🇱🇰 Buddha in Colombo – The Gangaramaya Temple
We spend a few days in Colombo and are impressed by the city. Many travelers skip a stay in the…
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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 first Backpacking Trip through South East Asia (2004)
A Great Caucasus Road Trip (2017)
A leisurely central South America Family Vantour (2025)
A Pilgrimage on Japan's Kumano Kodo (2019)
A South America Road Trip with a Toddler (2022)
A Sri Lanka Expedition with a Toddler (2024)
An Exploration of the wild East Africa (2024)
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🇱🇰 The Many Faces of Colombo
We had hoped for more from our stay in Trincomalee and left the capital of the Tamils ​​earlier than…
🇱🇰 Trincomalee and Sri Lanka’s Tamil North
From Sigiriya and the "Lion Rock" we set off for the northeast of the island. We reach Trincomalee…
🇱🇰 Sigiriya and Ceylon’s mighty Lion Rock
We spent a few days in the city of Kandy, which was teeming with monkeys, and were able to attend a…
🇱🇰 The Wonders of the People of Kandy
From Ella we had a wonderful train ride through the mountains and their picturesque tea plantations.…
🇱🇰 The iconic Train Ride through Ceylon’s Tea Mountains
We had a fantastic time in the mountains of Ella and now it's time to move on. It's very busy at Ella…
🇱🇰 Ella and the Tea Mountains of Sri Lanka
From Tissamaharama and its giant flying foxes and the adventure of the safari, we now head off into…
🇱🇰 The white Stupa and the giant Bats of Tissamaharama
At 8:30 a taxi picks us up at Mama's Place on the beautiful beach in Mirissa and takes us comfortably…
🇱🇰 Weherahena – The incredible Monastery with the Giant Buddha
On our trip through Sri Lanka we have a longer stay on the beautiful beach of Mirissa. From here we…
🇱🇰 The Dutch Heritage in Matara
Right at the entrance to Matara's attractions we are greeted by incredibly colorful buses. Even though…
🇱🇰 The kind Monks of Parevi Duwa Shrine
We spend ten days on the idyllic beach of Mirissa. Now we want to see something different and decide…
🇱🇰 Mirissa – the Dream Beach of spoiled Backpackers
The train ride from Colombo was intense. We finally reached our accommodation, Mama's Place, by taxi,…
🇱🇰 The arduous Train Journey to the South of Sri Lanka
We have a decent stretch ahead of us. After our two days in Negombo we want to go to the beautiful…
🇱🇰 Negombo – the first Steps in Sri Lanka
Finally, after a short stay in Dubai, we finally reach Sri Lanka. We land at Colombo's airport,…
🇦🇪 Dubai, the Golden City of Hybris
It's that time again. A big trip with our little son is coming up. The impressions of our long journey…
🇨🇠The Beauty of the wild Rhine Gorge
The Rhine is the river that shaped my life. With its proximity to Freiburg, the city of my birth, or…
🇨🇠Flims, the breathtaking Swiss Town of Hot Air Ballons
During my motorcycle tour through Italy and the Engadine, I stopped in Flims. My aunt still has my…
🇹🇷 Antalya in February: The Ultimate Winter Travel on Turkey’s Mediterranean…
Our epic South America trip is now over. From MedellÃn we flew to Istanbul via Bogota. There we meet…
🇨🇴 Finding Bliss in the Quaint Village of Guatapé
After our stay with the impressive view of the rock of Peñol, we go to Guatapé. Guatapé is a small,…
🇨🇴 A Spectacular View: The Beauty of Piedra de Peñol
We return to MedellÃn from the backpacker paradise of BahÃa Solano and, in addition to the former drug…
🇨🇴 Communa 13 and Pablo Escobar’s Heritage
We take a taxi through MedellÃn, the city of eternal spring, as the residents affectionately say.…
🇨🇴 MedellÃn, The City of eternal Spring
Traffic in the city of MedellÃn is not as bad as I feared when we came back to civilization from the…
🇨🇴 El Valle, The Outpost between the Pacific and the Jungle
We live in the beautiful hostel Utria on El Almejal beach. From there it is about a half hour walk to…
🇨🇴 Being Guest of the Nation of the Embara
In the morning after the night full of spiders, snakes and other poisonous animals, the program…
🇨🇴 The Jungle of UtrÃa and its Creatures of the Night
We settle into the paradise of Bahia Solano. It's Uwe's birthday and we start the day calmly. We chill…
🇨🇴 The remote Pacific Beach Paradise of BahÃa Solano
Traffic in the city of MedellÃn is not as bad as I feared when we came back to civilization from…
🇨🇴 Overlanding with The Pesky Construction Sites In The Cauca Valley
From the beautiful valley of QuindÃo and the idyllic town of Salento we return to the expressway and…
🇨🇴 Exploring the Valley of the Rio Quindio: An Overlander’s Paradise
The next day we leave the beautiful Salento and cross the idyllic Valle de QuindÃo. A river meanders…
🇨🇴 From Coffee Farms to Colorful Streets: Discovering Salento
The tourist heart of coffee in Colombia beats in Salento. The small town is not far from Armenia on a…
🇨🇴 The Colombian World of Coffee and Cocoa
Over the pass of Alto de la LÃnea we finally reach Armenia with a few obstacles. We were referred to…
