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For Carlo Reltas, Carkania means the countries on the edge of the Carpathians and in the Balkans. On his round trips, he visits fascinating cities such as pre-war Kiev and Odessa, Istanbul, Tirana, Sarajevo and Ljubljana. He also makes a detour to the supposedly "queasy Minsk". Carlo Reltas invites his readers to accompany him on his journeys and walks through the main cities and other important towns in south-eastern Europe. He shares his impressions, his experiences and interweaves them with historical and political-social background, sometimes with commentary. At the end, he even proclaims…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
For Carlo Reltas, Carkania means the countries on the edge of the Carpathians and in the Balkans. On his round trips, he visits fascinating cities such as pre-war Kiev and Odessa, Istanbul, Tirana, Sarajevo and Ljubljana. He also makes a detour to the supposedly "queasy Minsk". Carlo Reltas invites his readers to accompany him on his journeys and walks through the main cities and other important towns in south-eastern Europe. He shares his impressions, his experiences and interweaves them with historical and political-social background, sometimes with commentary. At the end, he even proclaims a new capital for Europe. The author was a journalist and manager of the international news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) for decades. Since leaving the news business, he has been living on the edge of the Odenwald and travelling.
Autorenporträt
Carlo Reltas wurde 1950 in Rheine geboren. Nach dem Studium der Politikwissenschaft und der Romanistik war der Diplom-Politologe drei Jahre als Lehrer tätig, bevor er 1976 eine journalistische Karriere begann. Reltas arbeitete als Politik- und Nachrichtenredakteur für zwei Regionalzeitungen und eine deutsche Nachrichtenagentur. Ab 1987 baute er in Bonn, später in Berlin die deutsche Filiale einer internationalen Nachrichtenagentur mit auf, ab 1990 als Geschäftsführender Redakteur. 2015 nahm er Abschied vom Nachrichtengeschäft. Reltas hat bis in die 90er Jahre systematisch alle EU-Länder und ab der Jahrtausendwende ganz Osteuropa und die Karibik bereist. Seit dem Ausstieg aus dem News-Business lebte er am Odenwald-Rand. 2017/2018 verbrachte er in Abu Dhabi. Seit 2020 wohnt er in Seoul.