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Peter Althaus

Favorite countries

Ukraine, Lithuania, Romania

Peter Althaus is co-founder of Wild East and a true Eastern Europe expert. He has traveled to all countries in the region and is an expert on the countries behind the former Iron Curtain. He is a journalist and has worked for dpa and several major regional newspapers. In 2011 he founded the travel blog Rooksack, which in the following years was one of the leading blogs for backpacking and individual discoveries. Since 2016, he has been living in Lviv, Ukraine, where he runs the travel company Lviv Buddy, guiding guests around the city and organizing trips across Ukraine. Since the Corona pandemic brought tourism to Ukraine to a standstill for the time being, he founded Wild East with Markus Bingel and has since been writing about his other favorite countries as well.

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All articles of Peter Althaus published at Wild East

Haus des Berliner Verlags DDR Berlin

Berlin architecture – What is left of socialism in East Berlin

In the former capital of the GDR, many buildings from the time of socialism have been preserved. In this article we take you old Berlin architecture.
Berliner Mauer Sehenswürdigkeiten

The Berlin Wall today – What is left of the Wall

It is the most important testimony of the German division and its fall a symbol of unity. A search for traces and what is left of the Berlin Wall today.
Bauhaus Dessau tour

Bauhaus Dessau – Tour to the most interesting places

The Bauhaus Dessau is one of the icons of modernism. But the Bauhaus artists also worked on many other projects in Dessau that are easy to visit on a Bauhaus Dessau tour.
Halle-Neustadt

Halle Germany – city of chemical workers in Halle-Neustadt

Halle-Neustadt was built as a planned city for chemical workers in Halle Germany. Once, 90,000 people lived in this paradise for working people.
Mansfeld County places to see

Places to visit in Mansfeld County, Germany – Best of Luther’s land

The Mansfeld County is a rather unknown region in Germany. But the place where Martin Luther was from has a lot of things to offer.
a-harz

Harz Mountains – The most beautiful sights in the Harz area

There are hundreds of sights in the Harz mountains. We have compiled the best places and destinations and give travel tips.
naumburg cathedral

Naumburg Cathedral – Secrets of the UNESCO Heritage Site

Chemnitz Sehenswürdigkeiten

Karl Marx Stadt – What is left of it in today’s Chemnitz Germany

Karl Marx Stadt was one of the most famous cities in the GDR. With the reunification followed the renaming back. We wanted to see what is left of the GDR Chemnitz.
Wirkbau Chemnitz Modernism

Chemnitz Modernism – Hotspot of Weimar Republic Architecture

In Chemnitz, there are many modernist buildings in the metropolis. Here there are many buildings in Chemnitz Modernism style which we want to introduce to you here.

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