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Back to the Edge of the Ruhrgebiet: Cora’s Adventures at the 2026 Marché Noir Retro Fair in Dorsten, Part 1: It’s Roadtrip Time Once Again

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Cora

This year’s Marché Noir Retro Fair took place on Sunday, March 1, in Dorsten on the northern edge of the Ruhrgebiet. I attended for first time last year (see my three part con report here) and enjoyed the experience, so … Continue reading →

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Serving Justice in Snowy Bremerhaven

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Cora

I’m still working on a round-up of responses to the Masters of the Universe trailer and toy reveals, for in the past few days, my social media feeds were half footage of the terrible violence committed by ICE thugs in … Continue reading →

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The First Road Trip of the Year: Walsrode and Hildesheim in the Snow

Posted on January 11, 2026 by Cora

In my New Year’s post, I mentioned that I may have a road trip report for you soon and here it is. Because on Sunday, when 2026 was only four days old, I went on the first road trip of … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2026

Posted on January 4, 2026 by Cora

2026 is already three days old by now, so here is my annual New Year post. As I’ve said before, I’ve never been a huge fan of New Year’s Eve celebrations. Part of the reason is that New Year’s Eve … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2025

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Cora

Yes, it’s the obligatory Christmas post. In past years, December was generally very busy with translation work. This year was remarkably quiet, which is a tad worrying. Though I decided to make the most of the  unexpected free time I … Continue reading →

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Back to the Ruhrgebiet: Cora’s Adventures at the 2025 Toyplosion in Castrop-Rauxel Part 1: It’s Roadtrip Time

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Cora

I still haven’t gotten around to posting the final part of my report about my trip to the Los Amigos Masters of the Universe convention in Neuss earlier this summer and it’s already time for the next convention. But first … Continue reading →

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He-Man Goes Ruhrpott – Cora’s Adventures at the 2025 Los Amigos Masters of the Universe Convention in Neuss, Part 3: Coal, Castles and Grevenbroich

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Cora

I know this post is much delayed, but here is the long awaited part 3 of my trip to the Los Amigos Masters of the Universe convention in Neuss on the long Pentecost weekend. For the rather eventful trip to … Continue reading →

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He-Man Goes Ruhrpott – Cora’s Adventures at the 2025 Los Amigos Masters of the Universe Convention in Neuss, Part 2: The Con and My Haul

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Cora

On the long Pentecost weekend, I attended the Los Amigos Masters of the Universe convention in Neuss. For the rather eventful trip to get there, see part 1. Like last year, the Los Amigos convention took place in the Stadthalle … Continue reading →

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He-Man Goes Ruhrpott – Cora’s Adventures at the 2025 Los Amigos Masters of the Universe Convention in Neuss, Part 1: It’s Roadtrip Time Again

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Cora

Last year, I attended the Los Amigos Masters of the Universe convention in Neuss, which also involved a rather epic 300 kilometers there and back roadtrip. I enjoyed the con and the trip a lot, so I decided to go … Continue reading →

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Hanseatic Steampunk: Cora’s Adventures at the 2025 Aethercircus Festival in Buxtehude

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Cora

The first May weekend was another long holiday weekend, because May 1 is a public holiday in Germany, the schools were closed on Friday May 2 and many had taken the day off work, so much of Germany had a … Continue reading →

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