The Old Town of San Cristobal de la Laguna
Tenerife is not exactly known for cultural tourism, but there is one Unesco Cultural World Heritage Site on the island: …
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Happy 2017 – Year of the Rooster
We wish you all a very happy and successful Year of 2017! As always around this time of the year …
The Meroe sites in Sudan – Pharaonic temples and pyramids (UNESCO)
The Pyramids of Meroe are visible from afar, a dozen or so triangles made from stone bricks sticking out from …
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Our budget for 15 days of backpacking in Sudan
We travelled overland from Abu Simbel in Egypt to Khartoum in 15 days / 14 nights in November 2016. Travelling …
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Visiting the Pharaonic sites of Jebel Barkal, Nuri and El Kurru
A hot desert wind is sweeping across the sand dunes as we walk towards the pyramids in Nuri in Northern …
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Egypt five years after the Arab Spring
Girls are walking in groups up and down Aswan’s Corniche in the early evening light, sporting colourful headscarves and daring …
Caught in a flash flood in Egypt
We had started before nine am from Cairo in order to reach Hurghada by the early afternoon. It was supposed …
How we prepared for Sudan in Berlin
The vegetarian plate is heaped with deep-fried vegetables and squares of manioc. There are various pastes made from pulses or …
On the River Drau Cycle Path – a chocolate wonderland
Locals had warned us. Every time we mentioned the River Drau Cycle Path, they frowned and murmured something about “the …
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Fly high – or hike – like an eagle on the Eagle Trail (Adlerweg)
“The trail is not easy: After passing ladders and iron clamps, you finally have to draw yourself up a rock …
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