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DAY13: On the road

31st January 2019 1st February 2019 Chris & Esther

Today was a long driving day for us. From Mekelle to Lalibela 300 kilometers drive that take a full

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DAY14: Churchmania in Lalibela

31st January 2019 1st February 2019 Chris & Esther

Today we had our first full day of Church-seeing in Lalibela. It‘s a small town of about 30,000 people

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DAY12: boldly go, where no one seems to be going…

29th January 2019 29th January 2019 Chris & Esther

We had been so looking forward to have a long sleep in on a Sunday morning in our beautiful

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DAY11: Yet another leap of faith…

28th January 2019 28th January 2019 Chris & Esther

Today we spent the day rock climbing and church viewing. And yes, those two are related as the rock

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DAY10: Getting closer to the heavens

27th January 2019 27th January 2019 Chris & Esther

Today we got up fairly early as we needed to visit the telecom office again to make our new

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DAY9: From Amhara to Tigray region

27th January 2019 27th January 2019 Chris & Esther

Today we were woken up at six AM by the newly started up generator in our Debark Hotel. It

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DAY8: Encounter with our Cousins

26th January 2019 26th January 2019 Chris & Esther

Today we only had a half day trekking left before having to head back out of the National Park

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DAY 7: The marvels of the Simien Mountains

21st January 2019 25th January 2019 Chris & Esther

After a very cold night on the plateau of Camp Gich, we woke up to some strange sounds. Sunrise

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DAY6: On the way to the Simien Mountains

20th January 2019 25th January 2019 Chris & Esther

Today we thought we could sleep in. We did not make the calculation of Day three of Timkat. This

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DAY5: Timkat get’s even crazier

19th January 2019 25th January 2019 Chris & Esther

Today is the most spectacular day of Timkat at Gonder. The re-enactment of the baptism of Jesus. The whole

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DAY4: Timkat – a bath in the crowd

18th January 2019 25th January 2019 Chris & Esther

Today we had another early start, around 8 AM to drive to Gorgora to yet another one of the

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DAY3: Getting the feel of Ethiopia

17th January 2019 25th January 2019 Chris & Esther

Today we left Bahir Dar quite early to drive to Gondar further North. While the road was in fairly

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DAY2: First impressions of Ethiopia

16th January 2019 25th January 2019 Chris & Esther

Early start today to the Blue Nile Falls. When we drove through town and out the other end, we

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DAY1: Africa – where it all began

15th January 2019 25th January 2019 Chris & Esther

Arriving in Ethiopia

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As time goes by…

7th January 2018 17th January 2019 Chris & Esther

Today is our last full day in Myanmar. With a heavy heart we ate once again a delicious breakfast.

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Food production around Lake Inle

6th January 2018 7th January 2018 Chris & Esther

Today we are exploring one of the villages on the west banks of the lake, about 30 minutes by

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Life on and around Lake Inle

5th January 2018 6th January 2018 Chris & Esther

Today we took an early boat to Indein village. Indein is fully accessible by boat through a long narrow

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Inle Lake – the Venice of Asia

5th January 2018 6th January 2018 Chris & Esther

We decided to do a separate blog entry of the people of Lake Inle because we were so overwhelmed

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Mount Popa

5th January 2018 18th January 2018 Chris & Esther

Today after 3 days of incessant rain we were rewarded with a most beautiful sunrise at Mount Popa. This

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Rainout plan for Bagan

3rd January 2018 5th January 2018 Chris & Esther

The third day of rain here in Bagan does not offer a ton of options what to do. We

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Culinary journey in Bagan

3rd January 2018 3rd January 2018 Chris & Esther

Once every travel adventure we post a food blog entry. Today is the day. We are wrestling with twondays

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It never rains in Bagan during December. Well…

1st January 2018 1st January 2018 Chris & Esther

Well we can’t always have good luck with the weather, but being in Bagan with 2.200 old buildings and

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Relaxing on the Irrawaddy

31st December 2017 1st January 2018 Chris & Esther

Well this was a most memorable night. Not what some of you might think. The floating hotel on the

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So many things to see in Mandalay

31st December 2017 1st January 2018 Chris & Esther

Another very early start: 5.30 am to the airport of Yangon. Just as we thought that we had all

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Cayaking through the rice fields

30th December 2017 31st December 2017 Chris & Esther

Today is our last day in the South. It’s sunny and after a great breakfast with yummy fruit plates

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Unspoiled Hpa An

29th December 2017 12th January 2018 Chris & Esther

Early start for us – 6.30 Breakfast. Typical breakfast dish here in Myanmar is Fish Noodle Soup. Something we

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Mount Kyaiktiyo: Defying gravity

28th December 2017 29th December 2017 Chris & Esther

We finally arrived in Myanmar on Dec.27. Munich – Warsaw – Doha – Yangon. Each destination it was warmer

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Travel Bhutan from East to West.

21st December 2017 21st December 2017 Chris & Esther

In January 2017 we travelled Bhutan from East to West. If you are interested in the story, or if

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Lissabon, die Perle am Rio Tajo

12th November 2017 21st November 2017 Chris & Esther

LISSABON! Fantastischer Fisch, süße Törtchen, majestätische Burgen, imposante Kirchen, romantische Sonnenuntergänge und Straßenkunst: Lissabon ist gerade genau der richtige Ort

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How do I get there?

14th July 2017 14th July 2017 Chris & Esther

The restrictions If, after seeing all these pictures, you've finally made your decision to travel to Bhutan, here are

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