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March 2024:

Bike Week 2024. Better than ever - more visitor’s than ever since the hard ‘Corona’ time. The famous Daytona Bike Week is getting back it’s power! Here you will find more pictures ...

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... and still wonderful sunrise’s ...

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October 2023:

I joined my first ‘Biketoberfest’ Event in Daytona! It’s a small ‘Bike Week’ with slightly higher temperatures.

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The new Riverfront Park. Looks great. Hopefully it will survive the next Hurricane ...

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Always beautiful sunrises ...

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October 2022:

Some days with stormy weather while Hurricane ‘Ian’ passed by. A lot of water flooded many streets and area’s. Heavy wind killed some tree’s and spread unsecured things ... After some days life’s continued like nothing happenend with beautiful sunrises again ...

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April 2022:

Back in Daytona for Bike Week. After I missed BW 2021, I’m glad to be back and see the beautiful Bike’s and Biker’s again. This year with a lot of action (More pictures you find here ...). The Riverfront Esplanade Construction is going on well. And of course, not to forget the ‘All-Time-High’ in Daytona - the sunrise’s ... :-)

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November 2021:

Finally I was able to visit my loved Daytona Beach for some days! These hard ‘Corona Times’ - hopefully they will be history soon! I enjoyed the beautiful sunrises - I missed them soooo much! And I saw the most beautiful bridge finally finished! When the ‘Riverfront Esplanade’ once will be opened to the public, Daytona will be a glamorous city: A wonderful future for this Florida Beauty! :-) Hopefully, I will be able to come back for Bike Week 2022! See you!

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October 2020:

This year in autumn I was not able to visit my most loved city on this planet - Daytona Beach! The travel ban get’s me out! I’m so sad! As an alternative I visited a beautiful harbor city in northern Germany. Wilhelmshaven. This city remind’s me always a little to be as Daytona Beach. Wilhelmshaven has beautiful bridges and fresh air, too! So, whenever you are in Germany - check out this cute city ... :-)

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March 2020:

Bike Week 2020 finished. This time there weren’t many people present as usual. One of the reasons was surely the Corona virus pandemic or because it was only the 79th meeting ... But anyway on the other hand, it was great fun to see all the beautiful bikes and nice people ... ! Here are more pictures ...

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The south tower of the Protogroup complex on A1A is almost finished - the north tower is behind ...

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The new Brown&Brown building - risin‘ fast ...

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Even the new Memorial Bridge - almost finished ...

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My alltime favourite - the sunrise :-) ...

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Hopefully the Corona virus crisis will not completely mess up the world. I hope to see beautiful Daytona Beach again ... :-)

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October 2019:

The Protogroup construction is growing fast - except the north tower. The work stopped here because of different problems ...

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A new construction on North Beach Street. The new home of the Brown&Brown Insurance Company will change a little the appearance of this area ...

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Memorial Bridge - almost finished! I call it: ‘The world’s most beautiful bridge’ ... :-)

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Wildlife shooting in Daytona. Brown Pelican, Squirrel and some Eagle ...

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My favourite: The Sunrise! ... :-)

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May 2019:

Finally finished: Daytona Beach Bike Week Movie 2019 ... :-)


April 2019:

Bike Week 2019 is history now. Less visitor’s and less bike’s (my impression) - bike’s are maybe not that interesting stuff for younger people anymore ...? On the other hand, it was a perfect event, as always! ... Here you find some pic’s ...

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The Daytona Beach Police - Always ‘Helping Hand’s’ ...

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The new Hotel Complex A1A/Oakridge - almost finished ...

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The Memorial Bridge Replacement is growing fast. One day it will surely be ‘The world's most beautiful bridge’! :-)

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Some stormy days and foggy mornings in march ...

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October 2018:

The new Protogroup’s Hotel & Condominium Complex on A1A/Oakridge Blvd. continious growing. A 29 story South Tower and a 31 Story North Tower will change the skyline from Daytona. When the building is finished in 2020, it will be the tallest in Daytona Beach ...

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New Memorial Bridge progress continious, too ...

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Good surf’n at the beach due to the high waves produced by hurricane ‘Florence’ ...

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... but this time no direct hit from a hurricane in the Daytona Beach area :-) ...

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Catching breakfest ...

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... and bird talk at the beach ...

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... this year was very quiet. No stormy backround noise this year - so, I hope you enjoyed the sunrise, too ...

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April 2018:

Bike Week 2018 - finished. Always awesome! Here my new movie and some pictures: (More pic’s here ...)


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Always present at every Bike Week: The Band ‘The Living Deads’ ...

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... and ‘Fang Daddy’ from Miami ...

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Visit Daytona Beach again for the upcoming Bike Events:

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Opened - the remodeled old ‘Desert Inn Hotel’ now named ‘Hard Rock Hotel’ ...

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Construction on A1A/Oakridge Blvd. - rising fast ...

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... view from the beach ...

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The Memorial Bridge replacement - growing fast ...

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Even more construction at the ‘Daytona One’ shopping area ...

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... and my favourite - the sunrise ...  :-)

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October 2017:

I survived hurricane ‘Irma’! Hard days for Florida in Sept. 2017 ...

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... later some curious ‘Lost and Found’ at the ‘World’s most famous Beach’ ...

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Many new buildings across the ‘Daytona International Speedway’ in neighborhood of the ‘Bass Pro Shops’ ...

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Some new construction on A1A near Oakridge Blvd. ...

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Almost finished: The renovated former ‘Desert Inn’ Hotel ...

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My adrenaline: The sunrise in Daytona Beach!

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Mai 2017:

Now online: My new Bike Week video. Check out the ‘Main Street Moments’ ...


April 2017:

I’m always sad when Bike Week is finished! Ten beautiful Party-days are gone! Waiting for Bike Week 2018 ... Below some pictures and here are much more ...

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Always my favourite: The sunrise ... !

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November 2016:

I survived hurricane Matthew! There was a little destruction in Daytona Beach, but not that worse - what else is going on? The basement for the new slingshot on A1A - the old one near the Hilton Hotel will be replaced by another Hotel ...

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Desert Inn construction continious ...

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The new Memorial Bridge is in progress ...

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A new parking garage at the corner of A1A/Oakridge Blvd. ...

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Streamline Hotel refurbishing ...

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New Daytona International Speedway Sign ...

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Always beautiful - the Pier during sunrise ... :-)

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April 2016:

Bike Week: 75th Anniversary - gone :-( ... Here’s my new movie ... (And here are some pictures ... )


Come and join next years Bike Week ... Hopefully I’m in town again, too ...

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The ‘Bike Week’ visitors come from all over the world. But mostly from the United States and Europe ...

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Daytona International Speedway? Finished - Here the Main Entrance ...

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... the ‘Chevrolet’ Entrance:

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Beautiful sunrise in march ...

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September 2015:

‘The magic clouds’ ... :-) An incredible sunrise in autumn at ‘The World’s Most Famous Beach’ ...

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How is the DIS-Construction progressing? Very fast! Here one of the new entrances ...

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New sidewalks all along the Speedway area ...

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A second bridge to cross the International Speedway BLVD. - near the visitors center ...

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The old ‘Desert Inn’ Hotel at the beach - now in remodeling process - and then renamed in: ‘Westin Daytona Beach Resort & Spa’. Opening: 2016

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... and even complete new buildings ...

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March 2015:

Bike Week 2015 is history. Here my new movie ... (Some pics are here ... )


The future of Harley Davidson? E-Bikes? Project LiveWire ... Bike Week 2016 will bring more answers ...

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The construction at the International Speedway is progressing ...

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A foggy day in march 2015 ...

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September 2014:

Growing fast - the new Grand Stand at the International Speedway ...

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Now really history - It’s gone forever - the ‘Seaside Inn’ / ‘Thunderbird Beach Motel’ ...

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May 2014:

Check out my short movie from Bike Week 2014 ...


April 2014:

Bike Week 2014 is history now. Bigger and better than ever! The crisis seems to be over! Some pics here ... The construction work on the Daytona International Speedway precedes ...

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Here a graphic of the future DIS (shown in the visitors center): 

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Sometimes the atlantic ocean is very calm and quiet ...

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November 2013:

The life at the beach is sometimes not that easy at it seems to be ...

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Bigger and better. The Daytona International Speedway is under construction. The frontstretch grandstand and the tower will be replaced. New seating capacity: 101,000 (Can be expanded if required to 125,00 seats). Target for completion: Jan. 2016.

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Oct. 16, 2013

First bikes arrived in Daytona. Biketoberfest 2013 starts ...

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March 2013:

Have you been lately on the beach? Go out and check the wildlife, the sea air and the beautiful sunrise ...

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Bike Week 2013 was amazing as always! See the new pics in gallery 5 and gallery 6 ...

Soon history: The old Thunderbird / Seaside Inn Motel on A1A 500 North (shown on picture) will be replaced by a modern hotel complex. Other Hotels will be renovated. The Beach area is prepairing for a bright future ...

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January 2013:

Short note in regard to this private website: I refreshed this site and made it more colorful. I hope you like it ... Thanks!

November 2012:

Now reopened: The renovated Main Street Pier. Fishermen and tourists are welcome daily from 7.00 am ...

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... and replaced: the old gate between the end of Main Street and the Beach ...

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May 2012:

The travel website www.tripadvisor.com has listed Daytona Beach No. 6 in the category “Top Beach Destinations in the United States”! Read more here... Worldwide Daytona is listed at number 17, ahead of top destinations such as Rio de Janeiro (No. 23)! Insiders have always known - Daytona Beach is worth a visit!


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