🇷🇺 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-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
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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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🇷🇺 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-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 The Magic of the beautiful, conservative Kashan
We are lucky to findthe city covered in the golden color of sunset. The old town is fantastic; palaces-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 Persian New Year’s Eve with the host Family in Kashan
After a huge breakfast, we say goodbye and the girls take us to the bus station where we get to know, that no-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 In the Intoxication of Attention in Quazvin
It is sad to leave our friends, but we take the bus to go south. We are again the only strangers-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 Kandovan, The snowy sand stone village
We take a little trip to the mountains and luckily two of our friends accompany us. The old-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 New Year in Tabriz – What happens to the goldfish after Nowruz?
There are seven things – “haft sin” - that are as mandatory to Nowruz like a fir tree on Christmas or-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 My first day in Iran, The country of hospitality
We arrive in the North Iranian city of Tabriz in the middle of the night. The customs are no problem-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇦🇲 Armenia’s Silk Road on the Trail of Lake Sevan
With the same caution, we avoid Nagorno-Karabakh and other en- and exclaves. According to Google-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇦🇲 The eerie Breath of Nagorno-Karabakh
The weather suddenly turns bad behind the pass. It's cold and rainy. We drive along the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇦🇲 The Drama of Ararat, the Holy Mountain
Next we want to go towards Ararat. The mountain, sacred to Christianity, is already in Turkey, but-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇦🇲 Garni, Geghard and the Armenian Cross-Stones
We continue to Garni to visit a sun temple there. This was built by a king in the style of ancient-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇦🇲 Welcome to Armenia, The wild Land of Apricots
The border crossing turns out to be very complicated even after successfully leaving Georgia. First we-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇬🇪 Stranded in the Border Region between Georgia and Armenia
From Vardzia we are now approaching our next big goal: Armenia. Through the foothills of the Lesser-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇬🇪 The Maze of the ancient Cave City of Vardsia
We continue to the impressive cave city of Vardzia. Up to 30,000 people are said to have lived-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇬🇪 Break in Achalziche – Georgia’s Touch of the Orient
We camp not far away in a good place, to which we have to cross a shallow stream in the dark. We drive-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇬🇪 Looking into the Past – The Sovjet Observatory
We heard about an observatory that you can visit. We drive a long time through a mountain range
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🇬🇪 Above the Treetops in Okatse
A long bridge over the Okatse forest is a little more spectacular. There you have attached a-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇬🇪 Inside The Tiny Canyon Of Martvili
The next morning, too, no electricity returned in the city of Kutaisi. We're heading north because-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇬🇪 The Cave of Prometheus and Kutaisi’s Natural Forces
We are on the way to the city of Kutaisi. On the way we stop at a sight, the "Cave of Prometheus".-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇬🇪 Deep in the Greater Caucasus at Ushguli
We have breakfast in a small tourist café as soon as it opens. Then we explore the village, stroll-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
