🇧🇷 Via Brazil’s amazing little Austria to the border with Argentina
After the surprise of discovering the city of Freiburg in Brazil, another surprise follows. But first,-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
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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)
An Iran Backpacking Trip (2018)
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🇧🇷 A surprising Visit of the city of Freiburg in Brazil
It was a good night in Apiúna, deep in the rainforest of the Rio Itajaí-Açu. We continued to follow-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇧🇷 Through Santa Cararina along the Rio Itajaí-Açu
In Blumenau, we're in awe, but we don't want to spend the night there. We drive on, desperately-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇧🇷 Blumenau – The German Town in Brazil
Leaving the coast and the tourist hell of Bombinhas, we head west, passing through the city of Blumenau.-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇧🇷 Bombinhas – The Brazlians’ Tourist destination
In the morning, we set off from Joinville to the coast. One of our tires is causing us concern-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇧🇷 The German-Brazilian Friendship Joinville
We reach Joinville in the late afternoon. The city is known for its large German and Italian-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇧🇷 The relaxed Brazilian Beaches of Santa Catarina
We reach Sâo Francisco do Sul and explore the small, colorful coastal town. Many artists sell their-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇧🇷 The Cozy Brazilian Coastal Town of São Francisco do Sul
We remember Curitiba as a place with wonderful experiences and a bad cold. We drive through the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇧🇷 The charming City of Curitiba and its Capybaras
The morning is foggy. Only the rising sun visibly burns away the clouds. Nevertheless, it is much-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇧🇷 The long Drive through the Soybean Fields of Paraná
After a long day at the border between Paraguay and Brazil, there's not much time to get far into-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇵🇾 Return to our amazing South America Family Adventure
From our hometown in the Black Forest, several stages lead us to our destination, Asuncíon. Our trusty-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇱🇰 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-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇱🇰 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 Medellín 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,-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
