Designing houses for the mountains involves special challenges. Werner Tscholl's straightforward and modern houses seem to float or seque into the slopes.

Munich's Oktoberfest has inspired imitations all around the world. The biggest Oktoberfest knock-off is held in the Chinese port city Qingdao in a replica of the original grounds built right on the beach.

Laura Ellen Bacon of England creates large-scale abstract sculptures using willow switches. Her works embrace building facades and walls and populate nature with willowy contours and shapes.

Flying bathtubs, rolling rocking chairs and one-man homemade submarines are some of the wacky inventions by Johannes and Philipp Mickenbecker. They're the 'The Real Life Guys' and a big hit on YouTube.

Caravanity, an online platform for caravan fans, has published the illustrated book "Happy Campers". It shows vintage camper trailers that have been remodelled and decorated with lots of loving care.

French amateur photographer Thibauld Poirier takes impressive pictures of modern churches. He started his photo series "Sacred Spaces" four years ago and has captured images of 36 churches in Europe and Asia to date.

Stefan Draschan's photo series "People matching artworks" is a big online success. The Austrian photographer is known for his unusual images which capture unaware museum visitors.

About 60 milliners are based in the environs of Montappone, Italy. They export their hats the world over. Travelers can visit the local hat museum to learn how this tradition has developed since the 17th century.

The "For Forest" installation has temporarily made Klagenfurt’s Wörthersee soccer stadium an art project. A forest is growing on the pitch in the stadium. The trees will be transplanted after the art happening is over.

Europe is just the place for city trips. Reporter Meggin Leigh checks out the most exciting cities and passes on personal travel tips in her series "Meggin’s Perfect Weekend". This time, she’s landed in Reykjavik.