany’s Harz Mountains

For centuries, the Harz has been a mythical and much-feared mountain range in central Germany. Residents in the ...

Travel April 10, 2017
Paradise Found on Isabela Island

When the speedboat reached the port of Isabela Island, the largest of the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador, an ...

Travel July 6, 2016
Lindau and St. Gallen: A Tale of Two Cities in Two Countries

Lindau Lindau might not be well known to people living outside of Europe, but in Germany it is ...

Travel April 26, 2016
A Memorable Weekend in The Bahamas

What struck me first about The Bahamas was the friendliness of its people. Arriving in Nassau on New ...

Travel March 13, 2016
Walking in the Clouds in Costa Rica

The creature on the side of the road looked like a mixture between a monkey, an anteater, and ...

Travel August 5, 2015
Taking It Slow in the Algarve, Portugal

The Algarve's natural and cultural diversity is undoubtedly one of its greatest riches. Visitors to this southern region ...

Arts & Culture July 15, 2015
The Sky’s the Limit in Quito, Ecuador

Despite the lure of the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, and the ...

Travel May 18, 2015
Rhodes: Island of the Knights

Rhodes is probably best known as the island that was once home to the Colossus of Rhodes, a ...

Travel January 4, 2015
Lanzarote, Canary Islands: Where Art Meets Nature

The island of Lanzarote, part of Spain’s Canary Islands off the west coast of Africa, is for many ...

Travel September 4, 2014
Gators and Birds in Florida’s River of Grass: Touring the Everglades

After only a few minutes, the boat stopped, and so did my breath—a medium-sized alligator was basking in ...

Travel March 16, 2014