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SavingLight On the road to the Fokiano settlement, there are very simple street lights, and at the same time they serve as a power line. | Greece Category | Everyday life, village
Electrical Moments At still relaxed times in Kunduz: summer day, chat with tea and news at the counter of the electronics store on the main street. Here... Category | people
Attractant Fishing boat in the harbour of Lanta Old Town: The use of coloured lamps to lure fish into nets throws a lot of... Category | macro, water

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The Booster View over the Hindu Kush in a UN plane: Thanks to our network, we were able to take the opportunity to fly from the... Category | Everyday life
The rattling tools In the village of Char Gul Tepa, a Turkmen farmer shows me an ancient Egrenier machine that is still in operation, the device is a machine... Category | village
Speed of light Since the beginning of the year, the municipalities of Sievershütten and Stuvenborn have been supplied with wind energy. The two wind turbines were erected in just a few weeks. Category | people
Hello, Salam... Actually a rarity in Kabul, because the era of the landline after the civil war more or less coincided with the achievement of the... Category | people
Under gas Daring cargo: A very old Russian jeep, a Gaz-69, chugs through the streets of Pul-i-Khumri. From the time of the Soviet... Category | city
Levante & Poniente Spain is one of Europe's largest wind energy producers: some of the hundreds of wind turbines in the hinterland of the Tarifa region. The Poniente is... Category | Nature
The big hit From 1961 to the end of 1992, the Renault 4, or as the French called it, Quatrelle, was produced. 25 hp, front-wheel drive, five... Category | city

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The Cool Box Block of flats in Yangon: Electrically operated air conditioning is essential for the intensive cooling of the apartments. Most of the time, the systems are also happy to... Category | city
Water helpers Good assortment of water pumps in Hpa-An: For the small hydroelectric power plant in the house or yard, everything is available in this shop.... Category | Everyday life
Destination kitchen Somewhere between Luang Prabang and the jungle: powerful kitchen utensils are transported by moped on the country roads, over ascents and descents, through dust... Category | people
The machine Twin-engine submarine seagrass meadow cultivator Year of construction, around 1956 (prototype), Location: Plön, Alte Schlossgärtnerei In order to promote the development of the seagrass meadows globally, the S... Category | Everyday life
No Help At the ferry pier over the Kunduz River just before the large border river Amu Darya in the district of Qalay-i-Zal: As we crossed the river... Category | water
Free Meals In the center of Jorm there is a fountain with running water. | Afghanistan Category | bazaar, water
Energy for energy After the grass has been cut, the meadow needs new strength. Fertilising in Hüttblek: Our neighbouring meadow receives a good portion of fertiliser. The meadow,... Category | Nature
Diesel side The smell of diesel and sharp winds do not invite you to linger on this side: On the ferry from Piombino to Sardinia. |... Category | Everyday life
The light makers Generators Workshop Kabul 2003: Since the city suffers again and again from chronic power failures (and this has changed over the years... Category | people

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In the beautiful world Playing child and grazing horse: At the Cruas nuclear power plant on the Rhone, the world seems to be in order. Only known incident: In... Category | animals
Luminous gold Lights and lamp in the Gold Souk in the Deira district of Dubai. | Emirates Category | city
Homeoffice For a year now, this has been my workplace, no social contact with colleagues, no chat in the café kitchen, everything is a strenuous... Category | Everyday life
Cruising in Muang Ngoy A family is on the move in the village of Muang Ngoy with the typical small tractor for the countryside. The village is located... Category | village
Scented Morning One of the first actions in the morning is the grinding of the espresso. This morning the sun is so low that it... Category | Everyday life
Fits and Full Entrance to a furniture bazaar in Kunduz: A typical Afghan-style truck is shunted into a gate for unloading. | Afghanistan Category | Everyday life
The arrows in the river Loud, fast and many, these are the longtail boats on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. With the longtail boats, the... Category | water
Light Beach Just before sunset: Lighting in front of a beach resort on the island of Koh Kho Khao. | Thailand Category | Everyday life
Lights of a city Somehow, the electricity has to flow – also in Havana. | Cuba Category | city
Always FORWARD! There are no limits to the ingenuity of the Cubans. The bicycle is equipped with a single-cylinder engine, the drive is equipped with a... Category | Everyday life
Free Choice Above the rooftops of Marrakesh: satellite dishes and mosques are the predominant testimonies of faith. | Morocco Category | city
The Stopper We leave Norway on the ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshals. When you look down you can see the mighty jetty in the harbor.... Category | Everyday life
The early morning air Above the roof of a coastal restaurant in Arkoudi the ventilation system is towering in the morning light. | Greece Category | architecture
Truckstop Kunduz: The rear tyre is flat until it is removed, the spare wheel has to wait for its use. | Afghanistan Category | Everyday life
On the Air Early in the morning, shortly after sunrise, deep and coloured clouds move over Hamburg and envelop the TV tower. Shortly before Category | city
Early Addiction Worldwide phenomenon: At the evening hour, a few guys in an alley of Dimitsena deal with the pocket phone.... Category | people, night
Wicked Energy On a stormy summer's day, a windmill at the village of Loose is getting off to a good start. As a resident, you have to... Category | Nature

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Beam me up! The solar power plant is located at Ouarzazate or Noor called (on Arab light), about 10 km northeast of the city of Ouarzazate. The power plant... Category | Nature
Gasworks Show The specialist uses a tree for everything related to the gas before his shop as a showcase. The shop is in the... Category | bazaar
Transfer Ferry across the Kunduz River in Qalay-i-Zal: the Ferryman pulls the boat across the River with physical strength, even if a... Category | water
The chugging of the highway In the evening on the A7: encounter with a vehicle from the last century. The Werner took race weekend... Category | Everyday life
Brilliant Drive Part of a ship's propeller in front of the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg's Speicherstadt | Germany Category | macro
Worlds Watcher Between 2350 and 2400 metres above sea level, the Roque de-los Muchachos Observatory is a settlement of observatories on the slope of the Roque de los Muchachos... Category | Nature
Ringing? Front of a barber shop in Kunduz, the phone is just decoration. There are landlines in Afghanistan, but most people use... Category | people
Misalignment Tram of a special kind in Lisbon - Elevador da Glória: of the Baixa (directly on the Praça dos Restauradores in the...) Category | city
Connection Number Because of mobile phones not in use: Phone battery in the Zurich central station | Switzerland Category | Everyday life
Art Sky Luang Prabang: If one looks up at the Abbey VAT Xien thong you can see plenty in addition to the cooling technology... Category | architecture
The Machine Ferry in Qalay-i-Zal: arms as drive | Afghanistan Category | people, water
This number is currently unavailable Work on a phone box in Dubai's old town. Absolutely be wonderful value how to find the right connection in this mess... Category | people