Not many western tourists make their way to PuLuong Reserve. They flock to Sapa in the very north western
We woke up fairly early again, as days start with pick up at 8 AM. We are in the
We got up for our last breakfast on board the "Mekong Eyes" ship. We only have a half day
On Dec. 24th (Christmas Eve) in Vietnam we just leisurely hang around the boat and did some excursions. In
After a short night, we headed down to our traditional Vietnamese breakfast of rice noodle soup and fruit. We
After long and exhausting flights (Esther two planes, Chris four planes), we both made it to the hotel in
Today is our last day in Jordan. As our flight leaves Amman only in the afternoon, we decided to
Today the Dead Sea was beautifully calm. No wind and no waves . The ground could be seen crystal
We decided on the fly to change travel plans and stay at the Dead Sea a day longer. To
Today we first had a long drive from Aqaba to the Dead Sea. At the occasional police control stations,
Leaving Wadi Rum
This was to be our last full day in Wadi Rum and our longest ride yet. We set out
We all awoke on New Years day to a hefty rain that drenched our tents. While all of us,
Today we set out around 9 AM for another ride . Two people switched horses as their mounts were
The night was freezing cold in the desert. Despite very good sleeping bags we had to don socks and
Getting to know our horses
After we left Amman around 3 PM we drove to Madaba, somewhat south of Amman and the capital of
Our arrival in Jordan
How the overheating issue can be easily solved
Erster Tag in Venedig in 2020, dem Jahr der Pandemie.
Unsere Kurzausflug nach Venedig ist schon ein paar Tage her, aber da es einige Nachfragen gab, hier unser Erfahrungsbericht.
Unless I spontaneously convert to Islam, I won’t have access to the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aksa
A couple of my friends were puzzled - yes, that I was traveling again - but above all about
Und wieder ruft der Muezzin – und die Sonne kündigt ihren Aufstieg blutrot am Horizont an. Ein Kollege von
Über das Tote Meer in Israel
Sofern ich nicht spontan zum Islam konvertiere bleibt mir zwar der Zutritt zum Felsendom und zur Al-Aksa Moschee (zwei
Der erste Tag in Jerusalem Ein paar meiner Freunde waren verwundert – ja auch, dass ich ‚schon wieder‘ verreise
Eine Kurzreise, diesmal leider ohne Esther. OK, es war eine bewusste Entscheidung. Ich wollte mich aus Neugier mal wieder
This is our last blog entry for this journey and we wanted to say a few words about Lima
Today we had to say a heartfelt good bye to Rocio and her team at Gocta Natura Lodge. We