🇯🇵 Nara – the city of polite deer
I didn't have this city on my list, but since I heard so much it on my way I considered spontaneously to give…
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🇯🇵 The golden pavilion of Kinkaku-ji
I take the bus to a pavilion in Kinkaku-ji, a former villa of a too-rich man who had the entire building…
🇯🇵 Lessons to Japan III – Kyoto and its Geishas at night
We leave again and head for a famous district of Kyoto named Gion. The city hasn't been destroyed in WWII…
🇯🇵 Lessons for Japan II – The Mountain of the Red Gates
The first attraction my friends take me to is a shrine called Fushimi-Inari Taisha. The word “Taisha”…
🇯🇵 Lessons for Japan I – The Arrival to a different world
This trip is the the first time after long time that I make alone. The reason is a conference that I have to…
🇷🇺 In the Heart of the Russian Empire – Moscow and the Red Square
We've spent weeks kayaking in the Siberian no man's land, shaggy and covered in lice from the…
🇷🇺 Acquaintance with Lena’s Pillars deep in Sibiria
The kayak expedition through the Siberian tundra is over. From Batagay-Alyta we set off back to…
🇷🇺 Farewell to the Siberian kayak expedition
After all the hardships, dangers, but also beautiful moments, we reach the shore near the village of…
🇷🇺 The daily danger to life on the Siberian kayak expedition
Against all expectations, we had a very nice few days with our kayak. Today the morning starts off…
🇷🇺 The Beauty of the Sibirian Kayak Adventure
The past day was dominated by the danger of ice fields and forest fires. I don't sleep well.…
