A Backpacking Trip through South Korea (2013) ๐ฐ๐ท North Korea’s Face – The Border of Enemies and Brothers Alexander Sep 16, 2013 0 Not far from South Korea's capital is one of the most explosive crisis regions in the world: the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A Backpacking Trip through South Korea (2013) ๐ฐ๐ท Seoul – The old modern Imperial City Alexander Sep 15, 2013 0 After staying the night to then spend the day in Kuala Lumpur, we stayed another night on the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฒ๐พ Kuala Lumpur – The City of the Two Towers Alexander Sep 14, 2013 0 We are on our way to South Korea, michael and me. We know each other from our student days in Koblenz-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง Scotland’s Southeast and Our friend Captain Morgan Alexander Jun 16, 2013 0 We have made good progress with our study tour of the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง The Speyside Whisky Route Alexander Jun 15, 2013 0 The time has come: I've been working on this plan for a long time and waited for the right day. We-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง Elgin’s broken Lantern of the North Alexander Jun 14, 2013 0 Inverness is just a stone's throw from an impressive fort nearby. Chris loves forts. After the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง McBeth in Loch Ness – Where is the Monster? Alexander Jun 13, 2013 0 From our tour of the northern Highlands distilleries we arrive at Scotland's quintessential cliche-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง Nothing better than a warming drink At the Cape of Wrath Alexander Jun 12, 2013 0 After a two-hour drive through the lonely valleys of the Northern Highlands, after our hike at the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง The Highlands Whiskey Route Alexander Jun 12, 2013 0 We leave the Cape of Wrath and turn back to the idyllic south. We turn south and this time cover many-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง Stac Pollaidh – On Top of the Highlands Alexander Jun 11, 2013 0 Stornoway brings us back from the Outer Hebrides to mainland Britain and Ullapool ferry port by ferry.-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง To the Outer Hebrides on the fringes of civilization Alexander Jun 10, 2013 0 We are drawn even further north. Even further into the rugged solitude of the Outer-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง On the Isle of Skye, the Island of Mist Alexander Jun 8, 2013 0 After visiting the home of Connor Macleod from the Macleod clan we continue to Skye. Before that, we-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง The Home of Connor of the Macleod Clan Alexander Jun 7, 2013 0 We continue our journey north from Oban. The weather has now settled and we have to make the best of-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง The little of Town Oban and its fantastic Whisky Alexander Jun 6, 2013 0 It's late when we reach Oban after a day of castle ruins and megaliths. At least we can quickly find a-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง The Desacration of the Celtic Stones Alexander Jun 5, 2013 0 Released by the spirit of Highlander Rob Roy, we penetrate deeper into the mountains. Every now and-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง Rob Roy’s non romantic Highlands Alexander Jun 5, 2013 0 The mood in the afternoon is simply fantastic. After Stirling and the haze of Edinburgh,-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง Mary Stuart and her Coconuts Alexander Jun 4, 2013 0 We continue from the Falkirk Wheel and arrive at our first fort just outside of Edinburgh. Stirling-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง The unusual Ship Lift of Falkirk Alexander Jun 4, 2013 0 After three nights in Edinburgh and three lovingly packaged gourmet breakfast packages from-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฌ๐ง Edinburgh, The City of Poets and Sheep Stomachs Alexander Jun 2, 2013 0 Scotland - These are rugged coasts and secluded valleys of intoxicating beauty, a national drink-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฒ๐ฆ Roses in the snow – The Intransigence of Fate Alexander Feb 20, 2007 0 Unfortunately we are not as lucky with the weather today as we were the days before. Yesterday, in the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฒ๐ฆ Kasbahs and Date Palms – The Valley of Drรขa Alexander Feb 19, 2007 0 The whole night we hear the camels bleating and it's freezing cold. One imagines a night in the Sahara-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฒ๐ฆ With the Tuareg across the dunes of the Sahara Alexander Feb 18, 2007 0 At 8 in the morning we meet our driver Mohammad in the lobby of the hotel in the film city of-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฒ๐ฆ Ouarzazate – The Hollywood City in the Desert Alexander Feb 17, 2007 0 In a side valley of the mountains from which we have just come, you will find the clay fortress-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฒ๐ฆ The Journey over the High Atlas Alexander Feb 17, 2007 0 We decided to take the bus at 9 a.m. so that we could still have half a day in Oarzazate and have the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฒ๐ฆ Marrakech – The Berbers’ Royal City of Orange Juice Sellers Alexander Feb 14, 2007 0 We find a cabin with only one other passenger. However, he leaves the compartment after two hours.-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฒ๐ฆ Fez – The Berbers’ Royal City of Dyers Alexander Feb 12, 2007 0 Once again we can have breakfast at the hotel in Meknes, then we leave early for our train to Fez. The-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฒ๐ฆ Meknรฉs -The Berbers’ Royal City of Silversmiths Alexander Feb 11, 2007 0 We reach Meknes in the evening around 10:30 p.m. The train from Tangier arrives in the city on time.-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฒ๐ฆ My gateway to the Berber World – Storm over Tangier Alexander Feb 10, 2007 0 After less planning and relatively spontaneously, we set off: we start from our ERASMUS semester-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A first Backpacking Trip through South East Asia (2004) ๐ฑ๐ฆ Overland through Laos to the Vietnamese Border Alexander Aug 18, 2004 0 After our stay in Vientiane we head south towards the Vietnamese border. Our long journey in the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A first Backpacking Trip through South East Asia (2004) ๐ฑ๐ฆ The Wonder World of Buddhas in Vientiane Alexander Aug 17, 2004 0 The days in Luang Prabang were very nice. We quickly leave the formalities behind us. The view from-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…