Marcel Burger - Third time's the charm

View over Kraków on a fresh January day

I have been taking photos ever since my uncle and aunt inspired me to buy my first DSL at the age of 16. I was born in Holland, moved to the eastern part of the Netherlands, immigrated to Sweden. Here I wrote a travel guide book as thick as a brick about my new home country, was a news and radio correspondent and was a teacher in Swedish schools. 15 years after settling in the land of the Vikings, I popped over to the southern side of the Baltic Sea, and found my third home in Kraków, Poland. The third time's the charm.

I kick off March with a throwback to almost two decades ago, with a re-publication of a small series of photos of Germany's biggest UNESCO World Heritage Site: the former Hanseatic city of Lübeck. My latest story is a republication of parts of my 2008 travel guide book on Sweden, about the city I called home during my first years in the Scandinavian country: Gävle.

Marcel Burger
Kraków, 7 March 2026

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Gävle| Sweden

7 March 2026 • During my first years in Sweden, I lived in the city of Gävle. Winters were real winters back then, with a snow blanket present for months in a row. Most of the photos in this republished series are from when I called Gävle my hometown.

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Lübeck | Germany

1 March 2026 •Lübeck is Germany's most vast UNESCO World Heritage site. A former Hanseatic trade city, it has kept its charm today. A small series of photos of a visit some time back.

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Bay of Kotor | Montenegro

20 February 2026 •Tucked away from the big blue sea, there is a tiny and long strip of villages and towns that meander on the banks of the hills and mountains holding the Bay of Kotor. This is Montenegro at its best. While the town Kotor itself might be the first destination in one's mind, there are more tranquil places at the waterfront, with Perast as a favourite.

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Photo locations of Marcelburger.com

The Google Map above shows my photo locations, mostly on municipality level. Countries included are Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Montenegro, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, England, Ireland, Spain, Portugal. My photo locations also include the sizeable islands of Gotland (Sweden) and Madeira (Portugal).

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