MAJOBA Magnetic Bookmarks - ideal gifts for in-between

July 2025 - João's Bar
July 2025 - João's Bar - Art is a broad discipline. I feel that I belong to the plein air and watercolour painters. Even within this circle, no two styles are alike: some prefer watercolour pencils, others paint wet-on-wet. Some love... »read more

June 2025 - A Very Special Day
June 2025 - A Very Special Day - On June 18, 1982, I saw Odeceixe beach for the first time – and it was like love at first sight. I was standing high up on the cliffs to the south, letting my gaze wander over the vast... »read more

May 2025 - Mario's Vespa
May 2025 - Mario's Vespa - Paintings that I do plein-air almost always have a story behind them. The story of Mario's Vespa began at the Trittau mill market, where my husband Klaus and I offered our magnetic bookmarks for... »read more

April 2025 - Once Crete, Always Crete
April 2025 - Once Crete, Always Crete -   The desire to travel is contagious like a fever – unstoppable when you're young, adventures start right on your doorstep and the world is open to you. In the winter semester of 1977, it... »read more

March 2025 - Island Love
March 2025 - Island Love - Sometimes you just get lucky! Our flight towards Cape Verde took us over the Canary Islands – and we were sitting at the window on the right side of the plane. Deep below us, Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro and... »read more

February 2025 - On the Strait of Magellan
February 2025 - On the Strait of Magellan - My husband Klaus and I love self-determined travelling – always aware that planning and unpredictability go hand in hand. I of course had a rain jacket in my rucksack when we set off on our... »read more

January 2025 - Make The Best Of It!
January 2025 - Make The Best Of It! - Sometimes everything runs smoothly in life – and sometimes it doesn't. Just like in football, where there are days when nothing comes together. A footballer once remarked that when luck just won't... »read more

December 2024 - December Days in Milan
December 2024 - December Days in Milan - While hundreds of thousands of visitors crowded through the gigantic halls of the Milan exhibition centre, my friend Chris at our stand withstood the noise and the crowds with stoic equanimity. I,... »read more

November 2024 - The Travel Group
November 2024 - The Travel Group -     "I would like to organise a wellness trip to Turkey just for women," Ayten, the Turkish owner of the greengrocer's around the corner from us, speaking to me one day. "Would you like to... »read more

October 2024 - Skyline Frankfurt
October 2024 - Frankfurt’s Skyline - Some motifs attract me magically, I travel halfway around the world for them. Others fascinate me spontaneously, I'll drop everything for them. And still others want to be painted because I... »read more