Michael Schlamberger
The Wild Balkans
Wolves hunt their prey in the valleys between high-ranging dunes, bears and lynxes wander through dense primeval forest, and the big lakes are a magnet for hundreds of bird species. That is the so-called 'Balkan'. Today the 'Balkans' stand for a Europe that hardly exists elsewhere.
Bohemia - A Year in the Wetlands
In Bohemia, at the very heart of Europe, south of the Golden City of Prague and guarded by medieval castles, lies a hidden mosaic of lakes and gently flowing rivers, of misty forests and mysterious peat bogs.
Sahara - The English Patient's Desert
Even today, the Sahara is full of miracles. Until way into the 20th century, vast areas remained unexplored. In the early thirties, the Austrian-Hungarian adventurer Ladislaus E. Almásy who later gained world-wide fame as the historical figure on whom the Hollywood movie 'The English Patient' was based on, had undertaken several expeditions to various blank spots on the Sahara's map.