We have been in local newspaper Volksstimme in Stendal

This is the newspaper article from today! We talk about our time in Finland! Thank you Maria and Susanna for your help!

- ENGLISH TRANSLATION -
In the sauna country with ice igloo palaces
Two Playmobil males moving to the World / Today: How the Finns endured the winter
They do it five years already. Although the Playmobil guys
Hans and Paul live in Stendal, their Foster father John Kloss
sends them since 2009 continuously arround the World. In our series, "Two on a world trip" we show today: Winter in Finland.
By Sibylle Sperling
Stendal ? In an igloo, as in their last trip to Finland, the two backpackers have not been accommodate this time. Instead, they went into a small
town in southwestern Finland, to Salo.
Not even a snowflake had been at this time at Salo where it can be 20 degrees C below zero, writes the 21 year old host mom, Maria Klen. "It was boring." Downhill skiing, ice skating, sledding and cross-country skiing � the winter hobbies of Finns just need one condition: Snow. Maria, it is difficult to write, as the Finns spend their winter, but the typical activities are quickly identified: Stay in the summer house to enjoy a warm environment in the winter - in front of the fireplace or in the sauna. "Life here is simple and beautiful," writes Maria. In Christmas time they have been with their family in grandfathers summer house, reading books near the fireplace or baking cookies in the kitchen. "This has tradition on Hans and Paul trips," says Stendal John Kloss, foster father of the two Playmobil guys. "The host families cook or bake for her local food." Crepes in France - this time in Finland rolls, really tasty when Maria writes about winter treats in Salo. "We fill bread with cranberry jam, whipped cream and marzipan. Yum! "
Press conference with the Finnish journal �Menaiset�
But do not worry! Hans and Paul know the snow - even in Finland. When she had visited two years ago, Susanna Mattheiszen in Imatra, there was plenty of it! Just in April. Relaxing walks in nature over the big frozen lake Saimaa Suur or relaxing sauna evenings - the two Playmobil guys also have experience in exciting things. At a press conference with the women's magazine Menaiset, which is comparable to the number of copies with the German "Brigitte," her host mother Susanna was very busy. On the Internet, the 40 year old finn sells beautiful, handmade little things, designs and builds traditional doll houses with tiny wing chairs, buffets and antique stoves. A Doll's House, exactly the right location for Hans and Paul, who had not only there felt like home. "Of course Susanna built them also a traditional igloo, in which they have slept," says John Kloss. His backpackers have made winter holidays as many tourists Finland: they come to relax in ice igloos, enjoy their nights at 20 degrees below zero - wrapped in skins and sleeping bags.
John Kloss has come to know the Finnish artist on the Internet. "On one hand working platform. My wife gets there for their own work inspirations." Sometime Kloss has established there a Hans and Paul group. "Because I've found that women are the most reliable host for my mothers backpackers there." "Mousewifes" (mouse relative to the computer mouse) they would also called.
"Most are women with children who spend a lot of time on the Internet because their husbands are away on business." Soon Hans and Paul have an anniversary. Then they are five years on the road. Where in the world this will be celebrated, is not yet clear.
under the big photo:
Their long cold winter the finns not only stay in the sauna. They enjoy comfortable in the house by the fireplace. Otherwise, they spend their leisure in the snow - while skiing, tobogganing or ice skating. Photos: private
in the green box:
Holidays in the igloo snow palace
When the temperatures drop to minus 20 degrees, palaces arise from ice and snow worldwide. The Igloo artists are doing many things: Domes, pointed arches and towers that are up to 20 meters high.
Of course, Finland has the Igloo holiday. The Snow Castle of Kemi at the northern end of the Gulf of Bothnia was first built in 1996 and made it into the Guinness Book of Records.
Since then it is changed annually in style. In addition to 18 double rooms, restaurants and shops, there is also a chapel inside. You will sleep in sleeping bags at five degrees below zero environment.
The season 2014 is going on there from 26 January to 6 April. Overnight stay in a double room costs 125 Euros per person. www.snowcastle.net
AND A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR FRIEND FALK FOR THE TRANSLATION!!!

We were on the radio N-Joy

Here is the short website article of our traveling project of the German radio station N-Joy

And here is the short radio report of us!

It was aired at the 27th of January 2014

THANKS to radio station N-Joy for supporting us!

Newspaper article from Volksstimme

This is the newspaper article from today Volksstimme. It is the report of our holiday in Maldives.

The translation is following later this week!

Our media presence on MDR today!

The waiting come to an end... Here is our TV appearance of toda!

We are on TV station MDR at the program "Sachsen-Anhalt Heute"
aired at the 2nd of May 2013

 

 

and on Radio MDR Sachsen-Anhalt too...

We are on Radio Wroclaw

Radio Wroclaw reported about uns and our way around the world! But not in english but in polish. We are looking for a translator who could transcript and translate it from polish in to english. If you want to translate it, pleas mail to Hans-and-Paul (at) public-files.de 

Special thanks to the radio, to Marek and to Karolina and the whole team from Branza Dziecieca 

Time to say goodbye!

Hello,

it' s our last day here in Wroclaw,

with people from 'Branza Dziecieca'.

 We are sad to leave them.

We are packing, saying goodbye to everyone here and going to post office.

It's time to go home, meet Johannes and give him souvenirs.

The good news is that today we are in local newspaper called 'Gazeta Wroclawska'.

Bye Wroclaw, bye Poland. We hope to come here again.

An other press report in local newspaper

We are in lokal newspaper "Volkstimme" today!

Here is the translation in english.

Thanks to Ute!

We were on air on german radio station

Here is our storry told from Johannes.
It was on air on german radiostation "mdr Sachsen-Anhalt" on Sunday the 16th of December 2012

We have been in local newspaper in Stendal with tanslation in english!

 Here now the translation...

By Registered Mail Starts The Trip Around The World

From Finland to Iran: Johannes Kloss sends his Playmobil figures "Hans" and "Paul" across the continents

Stendal, Germany, Nov. 20, 2012

first photo

Like the statue in Stendal's city, Johannes Kloss as well looks through a window into the world by sending his two Playmobil figures Paul (left) and Hans to different countries. When they return they bring with them interesting stories. Photo: Susanne Moritz

Despite his 28 years, Johannes Kloss remained a child. Departing from Stendal, Germany, he sends two Playmobil figures across the world so that foreign people may take photos of the two.

Hans and Paul have already seen and experienced a lot. For more than three years now, the two best friends travel around the world and stick together through thick and thin. Their friendship is something special because Hans and Paul are no human beings of flesh and blood but only Playmobil figures. Johannes Kloss sends them across the globe regularly so that foreign people may take photos of his plastic friends.

Numerous postcards and vacation snapshots of Hans and Paul decorate the walls of Johannes Kloss' apartment. The 28 year old, born in Kassel, Germany, is the travel agency of these two permanent tourists, so to speak. He coordinates and plans which country comes next on Hans and Paul�s route. The next destination is already fixed: Soon, the two will fly to New Zealand for some weeks, heading to Australia afterwards, because they have not yet been to the fifth continent.

second photo

Globetrotters Hans and Paul already visited a lot of countries which is proven by the large number of souvenir photos.

But how and why do Playmobil figures travel in the first place? One day, when rummaging around the attic of his parents, Johannes Kloss found Hans � a blond fellow with a green slouch hat and a camera. And then, the remedial-teacher-to-be got an exceptional idea: As he could not travel by himself at that time, he decided to send Hans into the wide world instead. But how? Via the internet, Johannes Kloss contacted people in the whole world.

Straightaway, all were enthusiastic to receive Playmobil figures from Germany and to take photos of them on special places in the world. And you can really rely on people: After a few weeks, they send back Hans and Paul by mail. "People thought this was a funny idea, totally cool, and they played along immediately. Nobody opposed to it", says Johannes Kloss.

2009 he sent Hans on his first big trip to a lady in Houston, USA. After a few weeks he travelled directly from there to Philadelphia. But Hans did not return home at first. Only after his best friend Paul searched for him for weeks and almost gave up hope, the two run across each other in Stendal. Since then, Johannes Kloss only sends the duo on their way together by registered mail. "This is much safer for them", he says and smiles impishly.

Girl�s school in Iran, Finnish sauna, offshore platform

The most exciting trip of the two friends was to Iran. As it was too insecure to send Hans and Paul by mail, they were smuggled into the Muslim country in a purse. Almost four months they stayed there. The highlight was their visit to an Iran girl�s school which of cause was documented by a photo.

But also in Sweden, Taiwan, Austria, Estonia, Finland and in the USA there was much to see. So, for example, photos were taken in a Finnish sauna, in barracks in Austria or on an offshore platform in the North Sea where the two signed up for four weeks. The adventurers also spend a night in an igloo, relaxed at Lake Wolfgang in Austria as well as in the vastness of the American prairie. Meanwhile, in Finland, the two Playmobil tourists are little stars. At least they made it into a Finnish women�s magazine. "In Finland, people are quite creative in taking nice photos", says Johannes Kloss, who regularly publishes travel reports of his plastic friends in the internet.

However, he does not want to make money from his extraordinary idea and therefore, he does not insert advertisements in his web page. For him, it rather is about international understanding: "It is important that people have fun. Besides, they thus can give an insight into everyday routines in their home country."

Presently, Hans and Paul are in the middle of preparing their trip to New Zealand. Soon it�s time to pack the bags, put on the rucksacks and jump into the Tupperware box in which Johannes Kloss sends them out into the world.

If you want to read more about the trips of Hans and Paul, go to www.hans-the-backpacker.blogspot.com

Today was our day!

Our story was told on MRD Jump, a German radio station. If you want them to listen, follow the link! http://www.jumpradio.de/programm/clipx/clipx902.html

News News News! We have been in finish newspaper!

 

 

 Thanks to Ekki and Nora for the wonderful article!

And thank you Susanna for the translation!

We present our travelingproject on a culturalevent in Stendal

This is our exhibition stand.

With the self made collagen from perschool in S�kyl�.

We stick for every journey one photo on the collagen.

We are ia a finish women's magazine

 When we were in Fort Lauderdale Susanna, our last host from Finland sent us the  finish women's magazine where we are in.

The article was about Susannas hobbies and about our visit in Finland. 

 Here you could see us sitting on the magazine in which we ar standing in Susannas doll house.

Here is our bloggadress printed and the blogadress of our host Susanna... It was a lovely time in Imatra.

Here ist Susannas blog http://susannantyohuone.blogspot.de/