🇯🇵 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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A Backpacking Journey through Singapore & Philippines (2016)
A Backpacking Trip through South Korea (2013)
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017)
A crazy Balkan road trip II - Bosnia & Croatia (2019)
A crazy Balkan road trip III - Bulgaria (2021)
A crazy Balkan road trip IV - Serbia (2021-2022)
A Great Caucasus Road Trip (2017)
A joyful Hike along Ireland's rugged Coast (2016)
A juvenile Backpacking Trip through South East Asia (2004)
A leisurely central South America Family Vantour (2025)
A Pilgrimage on Japan's Kumano Kodo (2019)
A Road Trip Exploration of Iceland (2014)
A South America Road Trip with a Toddler (2022)
A Sri Lanka Expedition with a Toddler (2024)
An amazing Road Trip through Azerbaijan (2025)
An Exploration of the wild East Africa (2024)
An Iran Backpacking Trip (2018)
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Indochina Backpacking (2004)
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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.-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇷🇺 Forest Fires and Ice Fields – The Dangers of our Siberian Kayak…
The night passes quietly. My bear alarm doesn't go off. The past day was extremely strenuous and the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇷🇺 The Harshness of the Wilderness – Kayaking through Siberia
We are alone. In the middle of no man's land Siberia. In Yakutia. In the land of the Evenen. In one of-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇷🇺 Happy on Horseback through the Siberian Tundra
In the Evenen camp we had another opportunity to rest and plan how our adventure should-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇷🇺 The Return to the Evenian Nomads and their Reindeer
We only have a short stretch ahead of us through the riverbed to the source. This time we have to-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇷🇺 The exhausting Trek through the picturesque Mountains of Yakutia
We covered about thirty kilometers towards the Sobopol River, but the water seeped into-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇷🇺 Kayaking in the Drought of the Tundra – Our painful Search for Water
After the strenuous journey here with the truck and the reindeer nomads' sleigh, we are-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇷🇺 Guests in the Yurts of the Evenish Nomads
We have been traveling on the truck through the pure wilderness for 10 hours. We reach the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇷🇺 The hard Path with the Ural to the Siberian Mountains
In the morning we wait for Constantine in bright sunshine and worry about the water level of the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇷🇺 An ill-fated summer paradise North of the arctic circle
We will be picked up at the airport by Konstantin, our contact here. The connection had been-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇷🇺 The call of the Wild – from Yakutsk to the Edge of Civilization
After spending a few days in Yakutsk and stocking up on supplies, we are now waiting at the city's-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇷🇺 The Adventure in Nowhere begins – Welcome to Sibiria
Siberia… this word promises cold and distance. But what do we know about it? Nothing, and yet this area-->-->-->…
🇹🇷 Istanbul, the City of Cursed Love (Part III)
My friend Uwe and I are on our way back from our memorable trip through Iran. Since we have to change-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 The Legacy of Xerxes and Alexander the Great
Near to the city, the giant archeological site of legendary Persepolis is excavated and open for-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 Shiraz, the city of flowers and colors
Our bus takes all night to bring us to Shiraz, our last destination. The transportation is without any-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 Joy in the face of Death – The parallel worlds of Persia
In the night we change our host. Amir Abbas is a great guy, but during the time we waited in the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 The beautiful Gazes of the desert city of Kerman
We leave Yazd and take a bus to get to the city of Kerman. We expect our next couchsurfing host to-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 Yazd, Persia’s City of 1000 and 1 Night
Our time in Esfahan is over and we take a bus, including lunch and crazy Persian TV, to get to the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 The Magic of the legendary City of Esfahan
My Persian friend Sina, who lives in Cologne, invites us to his parents in Esfahan, where we are-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 The red clay town of Abyaneh
Back in Kashan, we do not stay long, but make our way south to get to the legendary city of Esfahan.-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 Dunes and Camels in Noushabad and the Desert of Kavir
We have a good time with Moein and he brings us to many interesting places, like the Holy Shrine-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
